Taylors of Harrogate has shipped a £30,000 order of flavoured teas, including China Rose Petal tea, to Shanghai.
The specialist tea and coffee merchant has been exporting teas for 12 years and now serves 30 countries.
Madeline Wolfe, Taylors export manager, said: "The opportunity to export to China came about through a distributor in Taiwan who we have been working with for the past couple of years."
Its export reach has been expanded in the past two years with help and advice from Business Link York and North Yorkshire.
Peter Tweddle, Business Link international trade advisor, encouraged Taylors exports co-ordinator Emma Laing to attend the Passport to Export course, which covers the issues associated with selling products in developing overseas markets.
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