{"title":"Commercial Grade - Oud Treasure","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe commercial grade is the grade on which the trade turns: the second step on our five-tier ladder, a clearer resin and a longer persistence than the base at a price that still leaves a comfortable margin for whoever sells and a felt value for whoever consumes. Two pieces at one price, 62.52 riyals per hundred grams, and two entirely different personalities: a dark Vietnamese strength, and transparent-sorting Sumatran slices, both sorted by the same four declared criteria that weigh our whole ladder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe quick buying guide: your decision in a minute\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo pieces and one price, so the decision is by use, not by price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eYou want direct strength and persistence\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe enhanced Black Vietnamese: the strong commercial pillar of the grade, a full presence and a persistence that crosses the middle of the evening, for whoever's aim is burning as it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/commercial-grade\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eFrom this page →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eYou want slices for sorting and grinding\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe enhanced natural Sumatran slices: a form that reveals its resin to the eye and serves grinding and mixing, for whoever sorts visually or crafts by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/commercial-grade\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eFrom this page →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eA smaller budget? A lower grade, honestly\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eIf your use is fleeting and repeated, the daily grade from thirty riyals performs its role with no exaggeration, and saves you a difference you do not need.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/daily-grade\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eThe daily grade →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eReady for the higher step\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe excellent grade is the next threshold directly: a deeper complexity and an evenings' persistence for whoever has come to read the differences and want them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/excellent-grade\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eThe excellent grade →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eYou buy to sell\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe wholesale starter packs enter you into the market with a considered assortment, and the commercial grade is its most suitable pillar for the first shelf you build.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/wholesale-starter-packs\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eWholesale starter packs →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy buy your grade from Oud Treasure?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M8 6h13M8 12h13M8 18h13M3 6h.01M3 12h.01M3 18h.01\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eDeclared criteria, not fancy names\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eYou know why this piece is commercial and that one excellent: four written criteria we are held accountable by, instead of a market that hands out the titles with no definition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M12 3v18M7 21h10M12 3L5 7l-2 6a3.5 3.5 0 0 0 7 0L7 7M12 3l7 4 2 6a3.5 3.5 0 0 1-7 0l3-6\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eOne scale for the whole ladder\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe commercial's piece and the collectors' piece are weighed by the same four criteria: resin density, persistence, piece purity, and origin rarity, and the difference is the degree of the measure, not a double standard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003ccircle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"6\"\u003e\u003c\/circle\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M18.1 9.9a6 6 0 1 1-8.2 8.2M7 6h1v4M16.7 13.3l.7.7-2.8 2.8\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eThe value point before the differences multiply\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe commercial grade is the last stop where you buy quality at a linear price: after it the grade differences begin to accelerate, and here stands the smartest riyal you spend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M17 2l4 4-4 4\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M3 11v-1a4 4 0 0 1 4-4h14M7 22l-4-4 4-4\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M21 13v1a4 4 0 0 1-4 4H3\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eA grade made to turn\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eA quality that brings the buyer back and a price that does not deter him: the equation that makes it the fastest-turning grade in the market for the merchant and the most stable habit for the consumer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M12 2c1 4 5 5.5 5 10a5 5 0 0 1-10 0c0-2 1-3.5 2-5 .5 1.5 1.5 2 2.5 2C11 7 11 4 12 2z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eA burned sample before every verdict\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eFrom every batch actual samples are burned before the classification: the nose is our final judge of the burning's cleanliness and the length of the breath, not the paper nor the appearance alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M12 2l10 5-10 5L2 7l10-5z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M2 12l10 5 10-5M2 17l10 5 10-5\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eA grade that follows the batch, not the name\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eEvery batch is sorted anew on the same criteria: the name does not buy its grade with us, and what you read here is what we actually sorted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat distinguishes the commercial grade? Its position on the ladder first\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will not understand a grade except by its position among its siblings, so this is our whole five-tier ladder with its four criteria: resin density, persistence, piece purity, and origin rarity. One scale from the base to the summit, and each higher grade a higher measure in the same four:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-left:4px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/daily-grade\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eThe daily grade\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:6px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe ladder's base from thirty riyals: a real, lighter-density resin and a persistence of hours, for the habit of repeated consumption.