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Welcome to the official website of the Sri Lanka Tea Board - the apex regulatory and administrative body of the Sri Lankan Tea Industry.

The Sri Lanka Tea Board comprises representatives from both private and government bodies involved in the industry, including cultivators and manufacturers, traders, exporters and plantation employees. We act as the catalyst of growth for Ceylon Tea, the country’s principal and most popular export, by facilitating trade and business, propagation and creating awareness, encouraging research and innovation, and by supporting the creation of a forward thinking and progressive national policy framework.

Auction Sale income increased by 43% Regal

In local auction Rs 104 Billion were recorded up to end April 2023 while it was Rs 73 billion during the same period last year.

Exports Revenue increased by 58% Regal

Exports revenue recorded Rs 140 billion end April 2023 compared to Rs 89 billion during same period last year.

Tea production grew up by 7% Regal

Monthly Tea production in April 2023 recorded 25 Mn Kg when compared to 23 Mn kg in April 2022.

News & highlights

Sri Lanka Embassy in Brussels organised a ‘Ceylon Speciality Tea Moctail Evening’ to promote Ceylon Tea

Sri Lanka Embassy in Brussels organised a ‘Ceylon Speciality Tea Moctail Evening’ to promote Ceylon Tea in more creative and innovative way in the Belgian market at the ‘Sri Lanka Residence’ in Brussels on 04 September 2024. The Moctail was attended by well over 30 participants comprising tea importers, distributors, retailers, special tea shops, tea

By Sunimalee Dias Source : Sunday Times – Sunday, September 01, 2024 Sri Lanka’s tea industry has established a new standard in a bid to improve the quality of the world’s only Ceylon Tea. This is through collaboration with Unilever Pepsi for funding the project on regenerative agriculture to achieve the Code for Ceylon Tea.

Tea: A Lifestyle and A Livelihood – Colombo International Tea Convention 2024 – dialogue on the biggest challenges and solutions shaping the future of Tea. Colombo Tea Traders Association in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Tea Board is organizing the Colombo International Tea Convention which is being held after a lapse of 7 years. Although

Hear From The Organisers of The Colombo International Tea Convention Delve deep into Tea as an integral part of lifestyle and culture across the world, and as a livelihood to promote fresh thinking and collective action for the people and environments of tea. https://fb.watch/t4AmCQaMmW/ To register visit https://register.ceylonteaevents.com Sri Lanka Tea Board , Colombo Tea

Embassy of Sri Lanka in France The millennium of tea culture and intercultural dialogue was celebrated by 16 countries on the occasion of International Tea Day 2024 at UNESCO, Paris. Sri Lanka’s Permanent Delegation to UNESCO has highlighted its famous Ceylan Tea, world renowned for its superior quality, taste, blends, sustainable practices and unique characteristics.

Ceylon Tea Celebrated International Tea Day 2024 As the world commemorated International Tea Day on May 21st, 2024, Ceylon Tea stood proudly at the forefront, celebrated its rich heritage, unparalleled quality, and global significance. Renowned for its unique flavor profile and exquisite aroma, Ceylon Tea has captivated tea enthusiasts worldwide for generations. Originating from the

The Tea Promotion Unit of the Sri Lankan Embassy in Beijing participated in the East China Tea Industry Expo 2024, held from June 7th to 10th in Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, China. Zhejiang Province is the second-largest tea-importing region in China, with an annual import volume ranging from 7 to 8 million kilograms, following Fujian Province. The event

Kirin Beverage has completely revamped the flavor, package design, and containers of its top-selling tea beverage brand, “Kirin Afternoon Tea,” for the first time in six years since 2018. This includes the Straight Tea, Milk Tea, and Lemon Tea varieties. In advance of the nationwide release on June 18, 2024, the “Afternoon Tea Strategy Presentation”

