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:
- Replantation, Replacement Planting, Rejuvenation of old tea bushes
- New Planting
- Organic Tea
- Irrigation
- 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
- Tea Waste License
- Broker in Tea Auction
- Distributor License
- Buyer Registration
- Exporter License
- Flavor Registration
- Garden Registration
- Issuance of Registration Certificate of Manufacturing Unit
- Mini Tea Factory
- NOC for Construction of Manufacturing Unit
- Organizers of Tea Auction
- 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: -
- Bulk Tea
- Packet Tea
- Tea Bags
- Instant Tea
Documents Required For Tea Board Registration
The documents that would be required are as follows: