# (Fermented) And Partly Fermented Tea trade corridors and...

The leading reported route is Kenya to Pakistan, with trade value of $535.5M.

## Route access evidence

| Route | Route trade | 5-year growth | Buyer imports | Supplier countries | Applied tariff | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya to Pakistan | $535.5M | +6.2% | $607.2M | 23 | 40.1% | 5,436 km |
| Kenya to Egypt | $212.7M | +2.1% | $234.1M | 30 | 0.3% | 3,537 km |
| India to Iran | $172.0M | -4.3% | $342.5M | 15 | 0.6% | 2,545 km |
| Kenya to United Kingdom | $112.6M | -2.3% | $254.3M | 79 | 0% | 6,828 km |
| Sri Lanka to Russia | $101.7M | +3.2% | $328.7M | 31 | 0.1% | 6,577 km |
| India to United Arab Emirates | $79.2M | +13.6% | $230.5M | 62 | 0.1% | 2,313 km |
| Sri Lanka to Iran | $78.1M | -2.8% | $342.5M | 15 | 0.6% | 4,317 km |
| India to Iraq | $73.1M | +54.9% | $124.3M | 13 | 0% | 3,159 km |
| India to Russia | $70.4M | -6.5% | $328.7M | 31 | 0.1% | 4,342 km |
| Kenya to United Arab Emirates | $65.4M | +4% | $230.5M | 62 | 0.1% | 3,438 km |
| Argentina to USA | $57.2M | -0.3% | $172.9M | 86 | 0% | 8,543 km |
| Sri Lanka to Azerbaijan | $51.9M | +3.2% | $58.3M | 14 | 0.1% | 4,769 km |
| United Arab Emirates to Russia | $51.3M | +15.5% | $328.7M | 31 | 0.1% | 3,739 km |
| India to United Kingdom | $48.7M | +3.9% | $254.3M | 79 | 0% | 6,721 km |
| Kenya to Saudi Arabia | $48.4M | +22.3% | $133.5M | 44 | 0.1% | 3,079 km |
| Sri Lanka to Turkey | $47.6M | -5.2% | $63.6M | 57 | 0.1% | 6,294 km |
| Sri Lanka to United Arab Emirates | $46.9M | +22.1% | $230.5M | 62 | 0.1% | 3,342 km |
| Sri Lanka to China | $46.0M | -0.3% | $109.7M | 38 | 0.3% | 5,171 km |
| Kenya to Russia | $45.3M | +3.2% | $328.7M | 31 | 0.1% | 6,348 km |
| Rwanda to Pakistan | $44.6M | +4.9% | $607.2M | 23 | 0.4% | 6,001 km |
| Sri Lanka to Iraq | $40.3M | -4.2% | $124.3M | 13 | 0% | 4,686 km |
| Kenya to Iran | $39.9M | +24.4% | $342.5M | 15 | 0.6% | 4,383 km |
| China to Malaysia | $34.0M | +6.6% | $63.3M | 45 | 0.1% | 4,355 km |
| India to USA | $33.6M | +5.3% | $172.9M | 86 | 0% | 11,762 km |
| India to Germany | $33.5M | -4.3% | $90.5M | 89 | 0% | 6,230 km |
| Kenya to Yemen | $31.5M | -3.5% | $33.9M | 11 | 0.1% | 2,028 km |
| France to United Arab Emirates | $30.3M | +262.1% | $230.5M | 62 | 0.1% | 5,250 km |
| Kenya to Poland | $29.9M | +13.4% | $68.4M | 61 | 0.1% | 6,140 km |
| United Arab Emirates to Iran | $29.8M | -11.5% | $342.5M | 15 | 0.6% | 1,279 km |
| Kenya to India | $28.4M | +32.7% | $70.2M | 32 | 0.5% | 5,439 km |
| Sri Lanka to Saudi Arabia | $28.2M | +11.4% | $133.5M | 44 | 0.1% | 4,039 km |
| Nepal to India | $28.0M | +9.6% | $70.2M | 32 | 0.5% | 801 km |
| Kenya to Kazakhstan | $27.9M | -6% | $57.4M | 21 | 0.1% | 6,368 km |
| China to Russia | $27.2M | +14.1% | $328.7M | 31 | 0.1% | 5,795 km |
| China to Japan | $25.5M | -4.4% | $84.6M | 40 | 0% | 2,098 km |
| Sri Lanka to Syrian Arab Republic | $23.4M | -4.4% | $23.9M | 5 | 0.2% | 5,365 km |
| China to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $23.3M | -24.9% | $33.9M | 31 | 0% | 1,976 km |
| Malawi to United Kingdom | $22.9M | -0.6% | $254.3M | 79 | 0% | 7,993 km |
| Sri Lanka to Chile | $22.8M | +4.5% | $29.5M | 26 | 0.1% | 15,796 km |
| Sri Lanka to Germany | $22.8M | +1.7% | $90.5M | 89 | 0% | 8,232 km |

## Selected route history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $197.7M | +24% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | $217.6M | +10.1% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | $221.3M | +1.7% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | $222.7M | +0.6% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | $228.3M | +2.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | $327.9M | +43.6% | +14% |
| 2016 | $371.5M | +13.3% | +18.6% |
| 2017 | $496.8M | +33.7% | +29.6% |
| 2018 | $483.5M | -2.7% | +13.8% |
| 2019 | $396.9M | -17.9% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | $475.9M | +19.9% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | $461.4M | -3% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | $509.1M | +10.3% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | $505.3M | -0.7% | +2% |
| 2024 | $535.5M | +6% | +5.1% |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._