What is the minimum order for a tea shop?

Consolidated orders start at 100 kg, with named teas from 1–5 kg per SKU inside that consolidation. Reorders for shops typically run 20–200 kg across the 34 core teas in tins.

Will the second delivery match the first?

A tea ordered to a GB/T grade repeats within the standard’s tolerance rather than against a photograph. Named GI teas such as xīhú lóngjǐng carry their own standard on top of the class standard, cited per SKU on request.

What does the QR code on the tin do for a shop?

It opens that tea’s article in our encyclopedia at en.thetea.app, so a customer can read the background of the leaf at the shelf instead of waiting for free staff. All 34 tin designs can be inspected beforehand in the public 3D gallery.

What does the sample set cost before we commit to a shelf?

A set of 8–12 teas, 25–50 g each, is $59–99 plus courier at cost, credited in full against your first order and free for confirmed large-volume enquiries. Allow two to four weeks to your door.

How do we pay if our country cannot wire money to China?

The payment does not have to reach a Chinese bank. Orders settle by T/T against a proforma invoice, and we hold accounts in several jurisdictions; cryptocurrency under our licensed Hong Kong entity is an official invoiced channel.

For tea shops

Chinese tea wholesale for tea shops and small chains

Q: Can we order a specific oolong type and grade in bulk?

Yes. Oolongs are ordered against GB/T 30357, which covers tiěguānyīn, huángjīnguì, shuǐxiān, ròuguì, dāncōng and fóshǒu as named types, so the order names a class and a grade rather than a colour.

teamotea supplies Chinese tea wholesale to tea shops and small chains: reorders of 20–200 kg across 34 core teas in retail-ready 100 g tins, with named teas from 1–5 kg per SKU inside one consolidated order from 100 kg. Every tin carries a QR code that opens that tea’s article in our encyclopedia, so the shelf keeps explaining the leaf when nobody is free to pour.

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What a tea shop actually orders

Consolidation is how a shop puts a broad shelf together without committing a full lot to any single tea: the working format is one order from 100 kg, assembled from named teas at 1–5 kg per SKU.

Repeat orders normally run 20–200 kg across the 34 core teas in tins — from spring greens to aged pǔ’ěr. Beyond that core range teamotea sources to order on request, quoted per enquiry.

Oolong is a range shops often ask to deepen. Tiěguānyīn, huángjīnguì, shuǐxiān, ròuguì, dāncōng and fóshǒu are named types under GB/T 30357, so the order names a class and a grade rather than a colour word on a bag.

If you want your own mark on the tin, private label starts at 50–100 kg per blend — full terms on the private label page.

Consolidated order from 100 kg — the entry format
Named teas from 1–5 kg per SKU inside that consolidation
Typical shop reorder: 20–200 kg across the 34 core teas

The tin does part of the selling

Each 100 g tin is retail-ready and carries a QR code. Scanned at the shelf or at the kitchen table, it opens that tea’s article in our encyclopedia at en.thetea.app — the background a customer would otherwise have to ask your staff for.

The wholesale price list carries three levels — wholesale from 50 kg, wholesale from 10 kg, and Chinese retail for reference — and is sent on enquiry.

You can inspect the product before ordering it. All 34 tin designs are rendered at true relative size in the public gallery at 3dgallery.teamotea.com, and the same retail line is live and shipping at shop.teamotea.com — buy one tin as a consumer and you have seen exactly what your customer receives.

What a shop can show a customer at the shelf

teamotea describes every tea against the standard that governs it in China — the GB/T system, with an ISO cross-reference where an international standard exists — so a listing is a class and a grade rather than an adjective. Oolong sits under GB/T 30357, pǔ’ěr under the geographical-indication standard GB/T 22111-2008, and the full table of classes and standards is on the standards page.

That is what a customer at the shelf is really asking about: where the leaf is from, what class it is, what grade. Each listed tea comes with a spec sheet referenced to its class standard, and the QR carries the rest of the conversation for you.

teamotea holds no organic certification and will not imply one. Multi-residue laboratory testing of your lot against GB 2763 and GB 2762 is arranged on request, quoted per lot, with the report delivered before the balance payment — that tells you about the tea in your order rather than about a certificate on a wall. teamotea cites standards and arranges testing; it is not a certification body.

Reorders that match the first shipment

A shop lives on the second order, not the first. When a tea is ordered to a GB/T grade, the next shipment matches the last within the standard’s tolerance — not to a photograph or a memory of last season.

Named geographical-indication teas such as xīhú lóngjǐng, bìluóchūn and ānjí báichá carry their own GI standards on top of the class standard, cited per SKU on request.

