Contract tea packaging & private labeling for Sri Lanka's leading brands
Pouch filling from 18g to 5kg, double-chamber tea bags, manual packing and full own-brand production, packed to ISO 22000:2018, HACCP and GMP standards in Colombo.
ISO 22000:2018 food-safety management, HACCP hazard control and GMP practice. All three are current, all three auditable. We send the certificates with the quote, not after the order.
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Hygiene you can walk through
Gloves, hairnets, stainless surfaces, controlled material flow. Clients are welcome on the floor unannounced; that is the point of the standard.
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Consistent fill, batch after batch
Weight checks per batch, seal integrity checks per run, documented per consignment. Fifteen years of repeat orders from the same tea companies is the real evidence.
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One partner, every format
Retail pouches, tea bags, 5kg bulk and full private label under one roof and one certification, so scaling a range doesn't mean qualifying a second supplier.
The value of Ceylon tea
Since 1867, an origin the world recognises
Tea reached the island in the 1860s, and James Taylor planted the first commercial estate at Loolecondera in 1867. Today Nuwara Eliya, Dimbula, Uva, Kandy and Ruhuna each give a tea its own character, and Ceylon Tea remains one of the most respected marks of origin in the trade.
James Taylor planted the island's first commercial tea at Loolecondera, near Kandy, in 1867.
Every brand we pack carries this heritage. Our job is to protect it: sealing in the freshness, aroma and quality of Ceylon tea so it reaches the world exactly as intended.
These hang on the factory floor in English, Sinhala and Tamil. They are not a marketing exercise; they are what a batch is measured against before it ships.
Our vision
To be the packaging partner Ceylon's tea brands trust most: the name behind the pack, in every market their tea reaches.
Every pouch, tea bag and carton that leaves this floor carries someone else's name on the front. Our work is to make that name worth more when it goes out than when it came in.
Our missionTo pack every order to the same standard we would want for our own name.
01Protect the productHygiene, sealed freshness and food safety on every line, every shift.
02Hold the standardCorrect weight, sound seal, right count, checked and recorded batch after batch.
03Keep our wordThe date we promise is the date it ships.
Our objectives, every month
Zerofood-safety incidentsFull ISO 22000:2018, HACCP and GMP compliance, held without exception.
100%shipped on dateEvery consignment leaves on the day we committed to.
80,000kg+packed per monthPlus 18 million double-chamber tea bags, without dropping the standard.
30+trained & safeEvery person competent on their format and going home safely each day.
If a batch cannot meet these, we stop the line and put it right. Nothing ships that we would not be willing to put our own name on.
Brands we pack for
Trusted by Sri Lanka's tea companies
These are our clients' brands, packed by Nimali under contract. Their products are their own; we handle the packing.
Client brands packed under contract at Wellampitiya. Each product belongs to the brand owner shown on the pack. Nimali Tea does the filling, sealing and cartoning.
Sri Lanka State Plantations
Perle de Ceylan
Neluwa Tea
Roshna Tea
Senaro Tea
Rasata Tea
Jeevi Tea
Brand names and logos remain the property of their respective owners and are shown here with permission to indicate contract-packing relationships.
Our facility
Inside the Wellampitiya plant
Filling lines, tea-bag machines, a manual packing hall and a materials store, all on one certified site in Colombo.
About Nimali
Thirty-plus people, one job: pack it properly
Nimali Tea (Pvt) Ltd has packed tea for other people's brands since 2010. What began as a small manual packing operation in Wellampitiya now runs automated pouch and tea-bag lines for some of the country's best-known tea companies, and produces complete private-label ranges for local and export markets.
We don't sell our own tea. That's deliberate: it means we never compete with the brands that trust us with theirs.
Thirty-plus people across filling, tea bags, manual packing, QC and administration. And one tea break they all take together.
Common questions
What buyers ask before they send us tea
The questions that come up in almost every first conversation. If yours isn't here, put it in the quote form.
Do we supply the tea, or do you?
Either. For contract packing you send us your blend and we fill, seal and carton it to your artwork. For private label we can source and blend Ceylon tea to your brief and produce the whole range: blend, artwork, packaging materials and finished cartons.
What's the minimum order?
It depends on the format. Automated pouch and tea-bag runs have a higher minimum than hand-packing. Tell us the format and the monthly volume you're planning in the quote form and we'll confirm what's viable.
What is a double-chamber tea bag?
A tea bag with two sealed compartments instead of one, so water circulates around the leaf on both sides for a faster, fuller brew. We run them tagged or untagged, enveloped or bulk-boxed, in cartons of 25s, 50s and 100s, up to 18 million bags a month.
What pack sizes can you fill?
Pouches from 18g sachets to 5kg bulk, across a retail band (18g–100g) and a bulk band (200g–5kg), on laminate, kraft and resealable film. Tea bags are boxed in 25s, 50s and 100s.
Can you handle export orders?
Yes. We pack for both local and export markets under ISO 22000:2018, HACCP and GMP, and we send the certificates with every quote rather than after the order.
How quickly can you turn an order around?
We commit to a ship date with the quote and hold it. The lead time depends on the format, the volume, and whether your packaging materials and artwork are ready when the order is placed.
Can we visit or audit the facility?
Yes, announced or not. Clients are welcome on the floor at any time; that openness is the point of holding the certification. Everything runs on one certified site in Wellampitiya, Colombo.
Do you sell your own tea brand?
No, and that's deliberate. We only pack for other companies, so we never compete with the brands that trust us with theirs.
Get a quote
Have a question? Let's talk packing.
Tell us the format, the volume and when you need it. You'll get a written quote with our certificates attached, usually within two working days.
