Tea Board Licensing

Tea is one of the industries, which by an Act of Parliament comes under the control of the Union Govt. The genesis of the Tea Board India dates back to 1903 when the Indian Tea Cess Bill was passed. The Bill provided for levying a Cess on tea exports - the proceeds of which were to be used for the promotion of Indian tea both within and outside India. The present Tea Board set up under section 4 of the Tea Act 1953 was constituted on 1st April 1954.

The board headquarter is in Kolkata which works to promote tea production, quality and export worldwide with the objective of making India as a leading producer and exporter around the globe. The Government of India has conveyed its approval for the Tea Board’s Scheme “Tea Development & Promotion Scheme” for implementation during the Medium-Term Framework (MTF) (2017-18 to 2019-2020).

The scheme has the following seven components covering the broad areas of Tea Board’s operation as follows: -

Plantation Development including small growers

Its 5 sub components are:

  1. Replantation, Replacement Planting, Rejuvenation of old tea bushes
  2. New Planting
  3. Organic Tea
  4. Irrigation
  5. Field Mechanization

Quality Upgradation and Product Diversification including Orthodox Production

Market Promotion – Domestic and International

Research and Development

Human Resource Development

National Program for Tea Regulation

Establishment Expenses

License/registration provided by Tea Board

  1. Tea Waste License
  2. Broker in Tea Auction
  3. Distributor License
  4. Buyer Registration
  5. Exporter License
  6. Flavor Registration
  7. Garden Registration
  8. Issuance of Registration Certificate of Manufacturing Unit
  9. Mini Tea Factory
  10. NOC for Construction of Manufacturing Unit
  11. Organizers of Tea Auction
  12. Tea Testing Laboratories

Corporate Mitra will help your organization to draft and file application to tea board for registration cum member certificate. We deal in end to end process of certification for tea board.

Types of Tea Warehouse License

Change of Ownership of Garden Registration

Change of Ownership of Tea Factory License

Permanent Exporter License

Broker in Tea Auction (Renewal)

Exporter License (Renewal)

Organizers of Tea Auction (Renewal)

Tea Testing Laboratories (Renewal)

RCMC(Renewal)

Tea Warehouse License (Renewal)

Tea Waste License (Renewal)

Products Under Tea Board India

There are four tea types that are covered under this board for which exporter require RCMC are: -

  1. Bulk Tea
  2. Packet Tea
  3. Tea Bags
  4. Instant Tea

Documents Required For Tea Board Registration

The documents that would be required are as follows:

Aadhaar Card and PAN Card of Authorized Person

PAN of the business entity

GST registration certificate

Memorandum and Article of Association

List of Director and Managing Committee

Layout Plan

Trade License

Income Tax Certificate