Which Combined Nomenclature line does the European Union apply to bulk shea butter?

Council Regulation (EU) 2024/1652 places residual solid or fluid vegetable fats under 1515 90 99, described as Solid, other; fluid. Immediate packs of 1 kg or less sit on 1515 90 91. Member State customs read those CN codes through TARIC; they do not invent a national eight-digit line of their own.

How does a European Union importer claim GSP preference on Nigerian shea butter?

Nigeria is listed as a beneficiary of the general GSP arrangement in Regulation (EU) No 978/2012. After 30 June 2020 the proof is a statement on origin made by an exporter registered in the Registered Exporter System (REX), or by any exporter when the consignment does not exceed €6,000. This answer does not calculate a reduced percentage for 1515 90 99.

Who notifies a finished cosmetic that contains shea butter on the European Union market?

Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 Article 13 requires the Responsible Person — and in some cases the distributor — to submit product information through the Cosmetic Products Notification Portal (CPNP). Once the product is in CPNP, Member States do not require a second national notification. Bulk drums that are not placed as a finished cosmetic are not a CPNP listing.

Can shea butter be used as a vegetable fat in European Union chocolate?

Directive 2000/36/EC names Shea, obtained from Butyrospermum parkii, among the vegetable fats that may be used in chocolate. Food-use entries still follow Union food-law controls at the Member State of first entry. Refined N-RBD is the grade usually specified for food.

Refined N-RBD · European Union

Refined N-RBD shea butter for body butter and lotion in the European Union

Refined N-RBD shea butter for body butter and lotion shipped from Lagos to the European Union.

Refined N-RBD shea butter for body butter and lotion is not grown in the European Union. EMI Agro presses it in Ibadan and loads at Lagos for Hamburg. CPNP filings sit with the European Union importer. The specification table below is what to write into the purchase order; quantity is confirmed on the quote.

Why this grade in the European Union

the European Union does not grow shea as a commercial crop. Refined N-RBD shea butter for body butter and lotion is imported from West Africa. EMI Agro loads at Apapa and Tin Can Island for Hamburg (typical ocean range 18–28 days). CPNP filings sit with the importer in European Union.

Duty, documents and clearance live on the import guide for the European Union. Packs, quote basis and ports live on the supplier page.

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.

What are you buying shea butter for in the EU?

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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Recommended specifications for body butter and lotion

Recommended specification for refined n-rbd shea butter in body butter and lotion — parameters to write into a purchase specification on a NIS 571:2013 basis. EMI contractual targets are available on request; batch values sit on each COA.
Parameter	Target for body butter and lotion	Why it matters	Test method
Slip melting point	Available on request	Still the whipping window. Refining does not flatten the range; a few degrees of batch drift still changes set.	AOCS Cc 3-25
Colour	Available on request	The visible difference from an ivory whip; pastel lotions stay on shade across lots.	AOCS Cc 13e-92
Peroxide value (PV)	Available on request	High-load anhydrous products need the oxidation clock near zero; refined starts lower than Grade A.	AOCS Cd 8-53
Free fatty acid (FFA)	Available on request	Low free fatty acid avoids rancid note and pH drift in oil-in-water lotions — the refined ceiling, not Grade A.	AOCS Ca 5a-40 / ISO 660
Moisture and volatiles	Available on request	Anhydrous whips have no preservative; drying after N-RBD must leave the fat dry.	AOCS Ca 2b-38 / ISO 662
Iodine value	Available on request	Identity and oxidative headroom; refining must not move iodine value (if it does, ask why).	AOCS Cd 1-25 / Other Wijs
Unsaponifiable matter	Available on request	Honest positioning: refined shea, not raw shea.	AOCS Ca 6a-40

How to import shea butter into the European Union

Duty, documents and clearance.

Shea butter supplier in the European Union

Grades, ports and a quote.

Refined N-RBD Shea Butter for Body Butter & Lotion

The full specification without a country overlay.

Frequently asked questions

Last reviewed September 2026 by EMI Agro Industries QC team.

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Quote Refined N-RBD shea butter for the European Union

Name the grade, the volume and the discharge port. We reply with the document set and a current COA.

You have just read Refined N-RBD shea butter for body butter and lotion 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.

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