Shea Butter Supplier in the European Union
Unrefined Grade A and refined N-RBD shea butter, manufactured in Ibadan, Nigeria and shipped to Hamburg and Le Havre with a COA for every batch.
Summary
Nigerian shea butter for the European Union
the EU does not grow shea. The butter on a the EU COA is West African — EMI Agro presses it in Ibadan from wild-collected nuts. CPNP and the Responsible Person sit at Union level; VAT and the clearance office sit in the Member State of entry. EMI Agro works with 5,000+ women collectors in Kwara, Niger, Kaduna, Kogi. Hamburg is the usual discharge.
Ask for a batch COA on a NIS 571:2013 basis: free fatty acid, peroxide value, moisture, colour and melting point. Reject lots that smell sharply rancid or pour like liquid oil at room temperature. CPNP filings sit with the the EU importer — they do not replace a COA.
Trial lots start at 5 tonnes; standard orders start at 20 tonnes. Send the request even if you need less — EMI Agro reviews every European Union enquiry against current production of 40 tonnes per week of finished shea butter and can schedule rolling shipments. Lead time is Ibadan production plus ocean time to Hamburg. Quotes are EXW, FOB or CIF; each term prices different services beyond the butter.
Two questions. We show the grade, the documents that usually apply and the next step — we do not invent a price.
Products available in the European Union
Unrefined Grade A, refined N-RBD and shea press cake are available for the European Union.
Cold-pressed, wild-collected unrefined Grade A shea butter from Ibadan, Nigeria: ivory to pale yellow, natural odour, produced to NIS 571:2013 with a Certificate of Analysis on every batch.
Refined N-RBD (neutralised, bleached, deodorised) shea butter: white to off-white, odourless, very low in free fatty acid, specified for food, cocoa butter equivalent, pharmaceutical excipient and neutral cosmetic bases.
The solid residue left after mechanical pressing of shea kernels at EMI Agro Industries, Ibadan: supplied in bulk as an input for animal feed, soap making and organic fertiliser or biomass.
Application notes for cosmetics sit on unrefined Grade A for cosmetics; food use sits on refined N-RBD for food manufacturing.
Shipping to the European Union
EMI Agro quotes EXW, FOB, CIF for the European Union; the buyer chooses.
| Port | UN/LOCODE | Transit (days) | Serves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg | DEHAM | 18–28 | — |
| Le Havre | FRLEH | 18–28 | — |
Container fit for a named format is confirmed on the quote. Use the shea export container calculator when that tool is live.
Regulatory & compliance in the European Union
Shea butter imported into the European Union is overseen by The cosmetic products notification portal (CPNP) is a free of charge online notification system created for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on cosmetic products. When a product has been notified in the CPNP, there is no need for any further notification at national level within the EU. and Shea is named in Directive 2000/36/EC as one of the vegetable fats that may be used in chocolate, obtained from Butyrospermum parkii.; customs clearance runs through The European Commission TARIC consultation is the Union tariff database used by Member State customs to retrieve measures by goods code and origin..
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (Article 13) requires that the responsible persons and, under certain circumstances, the distributors of cosmetic products submit some information about the products they place or make available on the European market through the CPNP. Notification: Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (Article 13) requires that the responsible persons and, under certain circumstances, the distributors of cosmetic products submit some information about the products they place or make available on the European market through the CPNP..
MOQ, pricing basis & payment
- MOQ
- Standard orders start at 20 tonnes. Trial lots start at 5 tonnes. Smaller volumes can still be requested — we review every enquiry against current production.
- Pricing basis
- Quoted per Incoterm. EXW, FOB and CIF attract different prices because each term adds different freight, insurance or local services beyond the shea butter itself.
- Samples
- Trial lots start at 5 tonnes of the named grade. Send the request even if you need less — we review whether we can supply.
Quotes for the European Union are built from grade, packaging, Incoterm and port of discharge; tell us those four and we price the lane.
Certifications relevant to the European Union
| Certification | Why buyers in European Union ask | EMI Agro status |
|---|---|---|
| EU Organic (EOS) | Buyers in European Union ask for this mark | In pursuit |
| COSMOS | Buyers in European Union ask for this mark | In pursuit |
Status words are taken from the quality page. A mark that EMI does not hold is omitted, not listed as “not held”.
Why buyers in the European Union choose EMI Agro
- NIS 571:2013 basis with AOCS / ISO methods
- In-house QC lab; a Certificate of Analysis with every batch
- Wild-collected shea nuts via a cooperative network; 5,000+ women collectors
- Direct manufacturer in Ibadan — see about EMI Agro and the sample COA
Buyer-type notes for this region sit on indie cosmetic brands.
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Exporting shea butter from Nigeria
HS 1515.90, load ports and export documents.
Products
Unrefined Grade A, refined N-RBD and shea press cake.
Buyer type
How this market usually buys.
Frequently asked questions
Last reviewed September 2026 by EMI Agro Industries QC team.
Manufacturer-direct from Ibadan, Nigeria
Get a bulk shea butter quote for the European Union
Unrefined Grade A or refined N-RBD, with a COA for the batch. Tell us grade, volume and the discharge port.
You have just read Shea Butter Supplier in the European Union. The next step is a real lot from the factory that produces it — EMI Agro, with factory-direct pricing and a batch Certificate of Analysis.
Trusted manufacturer
EMI Agro Industries Limited (RC 9364495) presses the butter in Ibadan — we are not a trading company.
Competitive factory-direct prices
Quoted EXW, FOB or CIF — the buyer chooses. You pay the factory, not a chain of middlemen.
Export-ready supply
We ship to European Union, United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Southeast Asia, China, India, Middle East, Latin America. Load ports: Apapa (Lagos) or Tin Can Island (Lagos).
Documented lots
40 tonnes per week of finished shea butter, a Certificate of Analysis on every batch, NAFDAC registered and SON approved.