Japan's powdered green tea exports to the UK, Germany and Czechia, last 12 months
Monthly export volume and average export value
| Country | Oct 25 | Nov | Dec | Jan 26 | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep 26 | 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom tonnes | 508 | ||||||||||||
| ¥ thousand per kg | 13.2 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 11.6 | 14.0 | 15.9 | 11.5 | 13.7 | 14.7 | 13.2 | 16.2 | 13.4 |
| Germany tonnes | 901 | ||||||||||||
| ¥ thousand per kg | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 8.0 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 8.9 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 9.5 |
| Czechia tonnes | 75 | ||||||||||||
| ¥ thousand per kg | 12.7 | 12.3 | 14.7 | 12.2 | 11.0 | 12.2 | 10.5 | 13.3 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 15.1 | 13.7 | 12.5 |
Source: Ministry of Finance Japan, Trade Statistics (via e-Stat), export codes 0902.10-100 and 0902.20-100 (“green tea, powdered”, packed in containers of 3 kg or less, and bulk; Japan has no separate code for matcha). Figures for 2026 are preliminary and may be revised. Shipments under ¥200,000 are not recorded. Exports to a hub country may be re-shipped elsewhere in Europe. Value is FOB in yen.
Supply status: what Japanese producers have announced
| Producer or region | What was announced | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Marukyu Koyamaen (Uji, Kyoto) | Matcha limited to one item per customer at its five directly-run shops | from Mar 2025 |
| Fukujuen (Kyoto) | Not accepting new wholesale applications for matcha | checked Nov 2026 |
| Ippodo (Kyoto) | Discontinued six bancha-type products: farms have switched leaf to matcha raw material (Kyoto tea market, first-flush average in 2025: tencha ¥14,144/kg vs bancha ¥1,225/kg) | Mar 2026 |
| Hoshino Seichaen (Yame, Fukuoka) | Matcha raw material in short supply; matcha orders by phone only | checked Nov 2026 |
| Kagoshima Prefecture | Two new tencha factories started in Apr 2026; a new grinding plant planned for 2027. Kagoshima was Japan's largest tencha producer in 2025 (2,670 t) | Aug 2026 report |
Kyoto's first tencha auction of 2026 averaged ¥14,127/kg, up from ¥8,235/kg in 2025 (trade press). Sources for each line are listed in the full brief. Not legal or trading advice.
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