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This tea never came near England. Legitimate tea was imported direct fron India, with tax applied. The EIC had a tariff-free licence to import cheaper tea.
The smugglers paid no tax, and pocketed the profit. This was undercut by the tariff-free tea.
As to how it tied in to the revolution, it didn’t. It wasn’t until 1820 that the tea party became a “thing” by being featured in a jingoistic children’s book. Prior to this it was a minor incident of criminal damage (later leading to serious damage when they burned ships in another port) and was an embarrassing event people tried to forget.
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EIC?
East India Company.