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#fdf6e9;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-left:4px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1f0808;\"\u003eThe commercial grade\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;border-radius:4px;padding:1px 8px;font-size:0.8em;font-weight:700;\"\u003eYou are here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:6px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe second grade at 62.52 riyals: a clearer resin and a persistence that crosses the middle of the evening, the merchant's turnover point and the smart consumer's value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-left:4px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/excellent-grade\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eThe excellent grade\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:6px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe golden middle of the ladder: the balance of character and price on which the homes build their permanent aromatic identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-left:4px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/luxury-grade\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eThe luxury grade\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:6px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eA dense resin, an evenings' persistence, and a rarer origin: the oud of the distinguished guest and the occasion that deserves it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-left:4px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/collectors-grade\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eThe collectors grade\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:6px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe summit of the ladder: the rare pieces that are acquired as acquisitions, where the four criteria reach their utmost measure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd what does the jump from thirty riyals to 62.52 mean practically? Three things your nose touches, not your advertisement: a visible resin more widely spread across the piece's faces so a fuller burning from the first glow, a persistence that crosses the middle of the evening instead of withdrawing after its first hours, and a layer of depth in the scent that gives the oud a bottom appearing with the ember, not a single surface. This is the first step up on the ladder, and the clearest difference you will smell between two adjacent grades on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd why did we name it the commercial? Because it is the grade on which the popular oud trade has turned since antiquity: a final price within the reach of the widest segment with a quality that brings the client back, so it is the fastest-turning of the grades on the shelves of whoever sells and the most stable in presence in the homes of whoever buys for himself. The name is an economic description of its position, not a restriction on its user.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd an honest consideration before you add to the cart: the two pieces here are at a unified price but their two personalities are genuinely different, a dark strength against slice transparency, so do not let the price match delude you into a goods match. Buy by use, not by price, and if you hesitate, a sample of each is the cheapest lesson in the store.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe commercial grade's two varieties: the classification logic of each piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eBlack Vietnamese enhanced: the strong commercial pillar\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003e62.52 riyals per hundred grams: a dark spread resin, a direct presence, and a persistence that carries the long session, the variety the merchant's shelf is built on and the weekly consumer settles on. It is here because its density and persistence clearly crossed the daily's threshold, without the layered complexity that raises a piece to the excellent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eNatural Sumatran enhanced slices: the transparency and the grinding\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003e62.52 riyals per hundred grams: the slice form reveals the resin veins to the eye so you sort visually before you smell, and makes it the most suitable for grinding and mixing for the serious blend makers. Its resin and persistence are in the same commercial range, and its form earns it a practical role the dark break does not perform, and the Sumatran oud page tells its origin at length.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd whoever wants the background of the word shared between them, the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/enhanced-oud\"\u003eenhanced oud\u003c\/a\u003e page explains what enhancement means with us and what it does not, its counterpart in the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/natural-oud\"\u003enatural oud\u003c\/a\u003e, and for the slices' origin the whole \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/sumatran-oud\"\u003eSumatran oud\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eQuality and grading: the commercial's thresholds specifically\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe same four criteria sort the whole ladder, but each grade has its thresholds, and the commercial's two decisive thresholds are density and persistence: the piece does not enter here except with a spread resin the eye sees in more than one face, not shy veins in a single face, and with a persistence that crosses the middle of the long session without fading to a mere trace. Practically: the daily's piece accompanies the afternoon coffee, and the commercial's piece accompanies the evening gathering past its middle. And what clearly crossed these thresholds, with a layered complexity or a rarer origin, does not remain here as a flattery to its price but ascends to the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/excellent-grade\"\u003eexcellent\u003c\/a\u003e where its honest place is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWho is this grade for?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe seasoned merchant\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eKnows the shelf rests on a grade that turns, not on precious things that sleep: the commercial is his backbone that covers his rent and brings his customer back, and the wholesale scale makes his reckoning clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/wholesale-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eWholesale oud →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe ambitious bukhoor shop\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eBegins its assortment from the widest-accepted quality-and-price point: the wholesale starter packs give it a first considered shelf instead of a single-variety gamble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/wholesale-starter-packs\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eThe starter packs →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eWhoever upgraded from the daily\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eHis nose has come to ask for a longer persistence and a clearer depth: the commercial is his logical first step, a difference he actually smells at a price that has not yet jumped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/daily-grade\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eThe daily grade →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe serious blend maker\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eHas passed the trial-and-error stage and wants a heavier-resin material for her distinctive blends: the Sumatran slices are her material, and the incense-making page her gear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/incense-making-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eIncense-making oud →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow do you choose within the grade?