What is the price of black tea in Kenya?

As of January 2024, black tea in Kenya is US$ 2.24 per kg (310 KES), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

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Black Tea Prices in Kenya

US$ 2.24 / kg

310 KES / kg

MoM ▼ 7.0% YoY ▼ 7.0%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (KES)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	2.24	310	▼ 7.0%	▼ 7.0%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of July 2026, the black tea price in Kenya available is US$ 2.24 per kg (310 KES), down 7.0% year-on-year.

Kenya is the world's leading exporter of black tea, shipping 606,333 tonnes valued at US$1.36 billion in 2024, which accounts for 39.2% of global exports and reflects a 4.2% year-on-year increase. The country holds the top position among 107 exporters and is a net exporter of black tea. The latest export unit value is US$2.2351 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - black tea in Kenya

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Kenya exported $1.36B (606.3 kt) of black tea▲ 4.2% YoY. That ranks #1 worldwide (39.2% of global exports).

$1.36B

Export value

606.3 kt

Export volume

#1 / 107

World rank

39.2%

Global share

$2.24

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top black tea exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Kenya $1.36B · 39.2%
#2 Sri Lanka $674.1M · 19.5%
#3 India $666.9M · 19.3%
#4 China $199.3M · 5.8%
#5 Malawi $69.2M · 2%

Annual export data Kenya · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$1.36B	606.3 kt	$2.24
2023	$1.3B	541.2 kt	$2.4
2022	$1.35B	538.1 kt	$2.51
2021	$1.16B	543.2 kt	$2.13
2020	$1.2B	568.1 kt	$2.11

HS Code

black tea is traded under Harmonized System code 0902.40. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

Kenya black tea - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Kenya shipped 475,748 tonnes of black tea. In 2019 alone, the market for Kenya black tea (processed category) has decreased, flactuating by -5.14 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, black tea's exports increased by 1.92 percent bringing the exporter US$1,113.04m for the year 2019. Kenya's black tea exports are categorised as:

Black fermented tea and partly fermented tea, whether or not flavoured, in immediate packings of <= 3 kg (HS code 090230)
Black fermented tea and partly fermented tea, whether or not flavoured, in immediate packings of > 3 kg (HS code 090240)

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Kenya black tea export values

In 2019, Kenya sold black tea worth 1,113.04m USD, a contraction of -18.73% from 2018's total black tea export of 1369.531m USD. The annual change in value of Kenya black tea between 2017 to 2018 was -3.792 percent.

The annual change in the amount of Kenya's black tea exports between 2017 and 2019 was 1.92 pc compared to a variation of -5.14% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Kenya's stake of the world's total black tea's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Kenya holds position 32 in world exports of black tea.

Export markets for Kenya black tea ( in '000$ )

Kenya's leading destinations for black tea are Pakistan, Egypt, United Kingdom (UK), United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Yemen.

Kenya purchased 8,733 tonnes of black tea in 2019.

Production

The production of black tea in Kenya was 917,700 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of -6.93%. The country had an estimated 538,800.00 hectares under black tea cultivation.

Black Tea Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest black tea prices in other Africa countries:

South Africa$5.22/kg Morocco$13.28/kg Uganda$0.94/kg Burundi$2.93/kg Ethiopia$2.09/kg Mali$1.98/kg Mozambique$2.55/kg Swaziland (Eswatini)$8.49/kg Niger$0.12/kg Tanzania$1.20/kg Tunisia$4.46/kg Egypt$4.70/kg Zimbabwe$1.33/kg Malawi$2.46/kg

Other Processed Prices in Kenya

Latest prices for other processed in Kenya:

Coffee$7.38/kg Raw Hides & Skins$0.40/kg Sugar$0.97/kg Palm Oil$0.97/kg Natural Honey$1.70/kg Milk & Cream$8.38/kg Cocoa Beans$1.20/kg Molasses$0.08/kg Sunflower Oil$1.07/kg Butter$3.00/kg Cotton$4.92/kg Leather$1.55/kg Kefir & Buttermilk$2.10/kg Wheat flour$0.51/kg Mineral water$0.28/kg

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Black Tea Kenya

US$ 2.2351 / kg

generic Export (unit value) as of 2024-01-01

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