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Saffron & Botanicals

Persian Saffron

Premium Iranian saffron (Crocus sativus), hand-harvested and dried, known for its deep red color and strong aroma — one of the world’s most valued spices. Supplied in bulk above 30 g and in retail packs.

Iran
Origin
0910.20
HS Code
Sea & overland
Shipping

Need a PDF specification sheet? Request one and we will email it with your quotation.

Packaging & Volume
Packaging format and order volume are arranged per shipment. Tell us your requirement and we will confirm what we can load.
Shipping
By sea from Bandar Abbas, and overland through Iran’s land borders.

In short

What is Persian Saffron?

Raiva Food exports Persian Saffron from Iran to importers, wholesale distributors, retail chains and food manufacturers. Price is quoted per enquiry.

  • Typical buyers Spice repackers, premium retail brands, food and beverage manufacturers, and herbal extract producers.
  • Export season Supplied from stock rather than to a harvest window. Confirm the current shipping window with your enquiry.
  • Price & minimum order Quoted per enquiry — both depend on grade, packing and destination. Send your volume and destination country and we reply with a quotation and a proforma invoice.

Technical specification

Technical specification for Persian Saffron as exported by Raiva Food. Figures are confirmed per contract and restated on the proforma invoice.

Persian Saffron — technical specification
Product identity
Botanical name Crocus sativus
Quality specification
Cut / style Super Negin / Negin / Sargol / PushalIndicative
Packaging & logistics
Packaging 1 g – 100 g retail tins; 500 g and 1 kg bulk containersIndicative
Shelf life 24 months under the stated storage conditionsIndicative
Storage conditions Airtight, away from light and moisture, below 20 °CIndicative
Trade & documentation
Origin Iran
HS code 0910.20Saffron
Harvest season Harvest late October – NovemberIndicative
Minimum order quantity 1 kgIndicative

HS codes shown are the six-digit World Customs Organization headings. Destination countries extend these to eight or ten digits under their own tariff schedules — confirm the local code with your customs broker.

Indicative Rows marked indicative are published reference values for this commodity, not measurements of our own lots, and are not binding. We confirm the figures for your specific lot on the proforma invoice. Sources: Proposed from standard Iranian export practice — awaiting confirmation; ISO 3632-1, Spices — Saffron: packaging and storage.

This table lists the parameters we hold confirmed values for. Any further parameter you require is confirmed per shipment against the specific lot. Ask our export team for the current analysis.

How we evidence what is on this page

The photographs on this page are our own, taken of the product we load rather than bought from a stock library. In the specification table above, figures we have confirmed for our own lots are shown plainly, while rows tagged Indicative are published reference values for this commodity rather than measurements of our lots — they are not binding, and we deliberately keep them out of the structured data we publish to search engines. Whichever tier a figure sits in, we confirm it for your specific lot on the proforma invoice, and we will send the current analysis on request.

How to order Persian Saffron

  1. Send your enquiry

    Product, volume and destination — plus packaging and preferred terms if you have them.

  2. Receive a quotation

    We reply with pricing on your preferred terms, specification and available shipping windows.

  3. Approve a sample

    Couriered on request, before you commit.

  4. Confirm the proforma

    We issue a proforma invoice covering goods, packing, terms and documentation.

  5. Production & shipment

    Goods are packed, inspected and loaded, with export documents issued per shipment.

Start with a quotation request

Buyer questions

Frequently Asked Questions About Persian Saffron

Where does Raiva Food source Persian Saffron?

From growers and processors in Iran. Product is selected at harvest and graded before it reaches the packing line, and sorting and cleaning are done to the grade agreed in your contract. We tell you the growing region for your lot.

What is the minimum order quantity for Persian Saffron?

It is confirmed per enquiry rather than published as one figure, because it depends on the packing and the grade you need. Most lines are quoted by the container, and whether that is a 20ft or a 40ft load changes the minimum. Tell us your destination and we will confirm the minimum for this line.

How is Persian Saffron packed and shipped?

Packing format is arranged per shipment and restated on the proforma invoice before you pay. By sea from Bandar Abbas, and overland through Iran’s land borders. Tell us your preferred trade term in the enquiry and we will confirm what we can offer on that route.

What is the HS code for Persian Saffron?

0910.20. That is the six-digit World Customs Organization heading, used by more than 200 countries and economies to set customs tariffs. Your destination country extends it to eight or ten digits under its own tariff schedule, so confirm the local code with your customs broker.

Can I get a sample and a specification sheet for Persian Saffron?

Yes. Samples are couriered on request so you can verify quality before committing, and current certification and analysis documents are supplied with your quotation rather than published here — that way you receive the version valid on your shipment date. If your market requires a specific standard, including the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius food standards, tell us at quotation stage: we would rather decline a requirement we cannot meet than agree to it and disappoint you at the port.

Still have a question about Persian Saffron? Ask the export desk.

Next step

Request a quotation for Persian Saffron

Tell us the destination port, the volume you need and your preferred packing format. We confirm what we can load, and quote against it.

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