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Plantation Aquilaria for the Indian attar industry
Mysore, Kannauj and Hyderabad are the world's deg-bhapka attar capitals — hand-distilling oud-base attars over centuries-old copper still architecture. India is also one of the largest single domestic markets for agarbatti and dhoop incense, which together pull thousands of tonnes of mid-grade agarwood material annually. We ship into both segments: high-grade chips as hydro-distillation feedstock, and mid-grade volume as agarbatti/dhoop raw material.
India — Mysore, Kannauj, Hyderabad attar industry
Annual Volume
~200 metric tons / year (combined import + domestic)
Typical SKU
Agarbatti 100g pack · Hydro-distillation chips 1kg
Price Band
$30–180 / kg chips (mid-grade) · $15–90 / mL deg-bhapka attar
Approximate. Includes Mysore/Kannauj attar industry feedstock + domestic agarbatti consumption.
What do India buyers source from AgarwoodTown?
India is one of the 8 export markets that AgarwoodTown, a plantation agarwood wholesaler in Dianbai, Guangdong, China, serves directly. According to industry estimates the market takes about 200 metric tons / year (combined import + domestic) of agarwood, the typical order is Agarbatti 100g pack · Hydro-distillation chips 1kg, and the wholesale price band is $30–180 / kg chips (mid-grade) · $15–90 / mL deg-bhapka attar. Approximate. Includes Mysore/Kannauj attar industry feedstock + domestic agarbatti consumption.
Our top picks for India buyers are: 1) Oud Wood Chips, from $0.24 / g; 2) Agarwood Essential Oil, from $1.50 / g; 3) Agarwood Incense Sticks, from $2.35 / box. For example, we recommend a paid sample first so the grade can be matched to local taste before a bulk shipment. Wholesale shipments of Aquilaria products leave China with the CITES Appendix II export papers they need.
Reviewed by Wang Jianyu · Updated
Sourcing Reality
What buyers in this market actually need
Deg-bhapka feedstock specs
Indian attar houses prefer Grade B chips with consistent resin density for predictable yield (typically 1 kg chips → 8–15 g pure oud oil through traditional hydro-distillation). Larger 30–80 mm chip dimensions preferred over fines for optimal water-vapor extraction over 20–30 hour runs.
Domestic agarbatti and dhoop volume
Indian agarbatti manufacturers absorb mid-grade powder and chip remnants by the tonne — finer 100–200 mesh agarwood powder blended with bamboo-stick paste for retail incense at INR price tiers reaching the mass market. We ship 500 kg+ container loads of this grade.
Customs and freight
Mumbai (Nhava Sheva) and Chennai are the standard ports for sea freight; Delhi and Bangalore for air. CITES Appendix II requires Indian DGFT import licence in addition to the Chinese export permit — we coordinate the documentation paperwork end-to-end. Standard lead time 4–5 weeks port-to-port.
Most-Requested Products
Top picks for India buyers
Oud Wood Chips
Wholesale oud wood chips (agarwood chips) from $0.24/g: plantation Aquilaria sinensis, grades D to AAA, kynam chips from $0.59/g. CITES certified.
Agarwood Essential Oil
Agarwood oil wholesale from the grower: CO₂ oud oil from $1.50/g, hydro-distilled from $7/g, MOQ 10 g. GC-MS report and CITES permit with every order.
Agarwood Incense Sticks
Wholesale agarwood incense sticks from $2.35 per 10 g box. Pure plantation Aquilaria sinensis — Japanese koh, kyara and Arabic sticks. CITES certified, OEM.
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