The country exported 156.38 million kg of tea during Apr-Dec 2012, down by 8% as compared to 169.65 million kg of tea exported in the year-ago period. The decline of tea export was on account of lower shipments to key buyers Russia and United Kingdom.
Russian Federation is the largest market for Indian Tea with a share of around 19% followed by United Kingdom with 10% of the total India’s Tea exports.