How does Nigerian shea butter physically reach Lyon?

Containers are billed to Le Havre. Lyon buyers arrange the inland haul from that terminal unless the quote names a delivered Incoterm. EMI Agro does not operate a warehouse in Lyon.

Who in Lyon typically buys bulk shea butter?

Rhône cosmetics and chemical ingredients hub. The country supplier page holds pack and documentation questions; this page is the Lyon delivery picture.

Can EMI Agro deliver a sample to Lyon before a container?

Sample size and the route into Lyon are confirmed on the quote. A sample does not replace the ANSM filings the France importer still makes on a commercial shipment.

Supplier · France

Shea Butter Supplier in Lyon, France

Bulk unrefined Grade A and refined N-RBD shea butter for Lyon buyers, shipped from Lagos to Le Havre with a COA per batch.

EMI Agro supplies bulk shea butter to manufacturers, brands and distributors in Lyon through Le Havre (18–28 days from Lagos). Quantity, pack and Incoterms are confirmed on the quote; the France supplier page holds the commercial picture. Lyon is served by Le Havre for shea butter containers originating in Lagos.

Lyon at a glance (sources in References)

Port: Lyon is served by Le Havre for shea butter containers originating in Lagos.
Industry cluster: Rhône cosmetics and chemical ingredients hub in Lyon draws imported vegetable fats through Le Havre.

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.

What are you buying shea butter for in France?

Two questions. We show the grade, the documents that usually apply and the next step — we do not invent a price.

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Quantity

Serving Lyon

Rhône cosmetics and chemical ingredients hub

Delivery to Lyon

Delivery via Le Havre
Port	Transit (days)	Onward to Lyon
Le Havre	18–28	Rhône cosmetics and chemical ingredients hub

Products for Lyon buyers

Unrefined Grade A, Refined N-RBD, Shea press cake. Application notes: unrefined Grade A for cosmetics.

Import registration, duty and documents for France are covered in our import guide.

MOQ, pricing basis and certifications for France sit on the country supplier page.

Shea butter supplier in Paris

Cosmetics buying and formulation hub

Shea butter supplier in Marseille

Mediterranean oils port

Shea butter supplier in France

MOQ, pricing basis and certifications for this market.

Shea butter supplier by country

All published supplier pages.

Frequently asked questions

Last reviewed September 2026 by EMI Agro Industries QC team.

Manufacturer-direct from Ibadan, Nigeria

Bulk shea butter for Lyon

Tell us grade and volume; we quote delivery via Le Havre and send the batch COA.

You have just read Shea Butter Supplier in Lyon, 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.

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