Kohenoor International

🇲🇦 Morocco · Maroc · المغرب · Vallée des Roses Complement · La Mamounia Supply

Dried Rose Petals Exporter to Morocco — Industrial-Scale Complement to Vallée des Roses Kalaat M'Gouna for La Mamounia Hospitality + Marrakech Argan-Rose Cosmetic Capital + Moroccan Sweets Industry

Pakistan's bulk supplier of food-grade Rosa damascena (ورد دمشقي) to Morocco — complementing the world-famous Vallée des Roses (وادي الورد) Kalaat M'Gouna tradition (Berber Dadès Valley Rosa damascena cultivation since 1930s commercial French colonial establishment, ~4,000-5,000 tonnes annual harvest, Moussem des Roses festival drawing 50,000+ visitors). Serving La Mamounia Marrakech (Winston Churchill's favourite hotel since 1923), Royal Mansour Marrakech (King Mohammed VI's flagship Royal property), Fairmont Royal Palm, Mandarin Oriental Marrakech, Four Seasons Marrakech, Selman Marrakech, Es Saadi, Amanjena Marrakech. For Marrakech Argan-rose cosmetic ecosystem (Argan d'Or, Kaolin Atlas, Naturalys, Les Sens de Marrakech, Acaltis, Nectarome, Saharacactus). For Moroccan sweets industry — chebakia (شباكية) Ramadan iconic, ghoriba (غريبة), msemen (مسمن), sellou (سلو), briouates (بريوات), baghrir (بغرير), sfenj (سفنج), fekkas (فكاص). EACCE + ONSSA + IMANOR HALAL compliant, HACCP, ISO 22000. CIF Casablanca 18-22 days, Tangier Med 17-21 days. MOQ 100 kg.

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Kohenoor International (Hyderabad, Pakistan, since 1957) exports food-grade Rosa damascena dried rose petals to Moroccan B2B buyers — complementing Morocco's celebrated Vallée des Roses Kalaat M'Gouna domestic production with industrial-scale supply for La Mamounia Marrakech + Royal Mansour + Fairmont + Mandarin Oriental + Four Seasons Marrakech luxury riad hospitality cluster, Marrakech Argan-rose cosmetic raw material capital (Argan d'Or, Naturalys, Les Sens de Marrakech), and Moroccan sweets industry (chebakia, ghoriba, msemen, sellou, briouates). FOB Karachi → CIF Casablanca 18-22 days via Suez+Mediterranean+Atlantic. USD 6.20-9.50/kg by tier (~EUR 5.80-8.80/kg). Morocco 2.5% basic + 20% TVA. IMANOR HALAL essential — supplied via IFANCA+JAKIM cross-recognition. Trilingual EN/FR/AR commercial correspondence. Free 50-100g samples to Moroccan addresses. WhatsApp +92 310 4929292

Morocco · Dried Rose Petals at a Glance · Aperçu

Destination PortsCasablanca (primary Atlantic) · Tangier Med (Mediterranean, Africa's largest container port) · Agadir (south) · Nador (east) · Air: CMN / RAK / RBA / TNG / AGA
Sea Transit18-22 days Karachi → Casablanca · 17-21 days Karachi → Tangier Med
FOB Karachi (500 kg)USD 7.20-8.00 / kg Grade A1 (~EUR 6.50-7.20)
CIF Casablanca (500 kg)USD 9.30-10.50 / kg landed (~EUR 8.40-9.50)
Moroccan HS0603.90.00
Duty2.5% basic + 20% TVA (Pakistan-Morocco no FTA — standard MFN rate)
ComplianceEACCE · ONSSA · IMANOR HALAL · HACCP · ISO 22000 · Phytosanitary · PortNet customs platform
PaymentT/T 30/70 · Attijariwafa / BCP / BMCE L/C · EUR primary · USD CIF · MAD same-day rate · Coface Maroc / SMAEX insurance compatible
LanguagesEnglish · French (Moroccan commercial standard) · Arabic (Modern Standard + Darija)
Sun-dried Rosa damascena petals from Kohenoor International, Pakistan — exported to Morocco
Sun-dried Rosa damascena petals, Grade A, as shipped to importers in Morocco.

