RT-00Camellane tea sourcing desk
Wholesale tea from the source, cupped before it ships
Camellane is a tea sourcing desk. We coordinate partner gardens and packing facilities across Zhejiang, Fujian, Yunnan, Anhui and Guangdong, add Japanese and origin teas for blending, and turn a brief into samples before you commit to bulk.
- 39tea lines from 10 origins
- 50-100 kgtypical start for bulk lines
- 3-7 dayssample dispatch, in-stock teas
Most tea buyers start with one category and outgrow their supplier list: a bubble-tea brand that needs a stronger CTC base also wants jasmine for scent-forward SKUs; a retail chain that sells Longjing gets asked for white tea and herbal blends. Running each category through a different supplier means different MOQ rules, different label standards and no single lot record.
This desk keeps the range in one place: green teas from Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Anhui plus Japanese steamed styles, oolongs from Anxi, the Wuyi mountains and Chaozhou, black teas from Keemun, Tongmu and Yunnan with Assam and Ceylon for blending, white teas from Fuding, pu-erh from Yunnan, herbal and barley teas, and packing formats from loose leaf to pyramid bags. One spec sheet, one lot record, one person accountable per program.
Every line below ships with a cupping sheet: dry leaf, liquor, aroma, taste and wet leaf, plus brew parameters you can print on a pack or hand to a barista. Pick a category to see the lines in it.
Longjing
Flat pan-fired Hangzhou green tea; pre-Ming and pre-rain grades in bulk, cupped against a season reference.
Biluochun
Tiny spiral green from Suzhou's fruit-tree gardens; floral-fruity cup, bud-heavy grades, bulk lots.
Jasmine tea
Green tea base scented with fresh jasmine over six to nine rounds; bulk and pyramid bag programs.
Maofeng
Gently baked strip green from Huangshan; orchid sweetness, forgiving in service, cafe-friendly grades.
Houkui
Flat-pressed two-leaves-one-bud green from Anhui; orchid aroma, a specialty retail showpiece.
Anji white tea
Green tea from a pale cultivar: broth-fresh umami, spring-only window, premium retail hero.
Sencha
Steamed Japanese-style green; fresh marine cup for retail, cafes and pyramid bag programs.
Gyokuro
Shade-grown umami green; about 20 days under cover, brewed low and slow, a top-shelf anchor line.
Genmaicha
Steamed green tea plus roasted rice: low bitterness, toasty aroma, a friendly entry green for cafes and retail shelves.
Matcha powder
Food-grade matcha for lattes, bakery and ice cream: shade-grown tencha, milled to spec, lab panels per batch.
Tieguanyin
Rolled Anxi oolong, clean-aroma and roasted styles; 7 g gongfu brews, vacuum-packed wholesale lots.
Da Hong Pao
Charcoal-roasted Wuyi rock oolong: mineral body, floral lift, six-plus gongfu infusions; grades from foodservice to collector lots.
Rougui
Wuyi rock oolong with distinct cassia spice over mineral depth; medium to full roast, six-plus gongfu infusions.
Shui Xian
Mellow Wuyi rock oolong with orchid undertone; medium roast, thick body, long infusions; the foodservice-friendly rock tea.
Dancong
Single-garden Phoenix oolong sold by aroma type - Mi Lan Xiang and more; intense florals, 7-8 g gongfu brews, seasonal lots.
CTC black tea
Machine-rolled granules for fast, strong extraction: bubble tea bases, iced service and private-label bags; blends locked per program.
Keemun
Anhui gongfu black tea with the famous floral-sweet keemun fragrance; bright red cup, elegant alone, gentle with milk.
Lapsang Souchong
Pine-smoked and unsmoked Lapsang Souchong from the Wuyi Tongmu Pass, cupped per lot, foil-packed.
Jinjunmei
Bud-only, hand-finished Wuyi black tea; golden liquor, honey and florals, spring-window sourcing.
Dianhong
Yunnan large-leaf black tea, strip grades with golden tips; honeyed, strong, milk-capable.
Assam
Origin-import Assam in CTC and orthodox grades; malty, strong, milk-tea ready; documented per lot.
Ceylon
Origin-import Ceylon in UPA/UVA district grades; bright, brisk, iced-tea and hospitality ready.
Lemon black tea
Flavored black tea blend with lemon peel or natural flavor; hot and cold brew; bag-ready.
Silver Needle
Bud-only white tea from Fuding and Zhenghe; pale apricot cup, pekoe sweetness, spring window.
White Peony
Bud-and-leaf white tea from Fujian; apricot cup, floral aroma, the volume line of the white range.
Gongmei
Leafy Fuding and Jianyang white tea, orange-yellow and sweet; loose, cake and pyramid formats.
Shoumei
Fuding leaf-and-stem white tea that ages into jujube depth; loose leaf and pressed cakes, steeped or boiled.
Ripe pu-erh
Wet-piled Yunnan pu-erh in the 357 g bing: chestnut-red, smooth, cotton-paper wrapped, seven cakes to a tong.
Raw pu-erh
Sheng pu-erh pressed from Yunnan sun-dried maocha: green-bitter youth that mellows with age in honest storage.
Chenpi pu-erh
Ripe pu-erh with tangerine peel, whole-fruit and loose formats; gift-ready, private label from reference ranges.
Herbal blends
Caffeine-free botanical blends made to spec; pyramid bag or loose formats; taste-only claims, labels per market.
Fruit blends
Dried fruit and botanical blends, iced-drink ready; color and acidity balanced to spec; pyramid and bulk formats.
Peppermint
Single-botanical peppermint leaf, naturally caffeine-free, for hotel lists, retail packs and iced service.
Rose tea
Whole rose buds and rose-on-tea blends, low-temperature dried and aroma-cupped per lot for gift and cafe programs.
Barley tea
Roasted barley grain, caffeine-free by nature, for daily-cup programs: family packs, foodservice urns and cold-brew jugs.
Gift box
Organic-certified teas in custom gift boxes, certificate chain verified per program, MOQ from 500-1,000 boxes as a reference range.
Tea sets
Gaiwan, pitcher and cup sets from porcelain and clay districts, packed with tea in drop-tested cartons; MOQ 300-500 sets reference.
Pyramid bags
Filled pyramid sachets, 2-3 g single serve, nylon or PLA mesh, private label programs from the 100,000-bag scale.
Empty bags
Empty pyramid filters in nylon or PLA, string and tag options, supplied at the 100,000-piece scale for in-house filling lines.
The same tea sells differently across channels. These are the programs we build most often, each with the formats and documents that channel needs.
Bubble tea
CTC and Dianhong bases that hold up in milk and ice, plus jasmine and matcha SKUs, locked by golden sample.
Hospitality
Pyramid bags and loose leaf side by side: per-cup cost control and roasted oolongs that forgive service.
Retail and import
39 lines under one spec system: document packs per market and freight planned against your shelf dates.
E-commerce
Gift boxes, pyramid bags and tea set bundles built for D2C: pack specs that ship well and lots that repeat.
Corporate gifting
Custom tea gift boxes in budget tiers with phased delivery, from branded sleeves to full private label.
China grew into the world's largest tea exporter on volume: around 374,000 tonnes left the country in 2024, close to 80% of it green tea, at an average near 3.5 dollars per kilogram. That volume system is built for bulk, not for a brand that needs a specific roast, harvest window or label. The desk works the other way: we shortlist gardens and packing facilities per program - Anxi for Tieguanyin, Wuyi for rock oolongs, Fuding for white tea, Hangzhou for Longjing, Yunnan for pu-erh and Dianhong - and match the lot to your cup profile, not the other way around. See the origin network.
Quality control here is boring on purpose. Samples are cupped side by side against the reference - dry leaf, liquor, aroma, taste, wet leaf - before anything ships. Lab panels for pesticide residues, heavy metals and microbiology go to third-party laboratories per batch, with reports issued in your name. EU MRL work follows Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 as amended; organic claims follow the certificate chain, not the brochure. Read quality control and certifications.
Private label is mostly packaging decisions made early: foil versus tin, pyramid versus flat bag, your artwork on a carton that survives sea freight. Typical reference ranges: bulk loose leaf from 50-100 kg per line, packed private label from about 100-300 kg or 5,000-20,000 bags, pyramid filling at ten-thousand-bag scale. Everything is confirmed in writing before the deposit. Details on private label and MOQ and lead time.
The desk runs programs on a fixed spine: brief to spec sheet, spec sheet to samples, samples cupped and adjusted, golden sample locked, bulk produced against it, inspection before packing, freight and documents to your door. When something changes - a harvest runs late, a certificate needs renewing - you hear it from us with options, not from a customs broker. The full sequence is on procurement process.
Industry reports put the global tea market around 69.5 billion US dollars in 2025, growing near 6.5% a year, with bubble tea, matcha and organic lines growing faster than the average (Grand View Research). Growth is not automatic for every seller - it rewards whoever can hold a cup profile steady while formats and labels change. That is the job this desk is set up for. Start with solutions by audience or send the brief straight to the quote form.
Send the teas you need, your market and a quantity per item. The desk replies in writing with a sample plan, pack options and the reference MOQ.
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