THANK YOU FOR MAKING ICED TEA WESAK DANSALA – 2024 SUCCESS

National Event celebrating by the Ruhuna Ceylon Tea – 7th Edition of the Fresh Tea Festival at the Gatabaruwa Temple in Matara. Hon Mahinda Amaraweera, Minister of Agriculture and Plantation Industries attended the National Event on 24.05.2024. Hundreds of low grown tea growers each carried an offering of intricately arranged tea leaves on a ceremonial

Ms. Joyce Maina (Director of European Specialty Tea Association) attended the Ceylon Speciality Tea Tasting session at the Sri Lanka Tea Board before her special session on Specialty Tea Market Trend in Globally on 14th December 2023 at 2.00pm at the Auditorium of Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, Colombo 02 #specialtytea #ceylontea #europeanspecialtyteaassociation #futureofspecialtytea For more

Agri Tech 2024 exhibition in Bataatta, Hambantota from 2nd to 5th March

Sofa Summit 2024 – celebrate the WOMEN IN TEA this year International Tea Day. Conducted by Ms. Shabnam Weber, President, Tea and Herbal Tea Association of Canada This year’s focus; shine a spotlight on women in the tea sector, highlighting their rich and diverse contributions across the supply chain from crop to cup. Tea farming

Ceylon Tea – Talk Show at the World Tea Festival, Osaka, Japan

Ceylon Tea presence at the Arabian Travel Mart.

Press Conference on 24.04.2024 – Colombo to host International Tea Convention in July https://www.dailynews.lk/…/colombo-to-host…/ Ceylon Tea: China could be a major importer in future https://www.themorning.lk/articles/5IlZFHOECFhWl8d4bn2d SL to submit GI application for Ceylon Tea by month-end https://www.dailymirror.lk/…/SL-to-submit-GI…/273-281320 Sri Lanka Tea Board Chief remains optimistic despite 1Q setback https://www.ft.lk/…/Sri-Lanka-Tea-Board-Chief…/44-760987 “Russian/Ukraine, ME crisis no hindrance to tea exports”

Ceylon Tea Presence at the Coffee Tea Cacao Russian Expo in Moscow from 17th-19th April 2024.

SLTB-TPU in Beijing- China participated at the Beijing Tea Expo 2024 trade exhibition that was held from 19th to 22nd April 2024 at the Beijing Agricultural Exhibition Center, centrally located in Beijing, China. The event primarily functions as a business-to-consumer (B2C) platform, facilitating Ceylon Tea agents based in Beijing to directly showcase and promote their brands to the Chinese

Ceylon Tea Awareness and Ceylon Tea Tasting sessions conducted by the Sri Lanka Tea Board to students at the Warsaw University in Poland with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Embassy in Poland.

Ceylon Tea presence at the World Food Warsaw, Poland from 16th to 18th April 2024 For more information about Ceylon Tea; www.pureceylontea.com Buy Ceylon Tea ; https://www.pureceylontea.com/where-to-buy/

Sri Lanka Tea Board and Sri Lanka High Commission in London commorated the189th Birthday of late James Taylor- Father of Ceylon Tea on 29.03.2024 in Auchenblae and served a flower wreath to the monument of James Taylor together with Andrew Bowie, MP and UK Minister for Energy, H. E. Rohitha Bogollagama, Sri Lanka High Commissioner

The Ceylon Tea Networking Session hosted by the Sri Lanka Tea Board and Sri Lanka High Commission at Maryculter Hotel in Aberdeen, UK, on 29th March A memento, appreciating the great contribution by James Taylor, Father of Ceylon Tea, to the people of Sri Lanka, was presented to Ms. Anne Lowson of the Auchenblae Heritage

Ceylon Tea Pavillion at Uzfood 2024 from 26th to 28th March 2024 in Tashkent,Uzbekistan – organised by the Tea Promotion Unit in Moscow

London Api (ලන්ඩන් අපි) visited IFE London 2024. Coverage will be soon on https://www.youtube.com/@LondonApiChannel/videos

Ceylon Tea Awareness and tasting session at the Glasgow Caledonian University on 28.03.2024

