‘Assamica tea variety has profound earthy and malty notes’

New Delhi: Globally, the US is the world’s third largest importer of tea, just behind Pakistan and Russia. However, when it comes to the country importing tea from the world’s second largest tea producer, India is way behind Canada, Argentina and China. In 2016, for instance, the world’s largest economy imported a mere 17.2 metric tonnes of tea from the world’s fastest-growing major economy.