Tanziil trading being a member of EATTA (East African TeaTrade Association), we trade our teas at Mombasa Tea auction in compliance with the principle code of conduct and ethics i.e. a commitment that is made by all of its Members to pursue their tea trading business activities.

All members of EATTA i.e all tea buyers including us are provided with tea samples in advance of the auction so that they can be assessed and tasted hence every member is given an equal chance of purchasing the tea transparently via the auction room.

EATTA is to facilitate the Mombasa Tea Auction operations Maintain discipline in the trade by ensuring compliance with the constitution.

Tea Auctioning

The auction is held in public and is an ‘open cry’ system, i.e. buyers compete for lots of tea by bidding against each other in an auction room.

Each lot is sold (“knocked”) to the highest bidder, as long as the price has reached a minimum level set by the broker.

Because most lots comprise multiple pallets, each lot can be divided between several buyers, each taking one or more pallets.

Buyers must pay for their purchases within ten days, and these payments are automatically transferred to producers via an electronic payment system.