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Written by Mumtaj Khan
Jan 30, 2026

Tea Brokerage Career Path: How to Enter the Global Tea Trade

Despite the fact that India is the world's largest producer, exporter, and consumer of tea and that there are many opportunities for careers in this field, becoming a tea broker is not a highly sought-after career option. One can choose from a number of specialised jobs like a researcher, plantation managers, tea brokers, consultants etc. The final product is put up for auction by tea brokers with a strong background in planting and tasting as well as a great understanding of market trends.
But this is a kind of career which is ever demanding as well as interesting. If you want to enjoy the beauty of India’s maximum tea producing area i.e. Assam, Darjeeling and Nilgiris then you have also to accept the responsibility attached to it. To handle thing effectively a lot of hard work, stamina, adaptability to follow difficult time schedules, good team spirit is required as this is not a time bound job.

 Tea Broker Qualifications

Qualifications for Education

A 10+2 degree is required, ideally with biology as one of the subjects, in order to enrol in a course to become a tea broker.

Age Restrictions

There are no age restrictions on enrolling in a course to become a tea broker.

 Required Skills for Tea Brokers

  • The most essential skill required to become a Tea Broker is have a flair for tea and ability to travel long distances as one has to travel a lot to gather information about the Tea producted within the country and in foreign land.
  • the capacity to work long hours in the most hazardous environments.
  • Capacity to manage several responsibilities: in order to be a full-fledged tea broker, one must not only process and select the quality of tea but also engage in marketing and advertising, as well as learn new harvesting techniques.

How Can I Become a Tea Broker?

The following procedures must be followed in order to become a tea broker:

Step 1 :  After completing 12 class preferably with medical subjects one has to join some of the related undergraduate course like B. Sc. Agriculture. Some of the top institutes providing this course may take an entrance test to give admission.

Step 2 : After completing this undergraduate program, students can apply for jobs in the public or government sectors or choose to pursue a postgraduate degree in a specialised field, such as the M.Sc. in Horticulture, which offers specialisations in tea plantations.

Step 3 : After fulfilling the necessary requirements, one can either look for government jobs offered by the Tea Board of India and periodically advertised in the newspapers, or join a large corporate organisation involved in this industry.

 

Tea Broker Job Description

Checking the quality of tea products, handling processing, and selecting the tea's quality are all part of the job description for a tea broker.

Along with providing the highest-quality tea in the world, his job also entails marketing and advertising for the tea products he works with.
Learning new ideas and methods for gathering tea and expanding the number of tea plantations is another aspect of a tea broker's job description.

Frequently Asked Questions

A tea broker is a professional intermediary who facilitates the buying and selling of tea between producers, exporters, buyers, and international markets.
You can start by studying tea trade basics, gaining industry experience, completing tea tasting training, and obtaining required licenses from tea boards or trade authorities.
A degree in agriculture, business, commerce, or international trade is preferred, along with practical knowledge of tea grading, auctions, and market trends.
While not always mandatory, professional tea tasting certification greatly improves credibility and career opportunities in tea brokerage.
Key skills include tea evaluation, negotiation, market analysis, communication, networking, export-import knowledge, and quality assessment.
Tea brokers work with tea auctions, export houses, plantations, multinational trading firms, and independent brokerage agencies.