About J-TEA
J-TEA imports directly from small farms. We personally visit these farms.  Tea is an agricultural product and it changes from year to year and from season to season.  Thus, it is critical that we visit the farms and try each tea onsite before importing the tea into the US.  In addition, starting in the spring of 2008 we began sending the tea we import to a lab in Taiwan to test for pesticides and heavy metals.  Once the tea is declared pesticide and heavy metal free, we import the tea into the US where we wholesale to high-end tea shops throughout North America as well as sell retail through the J-TEA tea house in Eugene, Oregon and at the website jteainternational.com.  During the past year, we have started providing tea to high-end health-food supermarkets in the Eugene area.  We are a small company that has shown steady growth.  We hope to grow into a sustainable company that offers great teas with excellent service.

Josh Chamberlain, the “J” behind J-TEA, is very familiar with Taiwan. While living there for six years, he earned a MBA from National Cheng Kung University.  He was the second non-Taiwan native to have graduated from that program.  It was during this period of his life that he fell in love with the tea of Taiwan.  He found tea masters with whom he continues to study and he started making trips to the mountains to buy tea directly from the farmers.  Besides getting a master's degree in business, he also actively learned martial arts and tea culture in the age old system of the student master relationship.  Since moving back to the United States in August of 2005, he has made 2 to 3 trips to Taiwan per year in order to learn more about tea as well as select premium teas for J-TEA.  Due to his familiarity with Taiwan, and the enduring relationships he has developed there, as well as his understanding of the language and culture, he has a unique advantage.  As a result, he has access to unique and remote places and is able to travel to many areas on any particular buying trip allowing J-TEA to have some of the best oolongs Taiwan has to offer.

It is our mission to provide great tea and great service. We enjoyed sharing tea culture in North America as we feel it is a great tool in developing mindfulness. Tea is very sensitive and as a result the attention given to making a cup of tea will have a great influence over its quality.  Tea encourages mindfulness, creativity and communication.  These are just a few of the benefits one can achieve by making and drinking tea.

We now have a tasting room in Eugene, Oregon. If you're in the Eugene area, please stop by. We look forward to sharing a cup of tea with you.

What Makes J-Tea Unique?
Because of the variation in regions and the seasonal differences in the teas we offer, some of our teas are available only in limited quantities and for limited times. For these highly specialized teas, once that tea is sold out, it is gone forever.

Shipping Policy
All US and Canadian orders will be shipped via US Postal Service unless other shipping requests are specified. Please give your complete street address. Remember that orders of $80 or more are shipped for free.

Privacy Policy
At J-Tea your privacy is very important to us. We in no way wish to contribute to the tide of spam or junk mail. For this reason, we will not sell, loan, or give away any of your personal information.

For any questions or problems please contact:
Josh Chamberlain
(541) 285-8997
joshc@jteainternational.com

Tearoom address:
2778 Friendly St.
Eugene, OR 97405
USA

Our tea show room is in a small house just across the street from The Friendly Street Market.  Be sure to stop in and check us out!

Tearoom Hours:
We are open Tuesday 12-6pm
Thursday thru Sunday 12-6pm
Or feel free to call us for an appointment.