GP1-grade Ceylon green tea — loose leaf, bagged or private label, direct from the manufacturer.
Samley Teas supplies Ceylon green tea to importers, distributors and private-label brands at wholesale and bulk volumes. As a certified manufacturer-exporter we control the leaf from estate to export — consistent GP1-grade green tea, certified organic options and custom blends from one accountable source, with full export documentation on every shipment.
Consumer formats and finished retail products live in our Ceylon green tea collection — below is the manufacturing and supply range for wholesale buyers.
The benchmark grade for premium Ceylon green tea — tightly rolled leaf, uniform infusion, a clean and bright cup.
A familiar style cue for buyers building Western retail ranges, produced on the same high-grown Ceylon base.
USDA Organic and EU Organic green tea for wholesale, bulk and private-label programmes.
Ingredient-led green blends developed to your recipe and price point by our tasting team.
Pyramid, paper, non-woven and PLA bag formats, plus Nespresso-compatible capsules — filled and sealed at source.
Green tea is a crowded category. Ceylon green wins where buyers need a cleaner, gentler profile with an origin story that the saturated Chinese and Japanese segments cannot offer.
Our core production is GP1 — Gunpowder Pekoe 1 — the grade most commonly specified for wholesale loose leaf and tea-bag filling. The tightly rolled leaf signals consistent particle size, which means even extraction in pyramid and double-chamber formats and a reliable base for private-label lines. High-grown elevations and Sri Lanka's slower growth cycles concentrate flavour in the leaf while keeping astringency low.
That profile matters commercially: a naturally lighter, less grassy cup than Longjing or Japanese sencha gives retail buyers a green tea that converts mainstream tea drinkers, not just enthusiasts. For ranges that need the familiar style cue, we produce sencha-style Ceylon green tea alongside the GP1 standard — same origin, same certified supply chain.
Every batch is evaluated by experienced tea tasters for balance, consistency and flavour accuracy, and our blenders can replicate an existing green-tea product or develop a new one to your target price — including certified organic versions, through our certified organic tea supplier programme, for North American, European and UK ranges, supplied as a Ceylon green tea supplier to the USA, UK and EU markets.
GP1 Benchmark Grade
Consistent particle size for even extraction in every bag format.
High-Grown Character
Clean, bright, low-astringency liquor from elevation-grown leaf.
Organic Options
USDA and EU Organic green tea lines for certified ranges.
Manufacturer-Direct
Estate to export under one roof — one QA chain, one accountable source.
Green tea is the least forgiving tea in a container: minimally oxidised leaf loses its volatile character faster than black tea when packing is an afterthought. Samley processes green tea using the orthodox method, then protects it for long-haul export with foil-overwrap and nitrogen-flush options that preserve freshness and shelf life through to your warehouse.
Filling and sealing — whether bulk sacks, pyramid bags or retail packets — run under FSSC 22000 food-safety systems, with cut size and moisture specification confirmed at sampling so the tea your customers brew matches the sample your buyers approved.
Specification
Grade (GP1, sencha-style, organic), cut size, format and target volume — defined with our team against your market.
Sampling & Approval
Production-representative samples shipped for evaluation; for bagging programmes, we confirm extraction in your bag format.
Pricing & Terms
FOB Colombo or CIF destination, Incoterms and timelines agreed in writing.
Production
Manufactured and packed under FSSC 22000 — organic lines under USDA / EU Organic certification.
Quality Release & Dispatch
Taster sign-off against the approved sample, full export documentation issued, shipment dispatched from Colombo.
Green tea production runs under FSSC 22000 and GMP food-safety systems with FDA registration for the US market; organic lines carry USDA Organic and EU Organic certification. SEDEX, Fairtrade, the Ceylon Lion Logo mark of origin and Carbon Verified status complete the credential set. Full scope details live on our Quality & Certifications page — and certificates are available to your compliance team before the first order.
Bulk loose-leaf green tea starts at 500 kg; private-label finished product at 50,000 units. First orders run 6–8 weeks from approved samples and specifications; repeat orders are faster. Green tea is quoted per specification — grade, cut, organic status, bag format and packaging finish each move the price — FOB Colombo or CIF your destination port, with documentation costs stated up front.
For tea-bag programmes, confirm cut size and bag format at specification stage: GP1's consistent particle size is the reason it extracts evenly, and we protect that property through the filling line.
Programme detail for finished retail products sits with our private label tea manufacturing service; conventional container-volume grades run through our bulk Ceylon tea supplier programme.
Bulk Loose Leaf MOQ
500 kg
Per grade — GP1, sencha-style or organic
Private Label MOQ
50,000 units
Retail-ready finished product
First Order Lead Time
6–8 weeks
From approved samples & specifications
Shipping Terms
FOB / CIF
FOB Colombo or CIF your destination port
Answers to the questions wholesale green tea buyers ask most.
Primarily high-grown GP1-grade Ceylon green tea — whole leaf or cut-and-sift for bagging — plus sencha-style Ceylon green and certified organic green tea.
Yes. USDA Organic and EU Organic certified green tea is available for wholesale, bulk and private-label orders, with organic transaction certificates on every shipment.
Loose leaf gives the fullest infusion, but GP1's consistent particle size delivers close-to-loose-leaf quality in pyramid formats — which is why most of our retail-bound green tea ships as pyramid bags. We supply both.
75–80°C water, 2–3 minutes, 2–3 g per 200 ml — over-boiling produces bitterness. We supply this guidance as on-pack brewing copy for private-label customers.
Yes — full private-label and contract packing: grade, cut, flavour system, bag format and packaging to your specification, shipped retail-ready and barcoded.
500 kg for bulk loose leaf and 50,000 units for private-label finished product. Samples come first.
Yes — we supply Ceylon green tea to importers and brands in the USA, UK and EU, with FDA registration supporting US import and full export documentation for European buyers.
Certificate of analysis, certificate of origin, phytosanitary certificate, organic transaction certificate on organic lines, and full commercial documents for your customs broker.
Request green tea samples and a wholesale quote — specify grade, format and volume, and we will return a complete quotation with documentation.