In line with Sri Lanka Tea Board participation at the IFE 2024 held at London- ExCell, on 26.3.2024, His Excellency Rohitha Bogollagama, High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in the UK, joined by Mr. Niraj de Mell, Chairman of Sri Lanka Tea Board and Pavithri Peiris, Director Promotion met with the Board Directors of the European

Parallel to the Sri Lanka Tea Board participation to the IFE London Exhibition 2024, the Ceylon Tea Networking reception held at the High Commission which was attended by nearly 100 members of the UK tea and food trade, senior UK officials including the Department of Business and Trade and the Commonwealth related bodies, trade chamber

ESTA member Hans Verhoosel joined Nigel and David in a meeting with Pavithri Peiris of the Sri Lanka Tea Board to discuss collaboration between the two organisations. #esta #specialitytea

Few glittering moments from the Opening Ceremony of the Ceylon Tea pavilion at the IFE London 2024 on 25th March by the H. E. Rohitha Bogollagama, High Commissioner of Sri Lanka High Commission in London. The Chairman Sri Lanka Tea Board also joined with the occasion. Ceylon tea presence at the IFE London from 25th

Sri Lanka Tea Board participated at Alimenataria 2024 exhibition with 04 private sector companies. More than 3,200 exhibiting companies from 68 countries took part in Alimentaria 2024 Exhibition in Spain and around 107,900 professionals had visited the show, 25% of them international, from 120 countries. Sri Lanka Tea Board concluded successful Ceylon Tea Experiencing and

Ceylon Tea in Spain at the Alimentaria & Hostelco 2024 Fair. Experience world finest tea blends, immerse yourself in the aroma, taste and liquor.

Sirha Budapest (Hungexpo) Trade Exhibition – 2024 was held in Hungexpo Budapest Congress and Exhibition Center, Hungary from 5th – 7th March 2024. Sri Lanka Tea Board participated at this Trade Exhibition in Hungary with Stassen Exports (Pvt) Ltd and Mlesna Ceylon Tea Agent in Hungary for the first time as an approach to enhance

Ms. Safa Sharif A. Khaliq, the Chief Executive Officer of “Export Bahrain” together with Ms.Zainab Matrook from Marketing & Promotions section of “Export Bahrain” met Dr. Kingsley Bernard, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) on 08th January 2024. This official meeting was initiated by H.E H.M.G.R.R.K.Wijeratne Mendis, The Ambassador

Ceylon Tea presence at the Foodex Japan in Tokyo from 5th to 8th March

Ceylon Tea presence at the Gulfood in Dubai from 19th to 23rd Feb Za abeel Hall 2

Chairman & officials of the Tea Board visited the Ministry of Power & Energy yesterday with the officials of the Iranian Embassy & Iranian Trade Promotion Organization. In 2023 CPC entered in to an agreement with the Tea Board to settle the USD 250 Million outstanding facility to the National Iranian Oil Company for Oil

The APRC 37th session will be held in Sri Lanka from February 19th to 25th, 2024, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Plantation Industries is facilitating and hosting the honorable ministers & delegates who are participating from overseas countries. Today, Dr. Qu Dongyu, Director of the World Food & Agriculture Organization, Hon. Mahinda Amaraweera, Minister

Ms. Renate Reisch, writer and public speaker from Austria at the Ceylon Tea Tasting

Ceylon Tea presence at the Prodexpo 2024 from 05th to 9th February 2024 in Moscow, Russia

Ceylon Tea/Tourism Networking Session Sri Lanka Embassy in Beijing-China 29.01.2024 Sri Lanka Tea Board/Tea Promotion Unit-Beijing in collaboration with Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beijing hosted a networking session with the representation of the Ceylon Tea importers, Tour Operators, and Media on 29th of January, 2024. The objective of the event was to encourage Chinese

Ceylon Tea Promotions in Beijing-China 26.01.2024 Sri Lanka Tea Board, Tea Promotion Unit in Beijing invited to make a speech on the development of the Sri Lanka Tea Industry, Ceylon Tea and the global tea market at the “Kareem Tea 2024 Spring Festival Reception” event hosted by the M/s. Kareem Tea Industry Ltd on 26th

