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COMMODITY SUBSCRIPTION · SCOPE & METHOD · NOT AN OFFER
Tea (bulk black, CTC and orthodox)Subscription Report
HS 090230, 090240 · agri · container
NINE PAGES · REGISTRATION OPEN · NO FEE IS BEING COLLECTED YET
THE MARK
$1,974.41USD/t
COUNTERPARTIES
72/9
BUILT ON
3
PRICE BASIS · CUSTOMS RECORD · COUNTERPARTY REGISTER — READ FROM FREE, CITED SOURCES
01The record on this commodity
02What it is, and what H-α does with it
03The nine pages, what each does, and a line from each
COMMODITY SUBSCRIPTION REPORT · PREPARED BY H-α TRADE INTELLIGENCE
2026-11-07
H-α · TRADE INTELLIGENCE
Tea (bulk black, CTC and orthodox) Subscription Report
THE RECORD
I.The record on this commodity
| WHAT IS HELD | COUNT | BASIS |
|---|---|---|
| Buyers | 72 | named companies |
| Sellers | 9 | named companies |
| Countries | 62 | in the record |
| Ports | 5 | worked by the book |
| Customs lanes | 163 | cut from declarations |
| Declarations | 4,228 | latest year, on those lanes |
| Prices | 3 | legs on the desk |
| Pursuit lanes | 144 | lanes on the board |
| Freight routes | 5 | container · drawn |
| Port hubs | — | no inland leg is on file for this commodity yet |
| Specifications | — | the registry carries no quality spec or grade table for this commodity |
| Named sources | 3 | all free to consult |
THE COMMODITY
II.What Tea (bulk black, CTC and orthodox) is, and what H-α does with it
The registry’s note on the headings this subscription reads:
090230 Black tea and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings ≤ 3 kg; 090240 Other black tea and partly fermented tea (bulk, > 3 kg)
Green tea (0902.10/.20) is defined in the product spec but not registered for flows in the first pilot (bulk black CTC/orthodox).
The registry’s caveat on the price anchor:
See halpha_subs_readiness for which series are internal reference only.
THE NINE PAGES
III.The nine pages, what each does, and a line from each
OPEN01Market Today
1,974.41 USD/tonne · US import CIF value (customs value plus declared import charges to the first US port), black tea in packings > 3 kg (HS 0902.40), 2026-08 · US Census Bureau international trade API · print 2026-08-31
OPEN02Intel
Tea, average of three auctions (World Bank Pink Sheet) · 2,850.00 · arithmetic average of auction quotations at Kolkata, Colombo and Mombasa/Nairobi · World Bank Pink Sheet · print 2026-09
OPEN03Customs
LK → CL · 1,930 declarations · unit value median 3,173.30 · last seen 2026-07-28
OPEN04Register
one register record · buyer · PE · callao
OPEN05Trade Audit
Grade (SHB/Santos) baseline SHB · 3 specs checked: grade, screen size, defects per 300g
specimen · Coffee
OPEN06Pursuit
AR → PE · still needs recent trade, named parties
OPEN07Deal Maker
insurance % of CIF 0.05 · discharge USD/MT 1
OPEN08Freight
callao → cartagena-col · container · High volume · 2 sellers · 28 buyers
OPEN09Logistics
no line can be drawn for this page on any commodity yet