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Diligence, by name and by practice.

Dilijent Sourcing connects family-held tea gardens in China directly to shops and roasters in the United States, with no brokers between the terrace and your shelf and no shortcuts in between.

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Anhui & Sichuan, China Est. Austin, TX
Direct from origin
Family-farm relationships, no brokers
Lab-tested lots
Full panel review before release
Compliant import
FDA registration & documentation
Sample to bulk
Sizes scale from sample to full lots
DiliJent
Dillon & Jen

Our Story

Sourcing with purpose

The word "diligent" captured our work ethic, but we wanted our company to feel like a true reflection of the people behind it. So we brought together the names of our founders, Dillon and Jen, and Dilijent Sourcing was born: a daily reminder that our business is built on partnership, transparency, and a deeply personal dedication to quality.

Jen's roots trace back to the misty, high-altitude mountains of Anhui and Sichuan, where her family has cultivated premium heritage teas for generations. Paired with Dillon's operational focus and commitment to reliable supply chains, we bridge the gap between these family estates and tea lovers in the United States, bypassing standard commercial brokers and middlemen along the way.

Because we work directly with our own family's farms, we know exactly who picked the leaves, when they were harvested, and how they were processed. We personally oversee every step of the journey, from the soil in China to the final shipment arriving at your shop.

"We are Dili-Jen-t about our tea, so you can be confident in every sip." Dillon & Jen, Founders

The Line

Two teas, one standard of diligence

We're launching with a luxury-grade yellow tea and building out a companion green tea line. Both are hand-selected from family gardens we know personally, with full traceability back to the harvest.

Luxury Grade
Anhui, China

Huoshan Huangya Yellow Tea

A rare, top-grade yellow tea from Huoshan County, one of China's least-exported categories, produced through a slow, hand-managed "men huang" (sealed yellowing) process found in very few gardens. Mellow, sweet, and smooth, with none of green tea's grassy edge.

Mellow & sweetChestnut notesHand-processedSmall-batch
Sourced directly from the family garden
In Development
Anhui & Sichuan, China

Green Tea, Family-Grown

Drawing on the same family network supplying our yellow tea, we're finalizing a green tea line from Anhui and Sichuan gardens, vetted against the same standard of traceability and hand-selection before it reaches a shop shelf.

Sourcing in progressSame family network
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How We Work

From the terrace to your shop, in four steps

Every lot follows the same path. It's the one thing we won't compromise on, regardless of order size.

Ready for export, Anhui
01

Direct relationship

We buy from family gardens we know personally, with no intermediary brokers between the farm and Dilijent.

02

Grading & testing

Each lot is graded for quality and run through lab testing before it's cleared for export.

03

Compliant import

We handle FDA facility registration, customs documentation, and duty compliance as importer of record.

04

Delivered to you

From sample size to full commercial lots, your order ships ready to sell, with full chain of custody behind it.

Why Wholesale Partners Work With Us

Precision at every link in the chain

  • 01

    Traceable, always

    We know the garden, the picker, and the harvest date on every lot we sell, and we'll share that provenance with you.

  • 02

    Owner-operated, both ends

    Dillon and Jen personally oversee sourcing and logistics. No account gets handed off to a call center.

  • 03

    Right-sized orders

    From a sample for your team to a full commercial lot, order sizes flex to where your shop is today.

  • 04

    Compliance handled

    Import documentation, testing, and duty are handled before the tea ever reaches your dock.

Get In Touch

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Tell us about your shop and what you're looking for, whether that's sample size, lot size, or just questions about the tea. We reply personally, usually within a couple of business days.

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Based in
Austin, Texas
Sourcing office
Anhui Province, China

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