Ceylon Tea Promotions in Tianjin-China 18.01.2023 Sri Lanka Embassy in Beijing was invited to participate at the annual event hosted by the M/s. Warner International Gold Club in Tianjin-China. Accordingly, the Sri Lanka Tea Board, Tea Promotion Unit in collaboration with Sri Lanka Embassy in Beijing participated at the event with the objective of promoting

The 25th sessional meeting of the Food & Agricultural Organization /Inter-Governmental Group on Tea conducted in Guwahati, Assam (India) from 31st January to 2nd February 2024. This platform was usually created for discussions among the member nations regarding the progress made in respect of on-going topics as well as the new agenda items proposed to

Ceylon Tea at the Toronto Tea Festival, Canada For more information about Ceylon Tea; www.pureceylontea.com Buy Ceylon Tea ; https://www.pureceylontea.com/where-to-buy/

Ceylon Tea Promotion in “Kuban Christmas Fair” in Sochi, Russia -21st -24th December 2023 For more information about Ceylon Tea; www.pureceylontea.com Buy Ceylon Tea ; https://www.pureceylontea.com/where-to-buy/

Ceylon Tea Symbol of quality

The Logo is owned by the Sri Lanka Tea Board and globally trademarked. The Lion Logo on your pack of tea is a guarantee for 100% Pure Ceylon Tea packed in Sri Lanka. To ensure what you buy is Ceylon Tea, look for the Lion Logo.

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Facts and Figures

Some important Facts and Figures for all those in the Tea industry

Tea Statistics

Tea statistics are derived at the tea auction run by Tea Brokers.

Tea Downloads

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Publications

Sri Lanka Tea Board Recent Publications

Current Tea Statistics

Quick Access for Monthly Tea Statistics

Sri Lanka Tea Board updates tea prices on a regular basis. The prices are for different grades, elevation and regions.

Tea Production Volume

Tea Sales Data

Tea Exports Data

Registration

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Tea Commissioner Division

Tea Exports Division

Tea Promotion Division

Laboratory Division

Tea Tasting Division

Subsidy Scheme Tea Commissioner's Division

Bio Fertilizer Subsidy Scheme

Our Divisions

Tea Commissioner’s Division

The Tea Commissioner’s Division of the Sri Lanka Tea Board plays a pivotal role in regulating the core functions that relate to the cultivation, manufacturing and quality development of tea.

Registrations, renewals and monitoring of tea manufacturers and factories

The Promotion Division of the Sri Lanka Tea Board is responsible for defining, promoting and protecting the image of Ceylon Tea across the world.

Undertakes a wide variety of activities including advertising, promotion and public relations

Represents Sri Lanka and Ceylon Tea at international trade fairs and other important industry events

The Tea Export Division of the Sri Lanka Tea Board provides a multitude of important functions with the power vested upon the SLTB by the Tea (Tax and Control of Exports) Act no. 16 of 1959

24/7 operations and joint investigation on Tea consignments at Sri Lanka Customs Exports Facilitation Center (EFC)

Issuing of G.M.P certification for exports to Iran

The Analytical Laboratory facilitates the testing and certification requirements of the Sri Lankan Tea industry on the quality assurance of Ceylon Tea.

Carrying out tests in accordance with accepted ISO International standards

Advising, monitoring, inspecting and guiding to achieve and maintain the highest standards of quality in Ceylon Tea.

The Tea Tasting Division is responsible for assessing the quality of Ceylon Tea prior to the auction and export.

Its panel of independent Tea Tasters undertake the evaluating, comparison and the assessment of teas imported into Sri Lanka.

Registration of the Lion Logo which is a symbol of quality.

The IT and Statistical Division acts as the single, convenient point of access to comprehensive, reliable and up-to-date information relevant to anyone involved or interested in the Tea industry in Sri Lanka.

Gathering grower, manufacturer and market information through a wide network of sources

Exchanging information with the International Tea Committee

The Administration Division is responsible for the formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of all Human Resources Management, Human Resources Development activities and general Administration functions of the Board.

The Finance Division is responsible for the overall financial control and management of the Sri Lanka Tea Board. Other major activities of the Finance Division is the preparation of financial policies for the Board, preparation of annual budgets, annual financial statements, monthly accounts and periodic reports, inventory maintenance and annual verification and submission of annual accounts to the Auditor General.

Purpose of the Internal Audit division is to enable the internal audit functions effectively and efficiently to allocate its Financial, Administration and Human Resources to meet the expectations of the key stakeholders such as Government of Sri Lanka, Tea Factory Owners, Tea Estate Owners, Tea Traders, tea sector workers, and Publics in Sri Lanka.

Ozone FriendlyPure Ceylon Tea

All tea grown in Sri Lanka is now one hundred percent ozone-friendly. So the next time you reach for a cup of Ceylon Tea, remember that you're also protecting an environmental resource critically important to all life on Earth.

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Stake Holder organizations

Stake Holder organizations an affiliated to Sri Lanka Tea Board

The Sri Lanka Tea Board Closely working with several Stake Holder Organizations to ensure the sustained development and growth of the Tea industry.

Colombo Tea Traders Association

An Association commenced in 1894 represented by sellers and buyers together with brokers and largely responsible for the conducting of the weekly tea auction a function seconded to them by the Sri Lanka Tea Board since 1975. CTTA is an affiliated member of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.

Planters Association of Ceylon

The oldest plantation body representing the interests of the plantation sector and today it is the main industry acting as the voice of the Regional Plantation Companies.

Colombo Brokers Association

An Association comprising of the 8 brokers licensed by the Sri Lanka Tea Board under the licensing of the Produce Brokers Act No 9 of 1979

Tea Exporters Association

An Association set up in 1999 to represent the interests of the tea exporters. It has been registered with Registrar of Companies under Companies Act No. 7 of 2007 as an association.

Sri Lanka Tea Factory Owners Association

Set up in 1990 to represent a larger number of the Private Tea Factory Owners who are mainly responsible for the manufacturing of green leaf supplied by the smallholders and larger growers.

Check out some of the most important documents related to Tea

Vacancy

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HSCode List

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Fees & Charges

Find up-to-date information on applicable fees and charges

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Tea-growing Regions of Sri Lanka

Kandy

Kandy teas tend to produce a relatively bright infusion with a coppery tone. Though lighter in the cup, they present a good deal of strength and body.

Nuwara Eliya

Probably the best-known of Sri Lanka’s tea-growing districts Nuwara Eliya’s high elevation combined with low temperature, produces teas of exquisite bouquet. The infusion in the cup is the lightest (palest) of all the types of Ceylon Tea, with a golden hue and a delicately fragrant flavour.

Uda Pussellawa

Due to the close proximity of Uda Pussellawa to Nuwara Eliya, its tea is often compared to that of its neighbour. But it is darker in the cup, with a pinkish hue, of greater strength, and exquisitely tangy.

Uva

The remote Uva district is exposed to the winds of both northeast and southwest monsoons, believed to endow the tea produced here with a special, unmistakable character and exotically aromatic flavour. The mellow, smooth taste of Uva Tea, once experienced, is easily distinguished.

Dimbula

Dimbula teas are defined as “high grown” and produces a variety of microclimates, which produce differences in flavour – sometimes jasmine mixed with cypress. All, however, share the Dimbula character: a tea that produces a fine golden-orange hue in the cup, and which is refreshingly mellow.

Sabaragamuwa

Sabaragamuwa is Sri Lanka’s biggest tea-growing region or district, the teas of which are low-grown . The liquor is dark yellow-brown with a reddish tint while the aroma has a hint of sweet caramel, not quite as strong: yet exceptionally stylish.

Ruhuna

The teas of the Ruhuna district are defined as “low-grown” and the strong full-flavoured black tea is a distinctively unique Ruhuna specialty popular especially in Middle Eastern countries.