Checklist
Six checks before you choose a tea partner.
The lowest FOB price is rarely the safest starting point. Use these checks to understand product focus, traceability, documentation, and repeatability before your first bulk order.
1. Product focus
Look for a clear reason behind every tea in the range. Six well-documented products are more useful than thirty vague SKUs when you are preparing a focused launch.
You can begin with commercial anchors such as Jasmine Green Tea, , and Chinese Matcha. Floral Gift Blend continues through the separate personalized gift path.
2. Traceability
Confirm the available origin, harvest, lot, storage, and grade information. A clear grade explanation helps you understand and communicate the difference between price levels.
3. Lab reports
For regulated food markets, confirm the available report scope, whether it is tied to the lot, and whether additional destination-specific testing is needed before shipment.
4. Export documents
Clarify the commercial invoice, packing list, Certificate of Origin, phytosanitary workflow when required, and any market-specific document expectations before deposit.
5. Sample discipline
Your sample kit should connect the tea with tasting notes, specifications, brewing guidance, packaging options, and indicative pricing rather than leaving you with an unexplained loose sample.
6. Repeatability
Confirm how the grade, packaging, and document flow can be repeated across future orders. One successful sample matters only when the product can be managed after launch.