Now buying at the Colombo Tea Auction. Export enquiries are open.
34 Ceylon grades, from OPA to Silver Tips.
The full range sold through the Colombo Tea Auction: leafy, broken, tippy, fannings, dust, CTC, green and white. Each grade lists its typical pack and container load so you can plan an order before you write to us.
Leafy grades
Long, twisted whole leaf. Slower to brew with a light to medium liquor. Bought for loose-leaf packs, especially in the Middle East and CIS.
Broken grades
Leaf broken during rolling for a faster infusion, more colour and more strength. BOP is the classic Ceylon blending grade.
Tippy specials
Low-grown grades with golden or silver tip, made mostly in Ruhuna. Priced on appearance as much as on the cup.
Fannings
Small, even particles sorted after the broken grades. Quick, strong and coloury, the backbone of tea bags.
Dust
The smallest particles. The fastest infusion and the strongest colour, for tea bags, catering and milk tea.
CTC grades
Crush, tear, curl. Machine-made granules that brew strong and fast. Mostly low grown.
Off-grades
Sold in the auction’s off-grade catalogue. Mixed leaf and fannings at a keener price for value blends.
Green tea
Unoxidised Ceylon green tea, mostly from the hills. Rolled leaf for loose tea, fannings for tea bags.
White tea and tips
Hand-picked buds, dried slowly. Tiny volumes, sold by the kilo for luxury retail and gifting.
