Company History

Tea Importers, Inc. is a privately-held company founded in 1953 and headquartered in Westport, Connecticut.  The company imports tea from all of the major and many of the minor tea producing countries in the world. 

It is one of the leading tea importers, selling to major tea packers and blenders, as well as specialty tea companies in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. 

In addition, Tea Importers operates a Fair Trade certified tea factory in Rwanda, which produces over 6 million pounds of high quality tea each year for customers worldwide. 

Member:

• Tea Association of the United States
• Tea Council of the United States
• Specialty Tea Institute
• TransFair USA
• Tea Association of Canada

The Sorwathe tea factory located in the hills of northern Rwanda.