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Tea Packaging

Tea packaging for loose leaf, matcha, herbal blends and sachets, from 100 g retail to 5 kg catering, in foil, compostable and recycled laminates with resealable zippers. Tea fades rather than spoils, and aroma travels both ways through a weak film, so a pack stored beside coffee or spices takes them on. A foil or high-barrier structure with a well-specified zipper stops both directions, and loose leaf is bulky, so volume sets the gusset rather than weight.

In this range10 products

Minimum orderFrom 1,000 pieces

SamplesStock samples free

Lead time15-25 days after approval

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Where Tea Packaging Sits in the Range

The numbers are how many packs in this range are also in that one, counted from the catalogue rather than chosen by hand.

About tea packaging

Tea Loses Its Aroma Before It Loses Anything Else

Tea does not spoil in any way a customer would call unsafe. It fades. Volatile aromatics leave, the leaf takes on whatever is stored beside it, and a year later the same tea makes a duller cup. Everything in a tea pack is aimed at that one problem, which is why the barrier and the closure matter more here than the film thickness.

Aroma Travels Both Ways

A pack that lets aroma out also lets aroma in. Tea stored next to spices or coffee picks them up, which is a real problem in a warehouse and a worse one in a kitchen cupboard. A foil or high-barrier structure with a well-specified zipper is what stops both directions, and the zipper is as important as the film because it is the part opened every day.

Loose Leaf, Matcha and Blends

  • Loose leaf is light and bulky. The gusset comes from volume, not weight, and a 100 g pack is physically large.
  • Matcha is a fine powder that oxidises quickly and shows every colour change. Foil, small format, and often a tin tie or a resealable zipper on a small pouch.
  • Herbal and fruit blends contain dried fruit pieces that carry moisture into the pack. The barrier is specified for the wettest component, not the average.

How the Category Looks

Tea sells on provenance and calm, and kraft paper with a foil liner is the most-asked-for structure here for exactly that reason: it reads as unprocessed and protects like film. Flat bottom bags give five printed panels for the brewing notes and the origin story, which is a lot of what a tea buyer reads before choosing.

Frequently asked

Specifying Tea Packaging: The Questions That Decide It

Why does my tea taste flat before its date?

It has lost volatiles. Tea fades rather than spoils, so the pack is doing a job the date does not describe, and the barrier and the zipper are what decide it.

Can tea pick up other smells through the pack?

Yes, and it is a common complaint. An odour barrier works in both directions, which matters in a warehouse and in a kitchen cupboard.

What size pack for 100 g of loose leaf?

Physically large. Loose leaf is light and bulky, so the gusset comes from volume rather than weight, and a 100 g pack surprises people.

Does matcha need something different?

Yes. It is a fine powder that oxidises fast and shows every change of colour, so it wants foil, a small format and a closure opened as little as possible.

Tin tie or zipper?

Tin tie reads as speciality and is not an airtight reclosure. Zipper is the airtight one. On a tea where aroma is the product, the zipper is doing more work.

Can kraft paper hold aroma?

The paper cannot; the liner behind it can. A kraft face over a foil liner is the most-requested structure in this category for exactly that reason.

Do fruit and herbal blends need a different barrier?

Usually a better one. Dried fruit pieces carry moisture into the pack, so the barrier is specified for the wettest component rather than the average.

Can you pack tea bags as well as loose leaf?

Yes, as an outer pouch or carton for individually wrapped bags, or as a bulk pouch for unwrapped ones. The two are quoted differently.

How much printable area do I get for brewing notes?

Most on a flat bottom bag, which gives five panels. That is why the category leans towards it despite the higher film cost.

Is a window a good idea for tea?

For a whole-leaf or blossoming tea, yes — the leaf is the selling point. For a fine or delicate tea, light is one more thing taking the aroma away.

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