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  • Nov, 2025
    • Nov 15, 2025
      Import tariffs on Japanese green tea and matcha for US customers have been lifted under Executive Order 2025-17507, restoring a 0 % duty rate. This change applies to all tea and matcha products but excludes tea ware.
  • Aug, 2025
    • Aug 25, 2025
      Beginning August 26th at 04:00 EST (USA), a 15% tariff will be applied to all purchases shipped to the United States. This change is necessary because the $800 de minimis exemption for imports from all countries has expired, meaning all U.S.-bound orders are now subject to tariffs.
  • Jun, 2025
    • Jun 29, 2025
      Explains the 2–3x price increase on matcha and gyokuro in 2025 due to supply shortages and market redirection. Includes context on shade-grown tea demand and links to a BBC article for further reading. Reassures customers that pricing changes are unavoidable and not price gouging.
  • Nov, 2018
  • Mar, 2018

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