Shea Butter Supplier in Saudi Arabia
Unrefined Grade A and refined N-RBD shea butter, manufactured in Ibadan, Nigeria and shipped to Jeddah and Dammam with a COA for every batch.
Summary
Nigerian shea butter for Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia does not produce shea nuts. Gulf and Levant buyers import the fat as they do other tropical vegetable butters. SFDA and SABER are Saudi programmes; Jeddah and Dammam are the Red Sea and Gulf doors. EMI Agro works with 5,000+ women collectors in Kwara, Niger, Kaduna, Kogi. Jeddah 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. SFDA filings sit with the Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia 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 Jeddah. 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 Saudi Arabia
Unrefined Grade A, refined N-RBD and shea press cake are available for Saudi Arabia.
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 Saudi Arabia
EMI Agro quotes EXW, FOB, CIF for Saudi Arabia; the buyer chooses.
| Port | UN/LOCODE | Transit (days) | Serves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeddah | SAJED | 18–28 | Jeddah |
| Dammam | SADMM | 18–28 | Riyadh |
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 Saudi Arabia
Shea butter imported into Saudi Arabia is overseen by SFDA decides whether a cosmetic product needs registration or a classification letter before mainland sale. Bulk industrial shea is usually treated as a raw material, not a finished cosmetic.; customs clearance runs through Saudi Arabia applies the GCC Integrated Customs Tariff (12-digit codes on HS 1515.90). The importer confirms the full line on the national tariff system..
Finished cosmetics placed on the Saudi Arabia mainland market follow SFDA product 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 Saudi Arabia are built from grade, packaging, Incoterm and port of discharge; tell us those four and we price the lane.
Certifications relevant to Saudi Arabia
| Certification | Why buyers in Saudi Arabia ask | EMI Agro status |
|---|---|---|
| COSMOS | Buyers in Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia
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All published supplier pages.
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 Saudi Arabia
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 Saudi Arabia. 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.