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"flex:0 0 34px;width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:50%;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:700;\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1f0808;\"\u003eDefine your aim first\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:4px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eSelling to customers, personal consumption, or grinding and mixing? The aim recommends the piece: selling and direct burning lean to the Vietnamese, and visual sorting and mixing to the Sumatran slices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"flex:0 0 34px;width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:50%;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:700;\"\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1f0808;\"\u003eChoose the personality: the strength or the slices\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:4px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe price is unified so it will settle nothing for you: a direct-presence dark strength, or transparent-sorting practical-form slices? This is the only real decision on this page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"flex:0 0 34px;width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:50%;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:700;\"\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1f0808;\"\u003eTry with a sample of each\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:4px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eA direct comparison by your nose in one session settles what the descriptions cannot: order through the sample request page and mention that you are comparing the commercial's two pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"flex:0 0 34px;width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:50%;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:700;\"\u003e4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1f0808;\"\u003eThen the kilo for what your nose settled on\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:4px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe kilo price of 573.10 riyals saves you a clear difference over repeating the hundred-gram packs: this is the pack of whoever found his permanent variety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"flex:0 0 34px;width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:50%;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:700;\"\u003e5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1f0808;\"\u003eAnd for the commercial turnover, five kilos and above\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:4px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eWhoever buys to sell begins from the five-kilo range through the wholesale oud, or with the starter packs assortment, and requests a documented price offer for the larger quantities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe source and origin: where the grades' borders are drawn\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur oud arrives from the forests of Indonesia, Vietnam, and their neighborhood through direct relations with the oud harvesters, then is sorted and graded at the preparation centers in Malaysia. And the middle grades have a particularity known to everyone who has sorted: they are the hardest sorting of all, because the grades' borders are drawn here, not in the clear extremes. The luxury piece announces itself and the poor piece exposes itself, but the piece between the daily and the commercial, or between the commercial and the excellent, needs a trained eye, a scale, and a burned sample before it takes its place. More about our system in \u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/about-us\"\u003eabout us\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eRelated collections\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe excellent grade\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe next threshold on the ladder directly: a deeper complexity and an evenings' persistence for whoever is ready for the third step.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/excellent-grade\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eBrowse →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe daily grade\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe base you climbed from: it remains the grade of fleeting repeated consumption even for whoever settled on the commercial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/daily-grade\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eBrowse →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eWholesale oud\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe quantity scale from the kilo and above: the natural path for a grade made in the first place to turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/wholesale-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eBrowse →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eIncense-making oud\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eFor whoever chose the Sumatran slices as a mixing material: the whole crafting gear on one page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/incense-making-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eBrowse →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe educational guide: the economics of the middle grade\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy is it the fastest-turning grade in the popular market?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe turnover equation in the popular oud trade is simple in its essence: a final selling price that does not deter the widest segment, and a quality that makes the buyer return by name to the same variety. The lower grades achieve the first condition and weaken in the second when the customer asks for more, and the higher grades reverse the equation: they sell slower to a narrower audience even if at a wider margin for the single piece. The commercial sits on the meeting point of the two conditions, and this is why the shelf is built on it and the other grades are added as its margins. As for the turnover numbers themselves, we will not promise you them, because they are the child of your market, your season, and your location, not the child of our promises, and measuring them with a trial quantity is more honest than any promised table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe smart upgrade from the daily: the session reckoning\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the personal user there is a practical way to settle the thirty-two-riyal difference: reckon by your sessions, not by grams. If your sessions are short and fleeting, a morning incense or a fleeting reception, then the daily's persistence covers them fully and you are paying in the commercial for hours you will