Which AHTN 8-digit line does Singapore use for residual shea butter?

STCCED 2022, which adopts AHTN 2022, lists 1515.90.91 Crude oil, 1515.90.92 Fractions of unrefined oil and 1515.90.99 Other. Residual refined or other shea butter that is not illipe, tung or jojoba oil is declared as 1515.90.99 Other. The importer confirms the line on the TradeNet permit.

Does Singapore Customs charge customs duty on shea butter, or only GST?

The List of Dutiable Goods names intoxicating liquors, tobacco products, motor vehicles, and petroleum products and biodiesel blends. Shea butter is not in those categories. GST is imposed on most goods imported into Singapore; Singapore Customs collects import GST. The prevailing GST rate recorded on the country row is 9%.

When must an HSA PRISM notification be filed for shea butter in Singapore?

Manufacturers and importers of cosmetic products notify through PRISM before supplying them in Singapore. Each notification is valid for one year. HSA states that acknowledgement of notification is not an endorsement. A bulk raw material that is not itself supplied as a cosmetic product is not that finished-product notification.

Must a Singapore cosmetic label that names shea butter be in English?

HSA requires the listed particulars on the outer packaging, or on the immediate packaging if there is no outer pack, and those details must be listed in English. Other languages may appear in addition if they match the English version.

Refined N-RBD · Singapore

Refined N-RBD shea butter for chocolate (CBE) in Singapore

Refined N-RBD shea butter for chocolate (CBE) shipped from Lagos to Singapore.

Refined N-RBD shea butter for chocolate (CBE) is not grown in Singapore. EMI Agro presses it in Ibadan and loads at Lagos for Singapore. HSA filings sit with the Singapore importer. The specification table below is what to write into the purchase order; quantity is confirmed on the quote.

Why this grade in Singapore

Singapore does not grow shea as a commercial crop. Refined N-RBD shea butter for chocolate (CBE) is imported from West Africa. EMI Agro loads at Apapa and Tin Can Island for Singapore (typical ocean range 28–42 days). HSA filings sit with the importer in Singapore.

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

Nigerian shea butter for Singapore

Singapore does not grow shea commercially. Bulk shea butter is imported from the West African belt. Shea is not on Singapore's dutiable list; GST and a TradeNet permit are the usual frictions, not a shea duty. EMI Agro works with 5,000+ women collectors in Kwara, Niger, Kaduna, Kogi. Singapore 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. HSA filings sit with the Singapore 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 Singapore 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 Singapore. Quotes are EXW, FOB or CIF; each term prices different services beyond the butter.

What are you buying shea butter for in Singapore?

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 chocolate (CBE)

Recommended specification for refined n-rbd shea butter as a CBE feedstock — 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 chocolate (CBE)	Why it matters	Test method
Slip melting point	Available on request	Snap and melt of the fat phase; the blender matches slip after fractionation.	AOCS Cc 3-25
Iodine value	Available on request	Unsaturation versus cocoa; identity and oxidative stability of the CBE.	AOCS Cd 1-25 / Other Wijs
Free fatty acid (FFA)	Available on request	Taste and refining quality of a confectionery fat.	AOCS Ca 5a-40 / ISO 660
Unsaponifiable matter	Available on request	CBE identity; shea is naturally high — report, do not hide.	AOCS Ca 6a-40
Moisture and volatiles	Available on request	Water in a chocolate fat phase is a bloom and viscosity risk.	AOCS Ca 2b-38 / ISO 662
Colour	Available on request	Must not tint or flavour the chocolate fat phase.	AOCS Cc 13e-92

How to import shea butter into Singapore

Duty, documents and clearance.

Shea butter supplier in Singapore

Grades, ports and a quote.

Refined N-RBD Shea Butter for Chocolate (CBE)

The full specification without a country overlay.

Frequently asked questions

Last reviewed September 2026 by EMI Agro Industries QC team.

Manufacturer-direct from Ibadan, Nigeria

Quote Refined N-RBD shea butter for Singapore

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 chocolate (CBE) in Singapore. 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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