Shea Butter Supplier in France
Unrefined Grade A and refined N-RBD shea butter, manufactured in Ibadan, Nigeria and shipped to Le Havre and Marseille with a COA for every batch.
Summary
Nigerian shea butter for France
France does not grow shea. The butter on a France COA is West African — EMI Agro presses it in Ibadan from wild-collected nuts. French cosmetics briefs still say beurre de karité; Le Havre feeds Paris, Marseille feeds the Mediterranean plants. EMI Agro works with 5,000+ women collectors in Kwara, Niger, Kaduna, Kogi. Lyon buyers usually take the inland haul from Le Havre.
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. ANSM filings sit with the France 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 France 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 Le Havre. 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 France
Unrefined Grade A, refined N-RBD and shea press cake are available for France. Locally it is also called beurre de karité.
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 France
EMI Agro quotes EXW, FOB, CIF for France; the buyer chooses.
| Port | UN/LOCODE | Transit (days) | Serves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Havre | FRLEH | 18–28 | Paris, Lyon |
| Marseille | FRMRS | 16–26 | Marseille |
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 France
Shea butter imported into France is overseen by ANSM is the French national competent authority named for cosmetic products. Union rules in Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 apply directly; ANSM and the DGCCRF share market-surveillance tasks on French territory. and The Direction générale de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la répression des fraudes (DGCCRF) enforces food-law controls on edible fats placed on the French market.; customs clearance runs through DELTA IE (I pour Import, E pour Export) est le nouveau service en ligne de dédouanement développé par la douane française. Il permet le dépôt et le traitement dématérialisé des déclarations en douane. DELTA IE remplace les systèmes de dédouanement actuels DELTA G et DELTA X..
Le règlement (UE) n° 952/2013 du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 9 octobre 2013 établissant le code des douanes de l'Union prévoit la dématérialisation des échanges d’informations entre opérateurs économiques et autorités douanières, notamment les déclarations en douane. Notification: Finished cosmetics are notified once in CPNP. There is no second national notification inside the Union..
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 France are built from grade, packaging, Incoterm and port of discharge; tell us those four and we price the lane.
Certifications relevant to France
| Certification | Why buyers in France ask | EMI Agro status |
|---|---|---|
| EU Organic (EOS) | Buyers in France ask for this mark | In pursuit |
| COSMOS | Buyers in France 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 France 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.
City hubs we serve in France
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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 France
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 France. 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.