ITO EN, Ltd.
Japan's number-one green tea brand, grown for the world.
ITO EN is Japan's largest tea company with nearly 20,000 employees, producing premium matcha, sencha, and green tea beverages sold in over 30 countries. The company actively recruits international wholesale retail partners and maintains a dedicated global export division at itoen-global.com. Its overseas-only matcha product line is specifically engineered for foreign distributors and importers seeking authentic Japanese tea.
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Location
- Tokyo, Japan
- Founded
- 1966
- Website
- itoen-global.com
- Categories
- Beverages, Specialty & Gourmet Food
- Markets
- United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Singapore, China, Hong Kong
Verified facts
- domain-registered (green), checked 2026-08-08 Domain registry record
- web-presence-since (green), checked 2026-08-08 Internet Archive (Wayback)
- sanctions-clear (green), checked 2026-08-08 OpenSanctions
- debarment-clear (green), checked 2026-08-08 OpenSanctions
Claimed certifications
- ISO 9001, Quality Management IAF CertSearch
- ISO 22000, Food Safety IAF CertSearch
- HACCP
Import rules for these goods
- EU imports of food of animal origin and many other food categories must be pre-notified in TRACES and enter through border control posts. European Commission (TRACES)
- US imports require the foreign facility to be FDA-registered and the importer to run a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). US FDA