Shea Butter Supplier in India
Unrefined Grade A and refined N-RBD shea butter, manufactured in Ibadan, Nigeria and shipped to Nhava Sheva and Mundra with a COA for every batch.
Summary
Nigerian shea butter for India
India does not grow shea as a commercial crop. A formulator in Mumbai or a soap plant in Gujarat is buying a Nigerian or West African fat landed at Nhava Sheva. CDSCO watches finished cosmetics; FSSAI watches edible fats. Nhava Sheva and Mundra are the usual West Coast doors for Mumbai and Delhi buyers. EMI Agro works with 5,000+ women collectors in Kwara, Niger, Kaduna, Kogi. Nhava Sheva 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. CDSCO filings sit with the India 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 India 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 Nhava Sheva. 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.
Why India buys Nigerian shea butter
India does not grow shea as a commercial crop. A Mumbai formulator, a Delhi distributor or a Bengaluru personal-care plant is buying Nigerian or West African fat landed at Nhava Sheva or Mundra. English-language specifications and a NIS 571:2013 COA are what the purchase order should carry.
CDSCO watches finished cosmetics under the Cosmetics Rules. FSSAI watches edible fats. Bulk shea as a raw material is not itself a registered Indian cosmetic. The Indian importer lodges the ICEGATE bill of entry and any FSSAI food-import file. EMI Agro issues the invoice, packing list and batch COA.
Nhava Sheva serves Mumbai and most South India hauls, including Bengaluru. Mundra is the Gujarat and North India alternative; Delhi-area warehouses usually take inland rail from either West Coast port. Typical ocean time from Lagos is about 18–30 days. Confirm the live schedule when you book.
India extends HS heading 1515.90 on the Customs Tariff. Duty follows the vegetable-fat / oils-and-fats bracket plus GST — confirm the eight-digit line on ICEGATE for the entry date. EMI Agro does not invent a shea-only Indian surcharge or compute landed duty.
How to buy from EMI Agro in India
Indian buyers choose EXW, FOB or CIF to Nhava Sheva or Mundra. CIF is often preferred when the buyer does not already have a Lagos forwarder. Each term prices different services beyond the butter. There is no published INR price list.
Standard orders start at 20 tonnes; trial lots start at 5 tonnes. Soap and personal-care plants that need a smaller first lot should still enquire — we review against current Ibadan production of 40 tonnes per week of finished shea butter.
Lead time is production plus typical ocean time to Nhava Sheva or Mundra, then the inland rail or truck into Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru. Rolling shipments are available when the contract names a programme.
Products available in India
Unrefined Grade A, refined N-RBD and shea press cake are available for India.
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 India
EMI Agro quotes EXW, FOB, CIF for India; the buyer chooses.
| Port | UN/LOCODE | Transit (days) | Serves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nhava Sheva | INNSA | 18–30 | Mumbai, Bengaluru |
| Mundra | INMUN | 18–30 | Delhi |
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 India
Shea butter imported into India is overseen by The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) regulates finished cosmetics under the Cosmetics Rules. Bulk shea butter as a raw material is not itself a registered cosmetic. and FSSAI regulates edible fats. Food-use shea butter is entered as a vegetable fat and needs the importer's food-import filings.; customs clearance runs through Indian Customs (CBIC) clears entries on ICEGATE. Shea butter is declared under heading 1515.90; the importer confirms the eight-digit Indian Tariff line..
Finished cosmetics placed on the Indian market follow CDSCO and the Cosmetics Rules.
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 India are built from grade, packaging, Incoterm and port of discharge; tell us those four and we price the lane.
Certifications relevant to India
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 India 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 distributors wholesalers.
City hubs we serve in India
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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 India
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 India. 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.