Sawai Fragrances has manufactured attar in India since 1965. What began as a single hydro-distillation unit in Kannauj is now a four-facility operation producing traditional and contemporary attars in bulk for perfume brands, private-label clients and export buyers across India, the Gulf and beyond.
We are not a reseller or a trading house. We grow, distil, blend and fill — which is why our batches hold their profile from a trial batch through to full production.
Sixty years of attar manufacturing, from Kannauj outward
Mr. Sawailal Jain established the business in Kannauj in 1965 with one hydro-distillation unit. Three generations later, Sawai operates four manufacturing facilities, has created more than 1,500 fragrances and works with over 100 client partners — including Mufti, The Souled Store and Wrogn.
That continuity matters commercially. An attar manufacturer that has run the same distillery for six decades can reproduce a profile you approved two years ago. Most cannot.
What we manufacture
Our attar range spans the traditional Indian repertoire and the contemporary oil-based blends that Middle Eastern markets buy in volume.
Traditional Indian attars
Rose, kewra, mogra, shamama, mitti and the classic Kannauj repertoire, distilled the way they have always been distilled.
Oriental and Arabic attars
Concentrated oil-based fragrances produced in bulk through precision blending and controlled processes.
Mukhallat blends
Complex oil-based compositions for depth, warmth and lasting presence. See mukhallat blends.
Oud and agarwood attars
Built on our own agarwood (oudh) oil supply. Learn what oud is.
Alcohol-free attars
Formulated for markets and buyers where alcohol-free is a requirement, not a preference.
Custom attar development
A profile built to your brief, from scratch.
Attar manufacturing in Kannauj — and what happens after Kannauj
Buyers searching for an attar manufacturer in Kannauj are usually looking for authenticity of process. Our Kannauj facility is the original one, and it still does what it has always done: steam and hydro distillation of floral and spice raw materials, with controlled pressure, moisture and temperature, and oils separated through natural decantation to preserve purity. Read more about Kannauj attar and deg-bhapka distillation.
Where Sawai differs from a Kannauj-only supplier is what happens next. Silvassa handles fractional distillation and large-scale refinement of woody, balsamic and resinous materials. Surat, established in 2012, is our compounding and development centre, where extracted materials become production-ready fragrance oils with standardised batches. Nilakkottai runs solvent and supercritical CO₂ extraction for delicate botanicals.
Traditional distillation and industrial-scale capability, in the same company. That combination is rare among attar manufacturers in India, and it is the reason our bulk attar supply stays consistent at volumes a single-unit distillery cannot reach. See our four manufacturing facilities.
Bulk attar supply and wholesale volumes
We supply attar in bulk to perfume brands, private-label clients, exporters and FMCG manufacturers. Production is planned around repeat supply rather than one-off orders — formulations are documented, batches are standardised, and the same profile is available to you next quarter and next year.
Minimum order quantities, lead times and pricing depend on the profile and the naturals involved; a rose or oud attar and a contemporary blend are different conversations. Send us your requirement and we will come back with both.
Private label and contract attar manufacturing
If you are launching an attar line under your own brand, we handle the whole route: brief alignment, fragrance development, validation and refinement, manufacturing readiness, then ongoing supply. Perfumery, naturals, manufacturing and filling sit under one roof, which shortens time-to-market and removes the reformulation risk of moving between suppliers. More on private label and contract manufacturing.
We work two ways. Creation builds a signature attar around your brand identity, starting from a focused brief. Inspiration works within established scent territories when you need to move quickly into a recognised space.
Naturals we produce ourselves
Attar quality is decided at the ingredient, not the blend. Our supply is backed by owned fields, farmer networks, in-house processing and long-term supply programmes — including roughly 2,000 acres of owned sandalwood plantation in Australia.
Produced in-house: rose oil, kewra oil, jasmine sambac, jasmine grandiflorum, tuberose, champaca, pink lotus absolute, vetiver, nagarmotha, agarwood (oudh), sugandh mantri, davana and cardamom. When a natural is central to your attar, we are not sourcing it on the spot market — and neither are you. Explore our naturals and essential oils.
Consistency, documentation and export
Quality is governed through defined internal controls, documentation and review systems that hold consistency across batches and volumes. Our facilities run PLC and SCADA automation and instrumentation, with in-house bottling and filling.
For export buyers, we have shipped internationally since our first Gulf order in 1982 and supply documentation with every consignment.
Who we supply
- Perfume and attar brands building or extending a range
- Fashion and lifestyle brands entering fragrance
- Private-label and contract manufacturing clients
- Exporters and distributors supplying the Gulf and international markets
- FMCG manufacturers needing attar profiles at high volume
Comparing suppliers? Our guide on how to choose a perfume manufacturer covers what to ask. For background, see traditional Indian attars and our wider Middle Eastern fragrance manufacturing.
Frequently asked questions
Which city in India is famous for attar?
Kannauj, in Uttar Pradesh, is India’s attar capital and has been the centre of traditional deg-bhapka and hydro distillation for centuries. Sawai Fragrances has operated a distillation facility in Kannauj since 1965, producing attars, shamama and delicate naturals using steam and hydro distillation.
What is the minimum order quantity for bulk attar?
MOQ depends on the profile and the naturals involved. Contact sales@sawaifragrances.com with your requirement and target volume for a specific quotation.
Do you manufacture private label attar?
Yes. Sawai provides end-to-end private label and contract attar manufacturing — brief alignment, fragrance development, validation, manufacturing readiness and ongoing supply — with perfumery, naturals, blending and filling handled in-house.
Do you make alcohol-free attar?
Yes. Attar is oil-based by definition, and we manufacture alcohol-free attars and mukhallat blends for markets where alcohol-free formulation is a requirement.
Can you match or recreate an existing attar profile?
Yes. Our Inspiration route interprets an established scent territory with precision and discretion, and our Creation route builds an original profile from your brief. Both are evaluated for wear, diffusion and real-world performance before production.
Do you export attar from India?
Yes. Sawai has exported since 1982, beginning with the Gulf, and supplies international buyers with documentation for each consignment.
Start an attar project with Sawai
Tell us the profile you are after, the volume you need and the market you are selling into. We will send a sample set and an indicative timeline. Email sales@sawaifragrances.com or call 1800-209-1901.