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It is both a privilege and a profound responsibility to step into the role of Chairman of the Colombo Tea Traders’ Association.
The CTTA has long stood as more than a governing body. It has been the conscience and compass of the Ceylon Tea industry. A living testament to the spirit of our island’s most treasured export. A spirit brewed through generations, steeped in resilience, craftsmanship, and deep-rooted pride. We owe our gratitude to the visionaries before us, men and women who understood that tea is not just a crop or commodity, but a culture, a livelihood, and a symbol of Sri Lanka itself.
Yet the world is changing. Climate patterns shift. Market dynamics evolve. Consumer expectations rise. In this moment, we are called not to dwell in legacy, but to build upon it. To nurture our soil with greater care, to empower plantations with knowledge and technology, to encourage sustainable practices, and to unlock new possibilities in value addition and global reach.
The CTTA must now be more than a platform. It must become the pulse of our industry where tradition meets transformation, where trust is cultivated across every layer of the value chain, and where innovation drives progress without compromising our roots. It is time to champion unity among smallholders, plantation companies, exporters, brokers, and policymakers to bring together everyone in the leaf-to-cup journey and to lead with empathy, boldness, and clarity of purpose.
Let this new chapter be defined by shared vision, renewed pride, and unwavering respect for the land, the people, and the leaf. Let us honour our past by boldly building a future where Ceylon Tea earns not just recognition, but reverence as the finest tea in the world.
Thank you for your trust. I am here to listen, to serve, and to walk alongside you.
The Colombo Tea Traders’ Association was inaugurated on August 9, 1894, with the objective of promoting alike the common interests of Sellers and Buyers of Tea, and to uphold the good name of the Colombo Tea Market.
The management of the Colombo Tea Auction was delegated to the Colombo Tea Traders’
Association, which it has handled, without a break, since August 9, 1894. It continues to be one of its primary functions.
It is affiliated to the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce [CCC], which was established in 1839,
and at the request of the Producers, to regulate and monitor the affairs of the Tea Trade
and to conduct the Tea Auction in a formal and orderly manner.
One of the first undertakings of this Association was to review, on behalf of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, the loose collection of rules under which the auction of tea was being conducted, hitherto, so as to ensure the regulated and efficient operation of the auction. On November 1, 1894, recommendations on the “Rules of the Conditions of Sale”, were ratified. Thus, the By-Laws and Conditions for the Sale of Tea by Public Auction came into formal existence.
Tea Export Controller administered the Tea Export sector in Ceylon under the Ministry of Agriculture and Land from 1933 up to 1958. In 1959, the Tea Export Commissioner’s Department was established under the Tea (Tax & Control of Export) Act No 16 of 1959. The entire tea export trade including Colombo and London Tea Auctions was regulated, monitored, and developed under the provisions of the Tea Export Control Scheme up to 1959, and from 1959 to 1976 the Commissioner of Tea Export under the Tea (Tax & Control of Export) Act No 16 of 1959. After establishing the Sri Lanka Tea Board in 1976, the Tea Export Commissioner’s Department was abolished and the Sri Lanka Tea Board delegated the powers of conduct of tea auctions to the CCC/CTTA on 09 th June 1978 by 320/15 Government Gazette Notification.
The set of By-Laws and Conditions for the Sale of Tea by Public Auction has been reviewed and updated by the Colombo Tea Traders’ Association, at regular intervals, to provide a stable, reliable and credible procedure for the sale of Tea and to meet the requirements of the changing circumstances of the Trade, with the progressive increase in production volumes and the further development of the Tea Industry.
The management of the Colombo Tea Auction was delegated to the Colombo Tea Traders’ Association, which it has handled, without a break, since August 9, 1894. It continues to be one of its primary functions.
It is affiliated to the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce [CCC], which was established in 1839, and at the request of the Producers, to regulate and monitor the affairs of the Tea Trade and to conduct the Tea Auction in a formal and orderly manner.
One of the first undertakings of this Association was to review, on behalf of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, the loose collection of rules under which the auction of tea was being conducted, hitherto, so as to ensure the regulated and efficient operation of the auction. On November 1, 1894, recommendations on the “Rules of the Conditions of Sale”, were ratified. Thus, the By-Laws and Conditions for the Sale of Tea by Public Auction came into formal existence.
Tea Export Controller administered the Tea Export sector in Ceylon under the Ministry of Agriculture and Land from 1933 up to 1958. In 1959, the Tea Export Commissioner’s Department was established under the Tea (Tax & Control of Export) Act No 16 of 1959. The entire tea export trade including Colombo and London Tea Auctions was regulated, monitored, and developed under the provisions of the Tea Export Control Scheme up to 1959, and from 1959 to 1976 the Commissioner of Tea Export under the Tea (Tax & Control of Export) Act No 16 of 1959. After establishing the Sri Lanka Tea Board in 1976, the Tea Export Commissioner’s Department was abolished and the Sri Lanka Tea Board delegated the powers of conduct of tea auctions to the CCC/CTTA on 09 th June 1978 by 320/15 Government Gazette Notification.
The set of By-Laws and Conditions for the Sale of Tea by Public Auction has been reviewed and updated by the Colombo Tea Traders’ Association, at regular intervals, to provide a stable, reliable and credible procedure for the sale of Tea and to meet the requirements of the changing circumstances of the Trade, with the progressive increase in production volumes and the further development of the Tea Industry.
The Colombo Tea Trades’ Association was Incorporated and formed as a Company, limited by guarantee, under the Companies Act No.07 of 2007, on May 20, 2014, by notification published in the Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on June 20, 2014, to take over the assets and to carry on the functions of the Colombo Tea Traders’ Association. The Company retained the name, “Colombo Tea Traders’ Association”, without the addition of the word “Limited”.
As the Private Apex Body of the Tea Industry, it represents the following stakeholders of the Tea Industry.
The Planters’ Association of
Ceylon [PA] – 1854
The Sri Lanka Tea Factory Owners’
Association [SLTFOA] – 1982
The Tea Exporters’ Association
[TEA] – 1999
The Colombo Brokers’ Association
[CBA] -1904
The Tea Small Holdings Development
Authority [TSHDA] – 1977
As the Private Apex Body of the Tea Industry, it represents the following stakeholders of the Tea Industry.
The CTTA has a wide and representative Corporate Membership comprising Buyers, Sellers, Brokers and
Support Services, as well as individuals on whom Honorary Membership has been conferred. The classifications
into which its membership is categorized are as follows:
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