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Plantation oud for Korean hyang and K-niche perfumery
Korean hyang (향) appreciation parallels Japanese kōdō with its own ritual context — Buddhist temples, tea ceremonies and ancestral rites. The newer B2B opening is K-beauty: Seoul fragrance houses launching limited-edition niche collections built around oud notes, and Chuseok and Lunar New Year corporate gift programs reaching luxury retail tiers. Both segments take pure oud oil as the central ingredient, plus agarwood incense for ritual applications.
South Korea — hyang ritual and K-niche perfumery
Annual Volume
~5 metric tons / year (growing rapidly via K-niche)
Typical SKU
Pure oud oil 10mL · Hyang sticks 50ct
Price Band
$45–180 / g pure oud oil · $15–60 / kg incense feedstock
Approximate. K-beauty niche perfumery driving 2× YoY since 2023.
What do South Korea buyers source from AgarwoodTown?
South Korea 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 5 metric tons / year (growing rapidly via K-niche) of agarwood, the typical order is Pure oud oil 10mL · Hyang sticks 50ct, and the wholesale price band is $45–180 / g pure oud oil · $15–60 / kg incense feedstock. Approximate. K-beauty niche perfumery driving 2× YoY since 2023.
Our top picks for South Korea buyers are: 1) Agarwood Essential Oil, from $1.50 / g; 2) Agarwood Incense Sticks, from $2.35 / box; 3) Oud Wood Chips, from $0.24 / g. 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
Seoul niche perfumery
K-beauty's pivot toward niche fragrance has created a new oud-buying tier: Seoul perfume houses launching 50-bottle limited-edition releases for Chuseok and Lunar New Year. These take pure oud oil with full GC-MS profiles, IFRA compatibility and clean-beauty certifications. MOQ 100–500 mL per release.
Buddhist temple supply
Korean Buddhist temples follow daily incense rituals very similar to Japanese practice but with local stick manufacturers. Mid-grade agarwood powder and finished koh-style sticks ship to temple supply distributors in Seoul, Busan and Gyeongju. Steady annual volume.
Logistics
Incheon air freight (3-day delivery) and Busan sea freight (10-day) are the standard channels. Korean customs accepts CITES Appendix II export permits; pure oud oil shipments require MSDS and KFDA registration if labelled as cosmetic. Lead time 2–4 weeks depending on volume.
Most-Requested Products
Top picks for South Korea buyers
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.
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.
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