Plan the reorder against real transit. Sea to Europe is 28–40 days and China–Europe rail 16–25 days; air is kept for samples and urgent top-ups, priced accordingly. Tea is light and bulky, so freight is quoted by volumetric weight rather than scale weight.

Shipping from origin is slower than pulling stock from an EU warehouse. What you gain for the extra weeks is harvest freshness and a traceable lot.

How a first order runs

Four steps, and teamotea replies within one business day at each of them. Write to [email protected] or reach us on WhatsApp and WeChat at +86 186 0206 2404.

Wholesale orders settle by T/T against a proforma invoice from a licensed Chinese export partner, priced at origin in CNY. If your country cannot wire to China, say so in the first message: teamotea holds accounts in several jurisdictions, and cryptocurrency under our licensed Hong Kong entity is an official settlement channel with an invoice against it.

Full mechanics live on the trade terms, standards and payments and shipping pages. If you are importing for resale, running a café tea programme or launching your own mark, the other buyer pages below carry the terms for those routes.

Enquiry — one message with your city, your volume and the classes that sell hardest for you; a reply within one business day with the catalogue and current prices for your market
Samples — a set of 8–12 teas, 25–50 g each, at $59–99 plus courier at cost, credited in full against your first order and free for confirmed large-volume enquiries; allow two to four weeks to your door
Invoice — proforma from a licensed Chinese export partner, settled by T/T bank transfer: 50/50 on a first order, 30/70 on repeats
Shipment — EXW, FOB or CIF from Chinese ports with the full document pack: GACC phytosanitary certificate, health certificate, certificate of analysis, certificate of origin, commercial invoice, packing list and ISPM-15 pallets; import clearance stays on your side

What we do not offer

No DDP into the EU or the United States: delivered duty paid requires an importer of record on the ground, which teamotea is not. EXW, FOB and CIF from Chinese ports, plus DAP for Russia and the EAEU via white-channel carriers — the trade terms page has the detail.

No organic certification. Per-lot multi-residue laboratory testing against GB 2763 and GB 2762 on request instead, quoted per lot.

No NET-30/60 and no consignment at this stage; payment is by bank transfer, card or the local payment systems of your country. Samples are payable online. We would rather state terms we can hold than terms that fall through.

Questions from shops

What is the minimum order for a tea shop?: Consolidated orders start at 100 kg, with named teas from 1–5 kg per SKU inside that consolidation. Reorders for shops typically run 20–200 kg across the 34 core teas in tins.
Can we order a specific oolong type and grade in bulk?: Yes. Oolongs are ordered against GB/T 30357, which covers tiěguānyīn, huángjīnguì, shuǐxiān, ròuguì, dāncōng and fóshǒu as named types, so the order names a class and a grade rather than a colour.
Will the second delivery match the first?: A tea ordered to a GB/T grade repeats within the standard’s tolerance rather than against a photograph. Named GI teas such as xīhú lóngjǐng carry their own standard on top of the class standard, cited per SKU on request.
What does the QR code on the tin do for a shop?: It opens that tea’s article in our encyclopedia at en.thetea.app, so a customer can read the background of the leaf at the shelf instead of waiting for free staff. All 34 tin designs can be inspected beforehand in the public 3D gallery.
How do we price the line for our shelf?: The wholesale price list carries three levels — wholesale from 50 kg, wholesale from 10 kg, and Chinese retail for reference — and is sent on enquiry.
What does the sample set cost before we commit to a shelf?: A set of 8–12 teas, 25–50 g each, is $59–99 plus courier at cost, credited in full against your first order and free for confirmed large-volume enquiries. Allow two to four weeks to your door.
How do we pay if our country cannot wire money to China?: The payment does not have to reach a Chinese bank. Orders settle by T/T against a proforma invoice, and we hold accounts in several jurisdictions; cryptocurrency under our licensed Hong Kong entity is an official invoiced channel.

Start with the sample set

The set is 8–12 teas at 25–50 g each, $59–99 plus courier at cost. It is paid — and credited in full against your first order, so the cost comes back the moment you buy; sets are free for confirmed large-volume enquiries. Tell us your city, roughly how many facings you have and which classes sell hardest for you, and teamotea replies within one business day with the catalogue and current prices for your market. [email protected], WhatsApp and WeChat +86 186 0206 2404.

Request the sample set — paid, credited to your first order Email for the wholesale price list

Other buyer types

Private label — your own trademark, from 50–100 kg per blend
For importers — Consolidated orders, the exporter on your invoice, volume tiers
For HoReCa — programmes of 5–30 kg with brewing guides and staff training