In Focus

  • Aug122025
    15% tax for United States begins on Aug 29

    End of de minimus for USA

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    Japan to USA — tax will be required for parcels arriving on August 29 Starting from August 29, small commercial…

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  • Aug022025
    Farmers covering rolls of tea bushes directly with sun screening black meshes

    The status of production and prices of tea in Japan

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    Before we discuss the actual situation, please allow me to quote from a June 2025 report from Kyoto Tea Industry…

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  • May122025
    A few different package formats in Tea Hong's retail products

    Re-building Tea Hong’s Graphic Identity

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    When we began to conceive the Tea Taster’s Box series two years ago, we noticed there is a need for…

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  • Apr132025
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    Does the new US import tariff affect your order on Tea Hong?

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    The short answer: NO. De Minimis Orders below USD 800 from Japan to the USA are classified as De Minimis…

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  • Oct302024
    Different varieties of Japanese tea

    Tea Hong to resume online sales in November 😅 (Sorry!) & what our Japanese collection will look like

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    A letter to all of our users As of this very moment, we have not heard from the shipping company…

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  • Sep212024
    A photo of the humble looking little house that will be the Tea Hong workshop, with an overlay of the basic signage design sketch

    New Home for Tea Hong

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    Change is an integral part of Life In 1986 when I moved to Chicago from Hong Kong, I carried with…

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  • Jun122024
    Bird flying onto the traditional Japanese roof of a bell tower

    Tea Hong is relocating to Japan

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    We shall begin our move to Nagoya this July. Since it will involve packing our whole workshop and inventory to…

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  • Oct142023
    A maple leaf turning red

    Rock Tea for the Change of Season

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    Amongst old tea drinkers, Wuyi oolongs are referred to as “Yan Cha” — Tea from the Rocks, or Rock Tea,…

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  • Aug132023
    A cup of black tea

    Three black teas from the birthplace of black tea

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    The first black tea recorded In 1732, a new kind of tea that was black in colour of the leaves…

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  • Jun192023
    Two green teas of opposite look on a dish

    How to choose a green tea?

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    Someone else deceptive business denies your rights The production of green tea, according to a lot of writings in the…

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