Drinking tea with milk but no sugar or sweetener was the most common way of drinking tea among British respondents (37 percent), followed by milk with sugar (18 percent). Thirteen percent of Brits liked to drink their tea without either milk or sugar. In 2017, most people in the UK would drink two to three cups a day.
Tea imports to the UK
The East India Company first brought tea to the British Isles in the 17th century. In 2017, approximately 126 thousand tons of tea reached the UK. The overwhelming majority of tea comes from non-EU countries. The biggest share of all imports comes from Sub-Saharan Africa (roughly 86 thousand tons).
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