Certified Organic · Direct Export from Nepal · EU · USDA NOP · JAS

Sakhejung Tea
Ilam, Nepal · 6,000 – 6,500 ft

Where the Himalaya Crafts Every Leaf

Certified organic orthodox tea from the mist-covered hills of eastern Nepal. Direct export, wholesale, and private label programs for global markets.

6,500 ftGarden Altitude
10+International Awards
30+Export Markets
100%Certified Organic

EU Organic

CERES GmbH Certified

USDA NOP

Organic Certified

JAS Japan

Organic Standard

Gold Medal

Intl. Tea Competition

10+ Awards

Since 2015

30+ Countries

Active Export Markets

6,500 ft

Himalayan Altitude

100% Organic

No Chemicals. Ever.

EU Organic

CERES GmbH Certified

USDA NOP

Organic Certified

JAS Japan

Organic Standard

Gold Medal

Intl. Tea Competition

10+ Awards

Since 2015

30+ Countries

Active Export Markets

6,500 ft

Himalayan Altitude

100% Organic

No Chemicals. Ever.

Built by hand,
one leaf at a time.

From a single mother's garden to an award-winning organic estate exporting premium orthodox tea across Europe, the US, and Asia.

Mrs. Milan Kumari Khatri — Founder of Sakhejung Tea
FounderMrs. Milan Kumari Khatri
Hand-plucking tea leaves in the Sakhejung garden
Plucking at 6,500 ft · Ilam
Employee working in the Sakhejung tea factory
Processing unit · Ilam
She had no machines. No factory. No investors. What she had was her own garden, six children who needed feeding, and the kind of stubbornness that doesn't accept impossible as an answer.

When tea farming collapsed across Nepal around 2000 — prices in freefall, farmers ripping out their own bushes — Mrs. Khatri started processing leaves by hand in her own garden. She withered them in the sun and rolled them one by one. Word reached Kathmandu. Demand outgrew her garden.

By 2013 that single garden had become Kanchanjungha Organic Orthodox Chiya Udhyog Pvt. Ltd. — producing 20 tonnes of award-winning organic tea a year. Still family-run. Still paying every farmer a fair price. Without exception.

The Sakhejung Tea team
Our Team33 people. One shared purpose.
Ilam, Nepal

6,500 ft

AltitudeIlam, Eastern Nepal

EU · USDA · JAS

Certified OrganicAudited by CERES GmbH

33 People

Family TeamMajority women-led

Single Estate Orthodox Teas

Grown, processed and packed at 6,500 ft in Ilam, Nepal.

White2
Black3
Green1
Silver Needle
White Tea
Award Winner

Silver Needle

The rarest bud. The cleanest cup.

White BlossomHoneydewFresh HayMineral
GradeSpecial Grade
Min. Order
5 kg
Altitude6,500 ft
Golden Needle
White Tea

Golden Needle

Golden buds, velvety depth.

VanillaRipe ApricotButterFloral
GradeSpecial Grade
Min. Order
5 kg
Altitude6,000 ft
Golden Tips
Black Tea
Award Winner

Golden Tips

All-tip. Award-winning. Unmistakable.

MaltCaramelDark HoneyDried Stone Fruit
GradeTGFOP
Min. Order
5 kg
Altitude6,500 ft
Ilam Gold
Black Tea
Award Winner

Ilam Gold

Ilam's signature in every cup.

MuscatelRoseDark ChocolateSpice
GradeFTGFOP1
Min. Order
10 kg
Altitude6,300 ft
Sakhejung Black
Black Tea

Sakhejung Black

Our house black. Clean, consistent, complex.

Assam-style MaltCitrus ZestToastClean Finish
GradeFTGFOP
Min. Order
25 kg
Altitude6,000 ft
Special Green
Green Tea

Special Green

Hand-rolled. Altitude-kissed.

Steamed VegetablesSeaweedFresh GrassSweet Finish
GradeSpecial Grade
Min. Order
10 kg
Altitude6,500 ft

White, Black and Green varieties

Samples ready within 72 hours. FOB Kathmandu.

Certifications & Registrations

Compliant for Global Export

EU Organic Certified
EU Organic
USDA NOP Organic
USDA NOP
JAS Japan Organic Standard
JAS Japan
Nepal Tea Board Registered
Nepal Tea Board
CERES GmbH Certified Organic Inspection Body
CERES GmbH
Kanchanjungha Organic Orthodox
Kanchanjungha Organic

Audited annually · Full documentation available to registered buyers

Sakhejung Tea Garden

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