Morocco's Vallée des Roses (وادي الورد) — Kalaat M'Gouna Heritage + Why Pakistani Damascena Complements It

The Vallée des Roses (وادي الورد, Valley of Roses) is Morocco's celebrated rose-growing region in the Dadès Valley of the High Atlas Mountains, centered around the town of Kalaat M'Gouna (قلعة مكونة) between Ouarzazate and Tinghir. The Vallée des Roses extends approximately 90 kilometers through the Dadès Valley with Rosa damascena cultivated in artisanal smallholder Berber farming plots — approximately 4,000-5,000 tonnes of fresh rose petals harvested annually each May.

Rosa damascena cultivation in Kalaat M'Gouna began commercially in the 1930s when French colonial authorities established the first rose oil distillery, but Berber tradition of cultivating roses in the Dadès Valley extends back centuries earlier. The annual Moussem des Roses (مهرجان الورد, Festival of Roses) held in Kalaat M'Gouna each May is one of Morocco's most celebrated cultural events drawing 50,000+ visitors annually and is officially recognized as Moroccan Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Kalaat M'Gouna rose distillation produces approximately 4-5 tonnes of premium Moroccan rose oil (huile de rose, دهن الورد) and substantial volumes of rose water (eau de rose, ماء الورد) annually for: (a) premium Moroccan + French luxury perfumery (Moroccan rose oil supplies select French Grasse perfumery houses and Moroccan cosmetic export brands), (b) traditional Moroccan retail markets, (c) Moroccan riad hospitality ultra-premium amenity programs, (d) traditional Moroccan rose-petal products for souk retail in Marrakech + Fez + Casablanca medinas.

HOWEVER, Kalaat M'Gouna production is concentrated in premium artisanal + luxury perfumery + traditional Moroccan retail markets at premium pricing — Moroccan commercial-scale demand for Rosa damascena (Moroccan riad hospitality bulk amenity programs, Marrakech cosmetic raw material ecosystem, Moroccan sweets industry industrial production) substantially exceeds Kalaat M'Gouna capacity. Pakistani Rosa damascena (botanically identical species — both Rosa × damascena) at 40-50% lower bulk pricing serves the industrial-scale Moroccan commercial complement to Kalaat M'Gouna's premium artisanal production.

Many Moroccan distillation operations blend Pakistani petals with Kalaat M'Gouna petals for second-tier extraction lines while reserving pure Kalaat M'Gouna rose for premium SKUs — the most profitable Moroccan B2B segment combines BOTH origins.

Top Moroccan Applications + Industrial Buyer Profiles

Moroccan Customs · EACCE · ONSSA · PortNet Documentation

Moroccan customs (Administration des Douanes et Impôts Indirects ADII) use the PortNet electronic single-window customs platform. Standard customs duty: 2.5% basic + 20% TVA (Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée) on CIF value.

Required documentation:

  1. Commercial Invoice in English (French translation by Moroccan importer's transitaire — standard practice)
  2. Packing List with batch ID, harvest date, lot number
  3. Bill of Lading consigned to Moroccan importer with Identifiant Commun de l'Entreprise (ICE)
  4. Phytosanitary Certificate from Pakistan DPP
  5. Certificate of Origin attested by Pakistan Chamber of Commerce
  6. HACCP + ISO 22000 certificates
  7. IMANOR HALAL certificate (Institut Marocain de Normalisation HALAL — essential, accepts IFANCA + JAKIM cross-recognition)
  8. Batch Certificate of Analysis
  9. EACCE compliance declaration where applicable
  10. ONSSA (Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits Alimentaires) registration handled by Moroccan importer
  11. Moroccan importer's ICE + Registre du Commerce inscription