Tea exports declined marginally in value terms to Rs 215.82 crore in April this year compared to Rs 220.54 crore in the year ago period.
In terms of quantity too, the export declined to 11.80 million kg in April from 12.07 million kg in April 2015, according to the Tea Board data.
India is the world's second biggest tea producer and also one of the largest consumers.
The country exports CTC (crush- tear-curl) grade tea to countries like Egypt, the UK, and other traditional varieties to Iraq, Iran and Russia.
The sector is facing issues including migration of labourers to other industries.