not attend. But if your sessions are extending evenings, then with the daily you burn twice or thrice to cover what a single commercial piece covers, and there the price difference dissolves in the consumption difference and you are left above it with a scent depth you could not attain to begin with. The upgrade is worth it when your majlis runs long, and is a luxury when it does not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe middle grade: the hardest art of sorting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe say it transparently: the easiest sorting decisions are at the extremes, and the hardest are in the middle where this grade stands. The borderline piece, which wavers between the daily and the commercial or between the commercial and the excellent, passes with us through the three stations in full: the eye on the resin's spread across the faces, the hand on the relative weight, then the arbiter with no appeal after it: the burned sample. An actual ember from the borderline piece itself, and the nose judges the smoke's fullness and the length of the breath, so if it falls short of the commercial's threshold the piece descends a grade however good its appearance, and if it crosses it, it ascends however modest its form. This is the hidden effort behind a page that displays only two varieties: borders drawn with the ember, not by guessing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eStoring a grade that turns\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grade that is bought by the kilo and consumed by repetition needs a storage system, not a single container: divide your stock into small tight packs away from the sun, the heat, and the moisture, and open for the daily handling or the selling only one pack and keep the mother sealed, for the oud that is opened and closed every day bleeds its scent into the air before you sell it or smell it. And the Sumatran slices in particular are not ground except just before use, because the grinding opens a wide surface to vaporization and shortens the scent's life sharply.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions of the commercial grade\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWhy did you name this the commercial grade?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eBecause historically it is the merchants' fastest-turning grade: the quality-and-price point that sells itself in the market with no long explanation, for its final price is acceptable to the widest segment and its quality brings the buyer back again. The name describes its economic position on the ladder, not a restriction to merchants, for it suits your home by the same logic: the best you get for every riyal before the higher grades' differences begin to multiply.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWhat is the practical difference between it and the daily at a 32-riyal difference?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eThree differences you smell, not read: a visible resin more widely spread across the piece so a fuller burning, a persistence that crosses the middle of the evening instead of the daily's first hours, and a layer of depth in the scent with which you feel the oud has a bottom, not just a surface. If your use is fleeting and repeated, the daily suffices you honestly, and if your sessions run long or your customers return, the difference buys itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eThe two pieces are at the same price, so which do I choose?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eDo not buy by price but by use, for a unity in price does not mean a unity in personality: the enhanced Black Vietnamese is strength, persistence, and a direct presence, and it is the choice when burning as it is the piece's aim. And the Sumatran slices are a visual transparency that eases their sorting and a form that serves grinding and mixing. The genuinely hesitant have their matter settled by a sample of each before the kilo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eIs this grade for trade only or for personal use too?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eBoth with no flattery: the logic that makes it the merchant's fastest-turning grade is the same that makes it the smartest personal purchase, the highest felt quality before the prices begin to jump. Many of our individual customers settled on it as a permanent weekly oud, and save the luxury for its occasions. The name is commercial and the benefit is general.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWhat are the acceptance criteria in the commercial grade specifically?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eThe same four criteria applied to the whole ladder: resin density, persistence, piece purity, and origin rarity, but with higher thresholds than the daily in the first two specifically. The piece does not enter here except with a spread resin the eye sees in more than one face, and a persistence that crosses the middle of the long session without fading. What achieved the general acceptance threshold below this threshold remained in the daily, and what clearly crossed it ascended to the excellent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWhy only two products in this grade?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eBecause the grade displays what actually passed its sorting, not what fills the page: these two pieces are what settled in the commercial range of the current batches, and the grade widens and its display narrows with the stock and the sorting. We prefer a page of two honest varieties over a page of ten names half of them crammed in, and what arrives of new batches is sorted on the same criteria and appears here if it deserves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWhen do I upgrade from the commercial to the excellent?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eWhen you begin to notice what the commercial does not give: a higher complexity in the scent's stages, a persistence that wants to cover the whole evening not most of it, and a guest or an occasion that deserves a grade of display. If you are a merchant the sign is different: when your recurring customer asks you for what is higher, that is the time to add the excellent to your shelf, not to replace the commercial with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eHow much does the merchant's stock of this grade turn usually?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eHonestly: it depends on your market, your location, and your season, and we will not promise you turnover numbers we do not control. What we can say from the grade's nature is that it gathers a final price within the reach of the widest segment with a quality that makes a returning client, and these are the two engines of turnover wherever the market is. Begin with a trial quantity through the wholesale starter packs and measure your market yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eIs the commercial grade available wholesale?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eYes, and it is our first recommendation for whoever begins the oud trade: the wholesale oud page displays the quantity scale from the kilo and above, and the wholesale starter packs were designed to enter the market with a considered assortment instead of gambling on a single variety. For a specific grade and quantity request, message us through the request-quotation page and we reply with a documented offer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eCan I try samples before committing to a quantity?