2. Contents
• An over view of Indian
exports
• Introduction ( Indian Tea)
• Brief history of tea
• Indian tea Exports in the
past
• Major competitors of
India
• Major destination of Tea (
India)
• Production of tea
• Export of value-added tea
from India
• Reasons for the declining
export
• Scopes for Indian tea
• Points to share
3. An Overview on Indian Export
• Indian trade has always been
devoid of manufactured or
industrial goods as it relies
heavily on agriculture.
• After India's liberalization,
imports dominated Indian
trade in the form of heavy
machinery and information
technology products and, thus,
created an imbalance of
trade.
• Indian trade was impacted by
the global recession between
2007 and 2009.
• Indian exports fell from
$187.9 billion in 2008 to
$155 billion in 2010.
6. Indian Tea
• In India ,about 172 years
old.
• Robert Bruce in 1823
discovered tea plants
growing wild in upper
Brahmaputra Valley.
• In 1838 the first Indian
tea from Assam was sent
to United Kingdom for
public sale.
• Located in rural hills and
backward areas of North-
eastern and Southern
States.
19. Reasons for the declining
export
• Continuous price cut by
the competitor
countries.
• Absolute dependence
on some specific
countries for export.
• Low Infrastructural
development and
improvement in service
levels.
• Increase in the
internal consumption
• A very concentrated
market
21. Points to share..
• Production of tea is
declining at a
substantial rate.
• Growing population is a
major obstacle to the
tea export.
• Threats from the
nearest competitors.
• Traditional belief of
the Indian people is
also turning up to be a
constraint for the tea
export
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• Tea, in many
countries is
currently on a
downward trend
• Lack of mutual
understanding.
• Inferior quality
teas produced by
many new tea-
growing countries
