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Parliament panel flags surge in cheap tea imports from Kenya, Nepal; seeks stricter labelling rulesThe Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce is concerned about the surge in cheap tea imports from Kenya and Nepal. They've urged the ...- Planters raise concerns over inferior tea imports and rule violation in re-exportPlanters and exporters also raised questions over the alleged "mismatch" between the export data of the Tea Board of Kenya, and the import ...
- Concerns rise among small tea growers in North East India over increased tea importsNECSTGA raises concerns over the Tea Board's directive to stop tea production in North India, linking it to increased tea imports from Nepa...
- CISTA urges Piyush Goyal to curb imports of substandard tea to protect Indian tea industryThe Confederation of Indian Small Tea Growers Association (CISTA) urged Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal to prevent the import of low-q...
- Cheap Nepal tea imports deepen crisis for Darjeeling industrySandeep Mukherjee, principal adviser of Darjeeling Tea Association said “Of the 87 tea estates in Darjeeling, 7 are permanently closed. Man...
- Darjeeling tea planters seek 100% import duty on Nepal teaNepal produces more than 25,000 tonnes of tea annually, according to the National Tea and Coffee Development Board. Of the total production...
- Darjeeling planters seek anti-dumping duty on Nepal teaPlanters of Darjeeling tea allege that several tea importers are passing on Nepalese tea as Darjeeling tea at much lower prices, causing hu...
- Tea Board cracks down on import of cheap teas to India from Kenya and NepalThe onslaught of inferior quality imported teas has been the harshest for Darjeeling tea trade. Nepalese teas have dented their market in I...
- India's imports of cheap teas surge 176% in six monthsWhile tea imports in India are meant for re-exports, a large chunk of these imported teas are being blended with Indian teas and are being ...
- Zero duty imports from Nepal become major concern for Darjeeling’s tea and edible oil industry“Zero duty imports of Nepal tea cannot be stopped under SAFTA. What is required is more stringent checking by the administration so that ch...
- Import of black tea up 24% year-on-year in January-September period"The industry feels the surge in import has happened mainly due to higher volumes of tea from Nepal entering India. However, we need to hav...
- Tea Board makes country of origin details mandatory to curb illegal importsIt has come to the notice of the Tea Board that 60.35 million kgs of tea have been imported in the past three years. Of this, 23.43 million...
- Political tensions have not hindered the entry of Nepalese tea into IndiaDarjeeling tea planters have written to the customs department, Tea Board as well as the Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)...
- Souring relationship between India and Nepal may help Darjeeling tea industryNepalese teas have captured a sizeable portion of Darjeeling tea’s domestic market since 2017, when the four-month agitation in the hills f...
- Planters propose Lankan model to check entry of Nepal teasNepalese teas are similar in appearance to the Darjeeling varieties and are much cheaper.
- Darjeeling planters claim tea imported from Nepal is not FSSAI-compliantTea from Nepal look similar to Darjeeling tea and even packet tea players and blenders find it difficult to tell them apart.
- Nepal's cheaper tea gives a threat to premium Darjeeling teaAccording to them, Nepal tea is available at Rs 250 a kg while Darjeeling tea is available for Rs 350 per kg in the domestic market.
- Nepal tea fakes a threat to Darjeeling teaIndia has tightened import rules for thwarting the entry of Nepal’s cheaper tea, which is giving tough competition to premium Darjeeling te...
- Storm brews as Nepal tea enters Darjeeling slopesNepal's cheap tea is entering India and has started giving tough competition to Darjeeling tea, the queen of all Indian teas.
- India's tea import bill shoots up 108% y-o-yIndia’s tea import bill has shot up sharply in calendar 2009 over 2008.
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