Trade
China Slashes Import Tariffs on South Africa’s Rooibos Tea
- Duties lowered to 6% from a range of 15% to 30%, DTIC says
- China is the seventh-largest market for rooibos exports
A farm worker farm grades and treats Rooibos tea leaves before packaging in Clanwilliam district, South Africa.
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China has lowered import tariffs on South Africa’s rooibos tea by as much as 80%.
Duties on the herbal tea that’s unique to South Africa were lowered to 6% from a range of 15% to 30%, the country’s Department of Trade, Industry and Competition said in a statement on Tuesday.