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eWe advise it before any kilo: order through the sample request page a sample of the Vietnamese and another of the Sumatran, for the direct comparison between them by your nose settles the personality choice in one session. And whoever wants to understand the grade's position on the whole ladder, the sample kits across the grades show him the differences climbing and descending.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eHow does the order reach me and how long does the shipping take?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eDocumented international shipping with a tracking number from the preparation centers in Malaysia to your door, with tight packaging that preserves the scent from the road's moisture. The arrival duration varies by your country and its details appear at the completion of the order, and for the commercial quantities there are special shipping arrangements clarified within the price offer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eHow do I store a commercial stock of this grade?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eThe same rule for the individual and the merchant with a difference of size: tight containers away from the sun, the heat, and the moisture, and divide the large stock into packs not opened except at need instead of a single container opened every day so its scent's life leaks out. The Sumatran slices in particular are stored as they are and not ground except just before the use or the selling, for the grinding opens a wider surface to vaporization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWhat is the return policy if the product does not suit me?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eThe sample first is our shared protection from most of the return cases, and if an order reaches you differing from its description or afflicted by a defect, message us through the contact page with photos of the case and we treat it with you directly. The policy details are fully declared in the store, and a question before the purchase is more economical for you than a return after it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#1f0808;border:1px solid #db9a00;border-radius:8px;padding:36px 24px;text-align:center;margin:28px 0 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#ffffff;border:none;padding:0;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003eA grade on which the trade turns, and it suits your home too\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color:#f0e6d6;margin:0 0 22px;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eTwo pieces at one price and two different personalities, sorted by declared criteria: try with a sample of each, and let your nose settle what the price does not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;justify-content:center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/order-samples\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;padding:13px 32px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eOrder the trial samples\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/request-quotation\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:transparent;border:1px solid #db9a00;color:#db9a00;text-decoration:none;padding:13px 32px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eA quotation for quantities\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;color:#6b5b3e;font-size:0.92em;margin:14px 0 0;\"\u003eAnd for any question about the grades and their criteria, message us through the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/contact\"\u003econtact page\u003c\/a\u003e before buying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","products":[{"product_id":"سومطري-طبيعي-محسن-شرائح-100","title":"Sumatran Natural Enhanced Oud Chips 100g","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"direction:ltr;text-align:left;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.9;color:#1a1a1a;max-width:800px;margin:0 auto;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:1.1rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSumatran natural enhanced oud chips — 100 grams\u003c\/strong\u003e — Sumatra, the world's third-largest island by area, holds at its heart forests that produce \u003cstrong\u003eIndonesian oud\u003c\/strong\u003e with a sharp, penetrating character that immediately sets it apart from other regions. Enhanced chips are the ideal form for traders — easy to weigh, pack and sell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#db9a00;border-bottom:2px solid #db9a00;padding-bottom:6px;margin-top:2rem;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;\"\u003e\n  \u003ctr style=\"background:#f5f0e8;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 12px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eSource\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 12px;\"\u003eForests of Sumatra — Indonesia\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 12px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eForm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 12px;\"\u003eChips — cut to a consistent shape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr style=\"background:#f5f0e8;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 12px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 12px;\"\u003e100 grams — available wholesale\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 12px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eType\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 12px;\"\u003eNatural Enhanced\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#db9a00;border-bottom:2px solid #db9a00;padding-bottom:6px;margin-top:2rem;\"\u003eWhat does \"enhanced\" mean? — a frank explanation competitors won't give\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnhancement is a common process in the oud industry that many sellers are shy to mention. The truth: enhancement means exposing the wood to a controlled drying and preparation process that deepens its color, fixes its scent and increases the density of its smoke — without adding any external chemical substances. Good enhanced oud gives a better burning experience than raw oud in most cases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#db9a00;border-bottom:2px solid #db9a00;padding-bottom:6px;margin-top:2rem;\"\u003eThe aromatic character\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Sumatran character is sharp at first, then turns into a settled, smoky woody warmth. The enhancement softens the initial sharpness and gives a more balanced aromatic progression. Suited to those who prefer a strong, striking aromatic presence in large gatherings and occasions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#db9a00;border-bottom:2px solid #db9a00;padding-bottom:6px;margin-top:2rem;\"\u003eWhy are chips better for traders?