Nepal tea factories to shut as India tightens export rules, shipments stuck

Factories in Ilam’s Suryodaya Municipality say they are forced to halt operations from June 15 after new Indian Tea Board testing rules leave more than 300,000 kg of Nepali tea held up in Kolkata and exports disrupted across the supply chain.

Tea factories in Ilam’s Suryodaya Municipality have announced a shutdown from June 15 following restrictions imposed by the Tea Board of India on Nepali tea exports.