HS code for Tea: 0902
Black tea (CTC and orthodox), green tea and Darjeeling are all exported under heading 0902, split by type and pack size.
- HS code
- 0902
- Description
- Tea, whether or not flavoured
- Chapter 9 — Coffee, tea, maté and spices
Registration
Exporters of tea register with Tea Board of India and hold its Registration-cum-Membership Certificate (RCMC), which you need to claim most export benefits.
Documents for exporting tea
Specific to this product
- Tea Board registration / export licence
- Certificate of origin
- Phytosanitary certificate where the importer requires it
- Darjeeling GI certification for Darjeeling tea
Standard for every export shipment
- Proforma invoice and commercial invoice
- Packing list
- Shipping bill (filed on ICEGATE by you or your CHA)
- Bill of lading or airway bill
- IEC (Import Export Code)
- Bank realisation / e-BRC after payment arrives
Main export markets
Russia, UAE, Iran, USA, UK, Iraq.
Check before you ship
- Packet tea vs bulk tea use different subheadings
- Darjeeling tea must carry the GI logo
- Confirm the full 8-digit tariff line, current GST rate, RoDTEP rate and any export policy condition on the official ICEGATE / DGFT sources — rates change by notification.
Make the documents in minutes
In Eximly you create the export order once and the proforma, commercial invoice, packing list and certificate of origin are generated from it with the HS code filled in, so every document matches.