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"padding-left:1.5rem;\"\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEasy to weigh and pack into smaller retail units\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBurn more evenly than large pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLess waste compared to hand-cut pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEasy to ship and store in large quantities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#db9a00;border-bottom:2px solid #db9a00;padding-bottom:6px;margin-top:2rem;\"\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e0d5c5;border-radius:6px;padding:10px 14px;margin-bottom:8px;\"\u003e\n  \u003csummary style=\"font-weight:700;cursor:pointer;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWhat is the difference between Sumatran and Kalimantan oud for the end buyer?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-top:8px;\"\u003eSumatran: a stronger, more penetrating presence — suits large gatherings and those who love a strong scent. Kalimantan: calmer and smoother — suits everyday use and enclosed spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e0d5c5;border-radius:6px;padding:10px 14px;\"\u003e\n  \u003csummary style=\"font-weight:700;cursor:pointer;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eCan I order Sumatran chips without enhancement?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-top:8px;\"\u003eYes, we provide the raw, unenhanced natural type by special order for large quantities. Contact the wholesale team to learn about availability and prices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding:1.2rem;background:#1f0808;border-radius:8px;color:#fff;\"\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#db9a00;\"\u003e💼 Import wholesale Indonesian oud chips to the Gulf:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"mailto:wholesale@oudtreasure.com\" style=\"color:#db9a00;\"\u003ewholesale@oudtreasure.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Oud Treasure","offers":[{"title":"Sample 100g","offer_id":48940006441179,"sku":null,"price":62.52,"currency_code":"SAR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Personal 1kg","offer_id":48979223281883,"sku":null,"price":573.1,"currency_code":"SAR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Wholesale 5kg","offer_id":48979223314651,"sku":null,"price":2865.5,"currency_code":"SAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0803\/2796\/6939\/files\/100.png?v=1783195260"},{"product_id":"فيتنامي-اسود-محسن-100","title":"Vietnamese Black Enhanced Oud 100g","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"direction:ltr;text-align:left;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.9;color:#1a1a1a;max-width:800px;margin:0 auto;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:1.1rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVietnamese black enhanced oud — 100 grams\u003c\/strong\u003e — Vietnamese oud is the crown of Eastern fragrance. When Gulf incense lovers speak of \"the oud you never forget,\" they are most often speaking of the Vietnamese. The black grade is the highest on the Vietnamese quality scale — and the dark color is evidence of resin accumulated over decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#db9a00;border-bottom:2px solid #db9a00;padding-bottom:6px;margin-top:2rem;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;\"\u003e\n  \u003ctr style=\"background:#f5f0e8;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 12px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eSource\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 12px;\"\u003eForests of central and southern Vietnam\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 12px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eGrade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 12px;\"\u003eBlack — highest resin density\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr style=\"background:#f5f0e8;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 12px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 12px;\"\u003e100 grams\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 12px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eType\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 12px;\"\u003eProfessionally enhanced — doubled depth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#db9a00;border-bottom:2px solid #db9a00;padding-bottom:6px;margin-top:2rem;\"\u003eA guide to Vietnamese oud grades for traders\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat you won't find on any competing page — a clear explanation of the Vietnamese oud grades:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"padding-left:1.5rem;\"\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhite:\u003c\/strong\u003e the lowest grade, light resin, calm scent\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrey:\u003c\/strong\u003e mid, good for everyday use\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1f0808;\"\u003eBlack:\u003c\/strong\u003e ← this product — highest resin density, exceptional scent, long persistence\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTiger:\u003c\/strong\u003e very rare, visible resin streaks across the wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#db9a00;border-bottom:2px solid #db9a00;padding-bottom:6px;margin-top:2rem;\"\u003eThe aromatic character\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe richest and most complex aromatic experience in the world of incense. The black grade begins with a warm, sweet aromatic burst, then develops into layers of fine leather, old wood and natural musk. Its persistence in a space extends to four hours or more. This type is unforgettable — the customer who tries it always comes back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#db9a00;border-bottom:2px solid #db9a00;padding-bottom:6px;margin-top:2rem;\"\u003eThis product's value for traders\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVietnamese black oud sells in specialized Saudi shops at a price reaching several times the direct import price. There is no Arab supplier in the market selling it \u003cstrong\u003ewholesale directly from the source\u003c\/strong\u003e — and that is a genuine gap we fill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#db9a00;border-bottom:2px solid #db9a00;padding-bottom:6px;margin-top:2rem;\"\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e0d5c5;border-radius:6px;padding:10px 14px;margin-bottom:8px;\"\u003e\n  \u003csummary style=\"font-weight:700;cursor:pointer;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWhy does the black color mean higher quality in oud?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-top:8px;\"\u003eThe black color in oud results from the accumulation of resin (oleoresin) within the wood fibers — the same substance responsible for the scent. The darker the color, the greater the resin density and the strength and persistence of the scent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e0d5c5;border-radius:6px;padding:10px 14px;\"\u003e\n  \u003csummary style=\"font-weight:700;cursor:pointer;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eIs Vietnamese black oud really rare?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-top:8px;\"\u003eYes. The black grades from Vietnamese Aquilaria crassna trees require a tree age exceeding 40–60 years. 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