Merchants of Rare Aromatics · Since 1911
The Scentof a CenturySandalwood & Saffron
A heritage trading house dealing in the world’s finest sandalwood and saffron — sourced with patience, graded with rigour, delivered with trust.
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Two treasures of nature, pure and simple.
We deal in just two things — and we do them exceptionally well: fragrant sandalwood and precious saffron (kesar). Natural, unadulterated, and traceable to their source.
Sandalwood Logs
Aged heartwood logs — the raw, natural source.
Kashmir Kesar
Hand-picked crimson saffron threads.
Chips · Powder · Oil
Sandalwood in every usable form.
Iranian Kesar
All-red Persian saffron of the finest grade.
The House
Purveyors of the rare & the refined.
Ranchoddas Jivraj & Company is a heritage trading house founded in 1911, devoted to a single pursuit — sourcing the world's finest sandalwood and saffron and delivering them, unadulterated, to those who value the extraordinary.
For over a century and across four generations, our name has been carried by merchants, perfumers, apothecaries and connoisseurs. We deal exclusively in aromatics of provenance: aged sandalwood heartwood and its logs, chips, steam-distilled oil and stone-milled powder — alongside the crimson threads of Kashmir and Iranian kesar.
Ours is a house built on patience and trust. Every consignment is hand-graded, tested for purity and matched to the exact specification of the buyer — whether a single artisan or a wholesale export order. What we promise, we deliver.
1911
The house established
IV
Generations of merchants
06
Signature aromatics
100%
Purity, guaranteed
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Correspondence
jivrajranchoddas@gmail.comEstablished
Mumbai, India · 1911
The Wood
Sandalwood, in every form.
Santalum album
The royal tree of Mysore lineage
Santalum album
Heartwood Logs
Aged, densely grained logs prized for carving and distillation — the purest expression of the tree.
Graded & sorted
Sandalwood Chips
Hand-cut chips for incense and slow-burning ritual, releasing a warm, creamy sillage.
Steam distilled
Pure Sandalwood Oil
High-santalol oil, distilled with patience — the coveted base of the world's great perfumes.
Stone milled
Fine Sandalwood Powder
Silken powder for apothecary, skincare and devotional use, milled to a whisper-fine grain.
The Thread
Saffron, the crimson gold.
Mongra · Grade A+
Kashmir Kesar
Deep crimson threads from the fields of Pampore — intense colour, honeyed aroma, unmatched potency.
Sargol · Super Negin
Iranian Kesar
All-red Persian stigmas, celebrated for their vivid dye and lingering, luxurious fragrance.
The year it began
Our Heritage
A century of trust, measured in aroma.
A modest trading house is founded, dealing in aromatic woods and fine spices.
The house expands into the saffron trade, building trusted sourcing relationships.
A new generation formalises grading standards for sandalwood heartwood and oil.
Distillation and curing are modernised; the name earns recognition among perfumers.
A century of trust upheld — supplying the finest sandalwood and kesar.
Our Ethos
Four principles, upheld across four generations.
Provenance Above All
Every log, every thread is traced to its origin. We source only from groves and fields where time and terroir conspire to create the extraordinary.
The Patience of Age
Sandalwood matures for decades before it yields its heartwood. We honour that patience — curing, grading and ageing with the discipline of four generations.
Purity, Unadulterated
No fillers. No dyes. No shortcuts. Our saffron is hand-picked and our oils steam-distilled, delivered exactly as nature intended — nothing added, nothing taken.
A House of Trust
Since 1911, our name has been our bond. Merchants, perfumers and connoisseurs return to us for one reason: what we promise, we deliver.