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The Truth About the Difficulty in Obtaining Organic Matcha in 2025

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Matcha has grown in popularity over the last few years. It moved from being a niche health product to breaking into cafés, wellness brands, and even premium grocery stores. In North America, young adults from Generation Z and Millennials have a positive perception of organic … [Read more...] about The Truth About the Difficulty in Obtaining Organic Matcha in 2025

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How to Serve Hojicha Latte at a Café

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More and more people are finding out about hojicha. Considering its steadily increasing popularity, it's very likely that it will soon achieve the stature of matcha. When it comes to green tea, we are pretty much aware that matcha has cemented its place in popular culture. … [Read more...] about How to Serve Hojicha Latte at a Café

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How to Serve Matcha Latte at a Café

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How to Serve Matcha Latte at a Café

It has been a while since matcha started dominating pop culture. Clearly, it has maintained its peak position there. It remains a favorite among many, as evidenced by the number of its features on social media. On Instagram alone, posts with #matcha are now more than seven … [Read more...] about How to Serve Matcha Latte at a Café

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Tea Packaging Requirements from the FDA

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Tea Packaging Requirements from the FDA

Coming up with an excellent product is the most obvious hurdle to running a business. You can most certainly expect to have a plethora of other details to contend with, government regulations being one of them. When it comes to tea sold and marketed in the United States, it's … [Read more...] about Tea Packaging Requirements from the FDA

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Reseller’s Certificate for Importation and Tax Exemption

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You are on for another exciting adventure. You decided that a good tea you just recently quenched in is the best there but still off the market in your country. Now, you are convinced that it should be imported and you want to sell it. However, there are documents that need to be … [Read more...] about Reseller’s Certificate for Importation and Tax Exemption

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Bill of Lading: Its Importance in Shipping and How to Protect Your Goods

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Bill of lading for shipping

In this time and age of technology, when everything seems to be reachable to everyone, making this world smaller for everyone to connect, not to mention the impact of COVID-19, almost everything is already done online. We now tend to do online calls, messages, and even … [Read more...] about Bill of Lading: Its Importance in Shipping and How to Protect Your Goods

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Food Safety Registration for Importing Tea into the United States

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Food safety for imoporting tea in the USA

Since the U.S. imports around 15 percent of its food supply, it needs a safety system in place. This gives Americans security in the food they can access, not only in terms of diversity and abundance but in quality as well. So if you want to import something like green tea from … [Read more...] about Food Safety Registration for Importing Tea into the United States

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What Is TRACES for Tea Importing?

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What is TRACES for tea importing

The world is progressively becoming smaller as connections between countries on opposite sides of the globe become less effort and cultures are shared more easily. Prominent among those included in the vast cultural diffusion is the cuisine. These days, you can expect to find … [Read more...] about What Is TRACES for Tea Importing?

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What is ECOCERT for Tea Importing?

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ECOCERT for tea importing

Starting a tea business in a country is quite promising, no doubt, but in order for that business to flourish, you'll need a vast variety of tea in your store. Tea importing is the ultimate solution to expand your tea business. You can import myriads of high-quality tea varieties … [Read more...] about What is ECOCERT for Tea Importing?

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What is Kanaya Midori(かなやみどり)?

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Kanaya midori tea

Japan is famous for abundant things and one such thing is the presence and production of organic Japanese tea. The production of Japanese tea dates as far back as the 1800s and since then, it has been one of the most important things in the life of a tea lover. Over the years, a … [Read more...] about What is Kanaya Midori(かなやみどり)?

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How to Import Organic Japanese Tea to Russian Federation

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Import Organic Japanese Tea to Russia

The cold weather like that of Russia asks for a beverage that keeps the Russians warm at all times, and what could be better than a hot cup of tea? In Russia, tea is considered to be a de facto national beverage, which means that it is the most popular beverage in the Russian … [Read more...] about How to Import Organic Japanese Tea to Russian Federation

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How to Import Organic Japanese Tea to Switzerland

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Import Organic Japanese Tea to Switzerland

On the surface, it may seem like Switzerland is a caffeine-consuming hub, but in reality, Switzerland can be considered a "paradise for tea lovers." Switzerland not only imports tea but also grows it in various regions. So, as the people of Switzerland are diverting more toward … [Read more...] about How to Import Organic Japanese Tea to Switzerland

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How to Import Organic Japanese Tea to the Netherlands?

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Import Japanese Tea to the Netherlands

The people of the Netherlands are the utmost fans of tea, and not even a single day goes by when they don't drink tea. Their love for tea can be calculated by the fact that about 3.5 liters are getting consumed by the people. That means that the people of the Netherlands consume … [Read more...] about How to Import Organic Japanese Tea to the Netherlands?

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What is a Phytosanitary Certificate, and how does it matter to import Japanese Green Tea?

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Phytosanitary Certificate

In order to import certain goods into a country, you need to fulfill various requirements. This is obligatory for each of your imports. If you fail to comply with these necessities, your imports will never be able to cross borders. One of the requirements is that you have to … [Read more...] about What is a Phytosanitary Certificate, and how does it matter to import Japanese Green Tea?

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What is COI? – Does COI suffice as organic certification for your organic Japanese Tea?

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COI certificate

Whenever someone wants to import certain products from other countries, they must comply with the given rules and regulations. These rules and regulations are necessary to inform the importing country that each product complies with its safety standards. However, to do this, … [Read more...] about What is COI? – Does COI suffice as organic certification for your organic Japanese Tea?

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How to Import Organic Japanese Tea to Norway

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Import Organic Japanese Tea to Norway

Coffee has been keeping the Norwegians warm for a long time, but now they are shifting to another hot beverage that can satisfy their palates – tea. The consumption of coffee is still pretty high, but as Norwegians realize the health benefits of tea, they are starting to change … [Read more...] about How to Import Organic Japanese Tea to Norway

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FDA Prior Notice – Everything You Need To Know

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FDA Prior Notice

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States has been directed to become the food regulations agency representing the Department of Health and Human Services by the Public Health Security and the Bioterrorism Act of 2002 (Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response … [Read more...] about FDA Prior Notice – Everything You Need To Know

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How to Import Organic Japanese Tea to Taiwan

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How to Import Organic Japanese Tea to Taiwan

Taiwan is known as a paradise for tea lovers. The country has a huge tea market where only good quality tea can survive. The people of Taiwan have a sense of differentiating good tea from the bad one because of a good amount of experience. So, if you're looking forward to opening … [Read more...] about How to Import Organic Japanese Tea to Taiwan

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How to Import Organic Japanese Tea to Malaysia

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Import Organic Japanese Tea to Malaysia

Coffee has been the epitome of most mornings and evenings in Malaysia. However, this popularity is getting overshadowed by tea. Many Malaysian cafes have now started to provide tea. They even make specialty offerings where tea is served with desserts and other fusion drinks. As … [Read more...] about How to Import Organic Japanese Tea to Malaysia

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How to Import Organic Japanese Tea to Vietnam

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Import Organic Japanese Tea to Vietnam

There isn't even a single place in Vietnam where you won't find a hot cup of tea. From weddings to ritual ceremonies, tea will appear because that's how much Vietnamese love it. You will always find someone at “quán cóc” – the make-shift shops present on the roadsides of the … [Read more...] about How to Import Organic Japanese Tea to Vietnam

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