Nepal Tea LLC

What Nepal Tea LLC does

Nepal Tea LLC, doing business as Nepal Tea Collective, is a privately held, bootstrapped e-commerce company that sources organic single-origin teas from four smallholder Nepal estates (Kanchanjangha Tea Estate and Research Center, Baraha Tea Estate, La Mandala Tea Estate, and Jasbirey Tea Processing Center) and retails them globally. The company operates a Shopify-powered DTC storefront at nepalteacollective.com, supplemented by an Amazon storefront and a dedicated B2B wholesale portal (nepalteawholesale.com). Its product portfolio spans black, green, oolong, white, and reserve teas, pyramid tea bags, wellness blends (Awake, Boost, Calm, Detox, Heart), teawares, and gift bundles, with unit prices ranging from $7 to $58.

The business runs five distinct revenue streams: direct e-commerce retail, the Nepal Tea Club monthly subscription (rated 4.8/5 with 31 reviews), wholesale B2B, corporate tea tastings, and immersive tea tourism in Nepal's Ilam region (announced for the 2026 season). Marketing combines content (the 'Sips and Stories' blog), social community building on Facebook and Instagram, email capture with a 15% first-purchase incentive, and earned media coverage from Forbes, New York Times, BBC, Fast Company, and Tea Journey magazine. The company is B-Corp certified and publishes an annual Impact Report (most recently Impact Report 2025).

The company is co-founded and operated by Nishchal Banskota (a second-generation tea producer) and Pratik Rijal, with a self-described small team split between Hoboken, NJ and Kathmandu, Nepal. No institutional funding rounds are disclosed, and ownership remains concentrated with the founders. The company sells to consumers and small businesses globally, with shipping enabled to the United States, Canada, South Korea, and a broad list of additional countries, but ships primarily from US-based fulfillment addresses in Hoboken and Jersey City.

Name

Nepal Tea LLC

Legal name

Nepal Tea

Website

https://nepalteallc.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Nepal Tea LLC (Nepal Tea Collective) is a bootstrapped e-commerce retailer that sources organic single-origin teas from four Nepal estates and sells them globally through a Shopify DTC site, wholesale portal, and Amazon, alongside a monthly tea subscription and tea tourism experiences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Tea Retail

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Coffee & Tea Retail (Beans, Leaves, Accessories) (CRAHAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Tea (Leaf, Bagged, Instant, Concentrates) (CRADAHAE), Specialty Tea Shops (Loose-Leaf, Tea Bars) (THAFAKAD)

Keywords

• Specialty tea retail
• Organic loose leaf teas
• Tea subscription service
• Tea accessories
• Tea tourism

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Direct E-commerce Retail: One-time purchase model for loose leaf teas, tea bags, teawares, and gift bundles through nepalteacollective.com. Products include Black, Green, Oolong, White, Herbal teas and curated blends.
2. Tea Club Subscription: Monthly subscription service delivering 2 rare teas per month, private tea tasting events with artisans, and personalized messages from farmers. Rated 4.8/5 stars.
3. Wholesale B2B: B2B wholesale channel for retailers and businesses through dedicated wholesale portal.
4. Corporate Tea Tastings: Corporate team building experiences with immersive tea tasting programs curated for companies.
5. Tea Tours: Immersive tea tourism experiences in Nepal's Ilam region, including visits to tea estates and guided tours with co-founders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Nepal Tea LLC sources single-origin organic teas from four smallholder estates in Nepal's Himalayan Ilam region and retails them globally through a direct-to-consumer Shopify storefront (nepalteacollective.com). Its offerings span loose-leaf black, green, oolong, white, and reserve teas, wellness herbal blends, pyramid tea bags, teawares, and curated gift bundles, augmented by the Nepal Tea Club monthly subscription and experiential services including corporate tea tastings, virtual monthly tastings, and immersive Nepal tea tours.

Product overview

Nepal Tea Collective is an e-commerce tea retailer offering organic, single-origin Nepali teas through a direct-to-consumer platform built on Shopify. The product portfolio centers on four core tea categories (Black, Green, Oolong, White) supplemented by curated herbal blends and wellness-focused functional teas (Awake, Boost, Calm, Detox, Heart). The offering extends beyond loose-leaf teas to include pyramid tea bags, teaware accessories (infusers, cold brew bottles), gift bundles, and a subscription service (Nepal Tea Club). The company also provides experiential services including corporate tea tastings, monthly virtual tasting events, and immersive tea tourism tours. The platform functions as a unified Shopify-based storefront rather than a modular platform architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Organic White Prakash

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of TIP (Tea Initiative Program) payments go directly to farmers
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Kanchanjangha Tea Estate and Research Center (KTERC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst certified organic tea garden in Nepal, established in 1984. Located in foothills of Mt. Kanchanjangha at 1300-1800m altitude. Producer of organic lemongrass and specialty teas. Model social enterprise running on cooperative infrastructure.
• Baraha Tea EstatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of four smallholder farms in Nepal supplying teas to Nepal Tea Collective. Contributes to the direct-trade supply chain model.
• La Mandala Tea EstatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of four smallholder farms in Nepal supplying teas to Nepal Tea Collective. Part of direct-trade sourcing model.
• Jasbirey Tea Processing CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTea processing center among four smallholder partners supplying teas to Nepal Tea Collective.
• ShopifycoreTechnology or IntegrationE-commerce platform provider powering nepalteacollective.com online store, enabling online sales and order management.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TeaVivre: Online specialty tea retailer focused on single-origin Chinese and other origin teas with detailed sourcing stories — overlaps with Nepal Tea's single-origin, sourcing-transparent DTC approach.
• Republic of Tea: Premium specialty tea brand with curated blends, wellness-positioned SKUs, subscription/club program, and B2B wholesale — competes head-to-head in premium and wellness tea, with similar gifting and corporate channels.
• Harney & Sons: Long-established premium loose-leaf tea brand selling DTC and wholesale with curated blends and gift bundles — competes in the same premium specialty tea category with overlapping SKU structure and customer profiles.
• Simpson & Vail: Specialty tea retailer selling loose-leaf single-origin and blended teas online with subscription options — closely matched assortment and target tea enthusiast customer base.
• Steven Smith Teamaker: Premium small-batch tea brand with DTC sales, signature blends, and experiential/tearoom presence — directly comparable premium positioning, founder-led storytelling, and curated product line.
• Adagio Teas: Online-first specialty tea retailer offering single-origin loose-leaf teas, blends, teawares, and subscription clubs — directly comparable DTC platform, assortment breadth, and target enthusiast consumer.
• Vahdam Teas: India-origin DTC premium tea brand with direct-trade farmer relationships, subscription offering, and similar single-origin/storytelling model — directly comparable to Nepal Tea's positioning, customer base, and GTM motion.
• Art of Tea: Premium loose-leaf tea brand offering single-origin, wellness, and chai blends via DTC and wholesale — comparable assortment, pricing tiers, and B2B channel mix to Nepal Tea.

Broad incumbents

• Stash Tea: Established mainstream tea brand with broad tea bag and loose-leaf assortment across grocery, mass, and DTC — competes with Nepal Tea in the broader specialty/tea aisle but at much wider scale and price points.
• Bigelow Tea: Large incumbent CPG tea brand with broad assortment including specialty and wellness lines — competes indirectly through grocery/wholesale distribution and brand recognition at vastly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/nepalteacollective
• Instagraminstagram.com/nepalteacollective

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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