https://orivexexports.com/insights/ Guides for buyers of frankincense, myrrh, opoponax and gum arabic. en-gb Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT https://orivexexports.com/insights/beeyo-vs-maydi/ https://orivexexports.com/insights/beeyo-vs-maydi/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Beeyo (Boswellia sacra, traded as B. carterii) and maydi (B. frereana) compared for buyers by resin, harvest, oil chemistry, uses and species checks. https://orivexexports.com/insights/gum-arabic-beyond-sudan/ https://orivexexports.com/insights/gum-arabic-beyond-sudan/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT What gum arabic is in law, the JECFA and EU limits a lot has to meet, and six steps for testing gum from an origin the trade does not yet know. https://orivexexports.com/insights/how-to-import-from-somaliland/ https://orivexexports.com/insights/how-to-import-from-somaliland/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT A guide for first-time importers of Somaliland gums and resins. How origin is recorded, shipping from Berbera, documents, duty, sanctions and payment. https://orivexexports.com/insights/somali-frankincense-grades/ https://orivexexports.com/insights/somali-frankincense-grades/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT How beeyo and maydi frankincense are graded, why grade names are not a standard, and how to specify a grade in an RFQ so that offers can be compared. https://orivexexports.com/insights/verify-frankincense-species-quality/ https://orivexexports.com/insights/verify-frankincense-species-quality/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Why the species on a frankincense offer can be wrong, and what a buyer can check before ordering, from lot records to GC-MS markers and documents.