FERMENTED AND DRIED BLACK TEA. THE SUPPLIER HAND PICKS THE FRESH GREEN TEA LEAVES AND BREAKS THE LEAVES DOWN INTO SMALLER PARTICLES. THESE ARE LEFT TO FERMENT AND ARE THEN DRIED TO PRODUCE BLACK TEA (FERMENTED). THE TEA DOES NOT UNDERGO ANY FURTHER PROCESSING (IT IS NOT DECAFFEINATED) AND DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY ADDITIVES. THE DRIED TEA LEAVES ARE IMPORTED AS BLACK TEA IN PACKAGES EXCEEDING 3KG IN WEIGHT. THE IMPORTED BLACK TEA IS THEN MIXED AND BLENDED WITH DIFFERENT GRADES OF TEA IN VARYING PROPORTIONS TO PRODUCE FINISHED BLENDED BLACK TEA PRODUCTS.

GIR 1 & 6 NOTES TO CHAPTER 09 HARMONISED SYSTEM EXPLANATORY NOTES TO CHAPTER 09 AND SUBHEADING 0902. TEXT TO CODES 0902, 0902 40, 0902 40 00,