Which tariff line does a South Korea importer declare for bulk shea butter?

Start from HS heading 1515.90. South Korea extends that heading to the national line recorded on this page (Korea Harmonized Tariff heading 1515.90). The importer, not the exporter's six-digit invoice code, confirms the full statistical number on the South Korea tariff for the entry date.

Does MFDS make a Nigerian factory register before selling shea butter into South Korea?

MFDS rules apply to the South Korea responsible person or importer for finished cosmetics or food, as this guide states. A factory that only supplies bulk drums should not assume it must open a local portal account. Finished-product notification stays with the buyer in South Korea.

Which documents travel with a Lagos container bound for Busan?

EMI Agro issues the commercial invoice, packing list and a Certificate of Analysis per batch. The carrier issues the bill of lading. Nigerian export files (certificate of origin and Form NXP) travel with the shipment. South Korea import filings — the customs declaration and any MFDS notice — are the buyer's.

How long does a typical West Africa service take from Lagos to Busan?

Ocean time to Busan is shown on this page as a typical West Africa container range, not a booked schedule. Confirm the live ETD/ETA on the carrier tool when you book. Inland time from Busan to a warehouse in South Korea is extra.

Refined N-RBD · South Korea

Refined N-RBD shea butter for body butter and lotion in South Korea

Refined N-RBD shea butter for body butter and lotion shipped from Lagos to South Korea.

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

Why this grade in South Korea

South Korea 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 Busan (typical ocean range 32–50 days). MFDS filings sit with the importer in South Korea.

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

Nigerian shea butter for South Korea

South Korea does not grow shea as a commercial crop. Drums arriving at Busan are West African origin — a South Korea formulator is buying an imported fat, not a domestic oilseed. MFDS registers the responsible cosmetic distributor; UNI-PASS clears Busan or Incheon. Seoul buyers haul from Incheon. Buyers also search 시어버터. EMI Agro works with 5,000+ women collectors in Kwara, Niger, Kaduna, Kogi. Seoul buyers usually take the inland haul from Incheon.

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. MFDS filings sit with the South Korea 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 South Korea 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 Busan. Quotes are EXW, FOB or CIF; each term prices different services beyond the butter.

What are you buying shea butter for in South Korea?

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 South Korea

Duty, documents and clearance.

Shea butter supplier in South Korea

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 South Korea

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

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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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