Monthly data
Japan's powdered tea exports to the UK, Germany and Czechia
Volumes and average export values from Japanese customs, month by month, with what producers have announced about supply.
Monthly export volume, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026
The Japanese side of matcha supply, for European buyers
Customs data, tea-market prices, producer notices and EU and GB residue rules. Read in Japanese, checked against the source, and written up in English.
This season
Tencha has more than tripled in price in two years
Kyoto tea market, average price of first-flush tencha, yen per kg
Rule changes with a date attached
The EU limit for clothianidin and thiamethoxam in tea fell to 0.05 mg/kg, from 0.7 and 20.
The current EU–Japan organic equivalence ends. An extension to 2036 is agreed but not yet formally adopted.
- Autumn 2027
A lower EU limit is expected for chlorfenapyr, the residue most often found in Japanese export tea.
What we publish
Free checklist
12 questions to ask a matcha supplier before you sign
One page for importers, wholesalers and private-label brands, updated for this year's EU residue and organic changes.
- Supply and allocation
- Origin and product
- Residues and contaminants
- Paperwork and cost
Every figure carries its source and the date we checked it.
Who we are
A small, independent research desk in Tsuruoka, Japan. We follow Japanese producers, tea markets and regulators so that buyers in Europe can make sourcing decisions on primary data.