Lok Sabha Question No. 1901 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-28
Subject: Export of Organic Tea
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1901 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 th  NOVEMBER, 2016

## EXPORT OF ORGANIC TEA

## 1901. SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाͨणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the organic tea grown in the country has tremendous demand abroad;
- (b) if so, the quantity and value of organic tea exported from the country during the last three years and the current year, country-wise and brand-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to expand the cultivable area of organic tea and if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to promote the export of Indian organic tea?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) & (b): Yes,  Madam.   Details  of  country-wise  export  of  organic  tea  during  the  last three years and the current year are given in Annexure-1 and Annexure-2, respectively.
- (c) : Government of India implements several programmes and incentives to expand the cultivation, development and promotion of organic plantation of tea through the Tea Board on a Pan India basis which , inter alia, includes the following:
- (i) 25% higher capital subsidy on the investment made for new planting/replanting/replacement  or  conversion  from  conventional  to  organic cultivation.
- (ii) In case of Self Help Group (SHG)/Cooperative of SHGs setting up an organic tea factory, 75 per cent of the cost of organic certifications is paid, subject to ceiling of Rs.1.5 lakh per certificate including on renewal of certificate per annum.
- (iii) For  organic  tea  production,  the  applicant  tea  factory  gets  additional  25%  on differential cost of production (COP), compared with conventional COP.
- (iv) Subsidy is provided for organic certification @ 50 per cent of the certification fee subject to a ceiling of Rs.1.00 lakh per certificate including renewals per annum.
- (iv) Awareness creation and   capacity building amongst  the  small  tea  growers for organic tea cultivation. (d)                In  order  to  give  fillip  to  exports  of  organic  tea  and  reinforce  its  visibility  in  the overseas markets, Tea Board undertakes major promotional initiatives such as participation in reputed international trade fairs dedicated to organic products like 'Bio-fach, Nuremberg, Germany', 'Bio-fach India' and other major trade fairs such as 'Gulf Food, Dubai','Foodex, Tokyo', etc. During the international fair participation buyer-seller meets are also organized
- for sensitizing about the product.

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## Country wise Export of organic tea under National Programme for Organic Promotion (NPOP) for the last 3 years

Qty. in MT

| Country        | 2015-16   | 2014-15   | 2013-14   |
|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| AUSTRALIA      | 194.42    | 194.30    | 120.03    |
| BANGLADESH     | 0.02      |           |           |
| CANADA         | 61.34     | 43.07     | 36.74     |
| CHILE          | 1.47      |           |           |
| CHINA          | 50.14     | 51.87     | 23.35     |
| EGYPT          |           |           | 10.00     |
| European Union | 3731.42   | 3426.03   | 2607.33   |
| HONG KONG      | 1.49      | 0.48      |           |
| INDONESIA      | 0.06      | 0.06      |           |
| IRAN           |           | 15.84     | 38.00     |
| ISRAEL         | 1.10      |           | 0.80      |
| JAMAICA        |           |           | 10.00     |
| JAPAN          | 246.39    | 383.19    | 259.65    |
| KENYA          | 3.60      | 0.25      | 1.02      |
| KOREA REPUBLIC | 4.21      | 8.42      | 0.64      |
| MALAYSIA       |           | 0.79      | 0.97      |
| MAURITIUS      | 0.15      | 0.05      |           |
| MOROCCO        |           | 3.04      |           |
| NEW ZEALAND    | 7.63      | 7.80      | 0.99      |
| NICARAGUA      |           |           | 0.03      |
| OMAN           | 0.02      |           |           |
| RUSSIA         |           |           | 0.18      |
| SAUDI ARABIA   | 0.22      | 0.17      | 0.34      |
| SINGAPORE      | 0.83      | 0.92      | 0.68      |
| SOUTH AFRICA   | 0.23      | 2.06      | 0.25      |
| SRI LANKA      | 22.57     | 27.07     | 13.18     |
| SWITZERLAND    | 2.16      | 2.19      | 0.57      |
| TAIWAN         | 8.38      | 9.74      | 0.56      |
| THAILAND       | 0.06      | 0.04      |           |
| U.A.E.         | 1.05      | 0.74      | 0.11      |
| U.S.A.         | 1064.90   | 1309.70   | 749.45    |
| UKRAINE        |           | 0.03      |           |
| Total          | 5403.84   | 5487.86   | 3874.87   |

As per data available on Tracenet-APEDA Information regarding value and brand is not centrally maintained.

Annexure - 2

## COUNTRY-WISE EXPORT OF ORGANIC TEA DURING 2016-17 (Apr-Sep)*

| Country Name   |   Qty (Th. Kgs) |   Value (Th. Rs.) |
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
| ARGENTINA      |               0 |               368 |
| AUSTRALIA      |              13 |              4426 |
| BELGIUM        |               1 |              2127 |
| BHUTAN         |               0 |               324 |
| CAMBODIA       |               0 |               248 |
| CANADA         |               9 |             10774 |
| CHINA          |              29 |             16681 |
| CZECH REPUBLIC |               2 |              3258 |
| DENMARK        |               1 |              3140 |
| FINLAND        |               0 |               219 |
| FRANCE         |              23 |             23164 |
| GERMANY        |             624 |            423425 |
| HONGKONG       |               1 |              4146 |
| ICELAND        |               0 |                 3 |
| IRAN           |               5 |              3808 |
| ITALY          |               7 |              9928 |
| JAPAN          |             337 |            225774 |
| KOREA          |               1 |              1152 |
| LATVIA         |               0 |                75 |
| MALAYSIA       |               0 |               133 |
| MALDIVES       |               0 |               269 |
| NETHERLANDS    |             149 |            101468 |
| NEWZEALAND     |               4 |              3219 |
| PHILIPPINES    |               0 |                32 |
| POLAND         |               0 |               583 |
| RUSSIAN FED    |              26 |              9384 |
| SAUDI ARABIA   |              13 |             10773 |
| SINGAPORE      |               1 |              2044 |
| SLOVAKIA       |               0 |               125 |
| SRI LANKA      |              21 |             11350 |
| SWEDEN         |               0 |              1548 |
| SWITZERLAND    |               2 |              3293 |
| TAIWAN         |              22 |              5342 |
| THAILAND       |               0 |               173 |
| U.A.E          |              26 |             14809 |
| U.S.A          |             273 |            121322 |
| UNITED KINGDOM |              73 |             32520 |
| Grand Total    |            1663 |           1051427 |

*Provisional, subject to revision. '0' is less than 500

Information regarding brand is not centrally maintained.