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The market size of tea-bag filter has been estimated as given below:-
Tea-bags filter usage in India
Tea sold as tea-bags in India Approx. 6,900 MT (3 – 3.5 billion teabags)
Filter paper used per kg of tea 1.05 kg to 1.25 kg (2.1 to 2.3 grams per
tea bag)
Total Filter paper usage for tea-bags 7,900 MT
Rs 200 crore
Source: Industry survey, PIB, IMaCS Analysis
The current and future forecast of tea bags filter industry is given below:-
Tea-bags filter 2007-08 2012-13
Tea sold as tea-bags 6,900 MT 15,400 MT
Tea bag filter paper volume
(in MT)
7,900 MT 17,650 MT
Tea bag filter paper value
(in Rs. crore)
Rs 200 crore Rs 441 crore
Source: Industry survey, IMaCS Analysis
The potential market for tea bag industry in 2012-13 is estimated at Rs. 441 crore up from Rs. 200
crore in 2007-08 (E). No inflationary increase has been assumed for the price of the tea-bags filters. In
volume terms, the usage of filter paper in tea bags industry is expected to grow from 7,900 tonnes in
2007-08 to 17,650 tonnes in 2012-13. The tea-bags industry in India is expected to grow at 15-20%
per annum. We have assumed the growth rate of the industry as 17.5% per annum over the next five
years.
Imports of Tea-bags filter
The estimated import figures for tea-bags filter are as given below:-
HS Code Description
Imports
Quantity
Imports
(in Rs crore)
2007-08(E) 2007-08(E)
48054000,
48232000
TEA-BAG FILTER
PAPER*
Approx. 800 MT
Rs 5 – 5.5 crore
approx.
Source: IBIS, DGCIS, IMaCS Analysis
Germany, UK & USA account for over 95% of tea-bag filter paper imports of India. 2-3% of tea-bags
filters are imported from China as well.
Exports of Tea-bags filter
The estimated export figures for Tea-bags filter paper from India are negligible.