Buy Kenyan Tea Wholesale: CTC Grades, FOB Prices & How to Import in Bulk
A practical guide for tea importers, blenders and packers: which Kenyan CTC grade to buy, how pricing works, minimum orders, packing and how to ship to your port.
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🇰🇪 Origin: Kenya
Kenyan Tea
Kenya is the world's leading exporter of black tea.
| Type / grade | Key specification | Sample / kg |
|---|---|---|
| CTC Black Tea — BP1 (Broken Pekoe 1) | Manufacture: CTC (Crush-Tear-Curl), fully oxidised · Appearance: black, granular, even, well-twisted particles | $4.20 |
| CTC Black Tea — PF1 (Pekoe Fannings 1) | Manufacture: CTC, fully oxidised · Appearance: black, small even granules | $4.00 |
| CTC Black Tea — PD (Pekoe Dust) | Manufacture: CTC, fully oxidised · Appearance: fine, black, grainy dust | $3.80 |
| CTC Black Tea — D1 (Dust 1) | Manufacture: CTC, fully oxidised · Appearance: fine, clean, black grainy dust | $3.60 |
| Secondary grades — BP, PF, PF2, D, FNGS, BMF | Manufacture: CTC sorting by-grades · Grades: BP, PF, PF2, D, D2, FNGS, BMF | $2.90 |
| Orthodox Black Tea (whole leaf / broken leaf) | Manufacture: orthodox (withered, rolled, oxidised, dried) · Grades: FOP, OP, OP1, BOP, BOPF, FBOP, GFOP (tippy) | $6.50 |
| Green Tea | Manufacture: steamed (sencha style) or pan-fired; CTC green available · Appearance: green-olive leaf or granules | $8.00 |
| Purple Tea (TRFK 306) | Cultivar: TRFK 306/1 (Kenya) · Forms: orthodox leaf, CTC, green-style, extract | $15.00 |
| White Tea / Silver Tips | Manufacture: hand-plucked buds, withered and dried · Appearance: silvery-white downy buds | $41.00 |