Kolkata, Apr 6 (KNN) India's tea exports decreased by nearly 7 per cent to 41.60 million kg during January and February in 2019 from 44.72 million kg exported during the same period of last year, according to latest data released by Tea Board of India.

However, tea exports, in value terms, during the first two months of the current calendar year was up by about 9 per cent to Rs 934.08 crore as against Rs 858.47 crore in the year-ago period.

Exports to Pakistan and China fell marginally while the shipments to shipments to Germany, the UK and CIS countries were down in volume terms.

As per the data, exports to Pakistan fell marginally to 2.35 million kilograms during the period in 2019, from 2.68 million kilograms in the same period of 2018.

Value of exports during the two-month period of 2019 increased to Rs 934.08 crore, as compared to Rs 858.47 crore in the same period of 2018.

Tea exports to Iran, however, went up sharply to 11.37 million kg in the period from 5.13 million kgs in the year-ago period.