i-tea trader connects buyers directly with growers and processing plants worldwide — cutting out the opaque intermediaries that have long squeezed tea margins and driven farmers out of business.
Low prices and unfair market practices squeeze tea margins, driving farmers out of business. i-tea trader operates on the premise that it is better to develop sustainable resources by paying fair prices to the people who are the biggest risk-takers in the supply chain.
Who We Are
i-tea trader supplies an intranet trading solution for tea buyers on a global basis — creating a transparent infrastructure for buyers and sellers to trade directly with each other, bypassing the myriad of intermediaries that dominate the world of tea trading today.
Our system allows supermarket chains, hotels, trading houses, and catering companies to buy tea directly from growers and processing plants worldwide — minimising commissions, maximising margins, and paying fair prices to producers on a global basis.
Remove every intermediary layer that has historically inflated costs and suppressed farm-gate prices.
Fairer prices for growers, significantly better economics for buyers at every level.
Platform Solution
i-tea trader employs leading-edge technology to eliminate every friction point in global tea trading — time zones, currencies, logistics, compliance — in one seamless, always-on platform.
Pricing, product availabilities, purchase orders, invoicing, shipping and tracking details — all accessible 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, eliminating every issue caused by time zone differences between tea-growing nations and buying countries.
Connect directly with tea growers and processing plants worldwide. Facilitate delivery straight into supermarkets, wholesale trading houses, hotels, restaurants, and catering companies — without any middlemen.
Online purchase orders, invoicing, monitoring, and full audit trails — automatically created and maintained with every confirmed transaction.
Monitor, track, and manage multinational and multicurrency transactions across all global tea relationships in one unified view.
Full visibility from garden to delivery. Live status updates and shipping details at every stage of the tea's journey.
A personalised global electronic system built for purchasing managers — total control of your tea procurement in one place.
Tradeable Origins
From first-flush Darjeeling to ceremonial matcha — i-tea trader connects you directly with the most celebrated tea-growing estates on earth.
Infrastructure
Leading-edge, tried-and-tested technology with enterprise-grade reliability and three-continent redundancy baked in from the start.
Load-balanced architecture behind dual firewalls for consistent performance under any trading volume.
Primary centre in Switzerland; backup servers in North America and Europe — each fully independent and scalable.
Seamless, continuous data replication between all clusters on a real-time basis — zero data loss, zero unplanned downtime.
Security
Two leading IT security firms continuously develop and maintain new security requirements for the trading system.
Industry-leading encryption across every transaction and data exchange on the platform
Full or restricted access granted per employee position, role, and requirements
Individual Login ID and PIN per user, negating unauthorised use or order placement
Full admin tools to manage, monitor, and audit all system access and permissions
Our Commitment
i-tea trader operates on the premise that it is better to develop the sustainable resources of the world by paying fair prices to the people who are the biggest risk-takers in the supply chain.
By shortening the supply chain and allowing buyers to deal directly with the source, we encourage more suppliers to support a growing and equitable trading system. Products bought through i-tea trader qualify buyers to use the "Sustainable Product and Fair Price" logo.
Direct pricing ensures tea farmers receive an honest share of the final sale value.
Every tea is traceable to its exact garden, estate, and region of origin.
Fair returns allow tea communities to invest in sustainable growing practices.
Eliminating intermediaries improves buyer economics across every category and grade.
Get in Touch
Whether you're a supermarket buyer, hotel chain, trading house, tea grower, or processing plant seeking direct global market access — we want to hear from you.