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Taxing Circumstances
Consumers in the US are now paying a putative 15% tariff on Chinese tea with the possibility of further increases as high as 25% in the months ahead. Read more
Automated Tea Factory
Zhejiang Tea Group recently opened the Transworld Specialty Tea Center, a modern processing facility with a combined capacity of well over 1,000 metric tons of green tea, black tea, oolong, dark tea, and flavored teas. Read more
Tea Industry Wary Despite Tariff Truce
The US tea industry drew a collective sigh of relief following President Donald Trump’s late-June decision to postpone levying tariffs on $300 billion in Chinese goods. Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to a resumption of trade negotiations. Read more
Photo courtesy QTrade Teas & Herbs
US Importers Comply with Food Safety Rules
Small US businesses importing food for human consumption have until September to comply with new US food safety rules. Read more
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