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

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

Does MOH make a Nigerian factory register before selling shea butter into Lebanon?

MOH rules apply to the Lebanon 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 Lebanon.

Which documents travel with a Lagos container bound for Beirut?

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. Lebanon import filings — the customs declaration and any MOH notice — are the buyer's.

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

Ocean time to Beirut 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 Beirut to a warehouse in Lebanon is extra.

Unrefined Grade A · Lebanon

Unrefined Grade A shea butter for cosmetics in Lebanon

Unrefined Grade A shea butter for cosmetics shipped from Lagos to Lebanon.

Unrefined Grade A shea butter for cosmetics is not grown in Lebanon. EMI Agro presses it in Ibadan and loads at Lagos for Beirut. MOH filings sit with the Lebanon importer. The specification table below is what to write into the purchase order; quantity is confirmed on the quote.

Why this grade in Lebanon

Lebanon does not grow shea as a commercial crop. Unrefined Grade A shea butter for cosmetics is imported from West Africa. EMI Agro loads at Apapa and Tin Can Island for Beirut (typical ocean range 16–26 days). MOH filings sit with the importer in Lebanon.

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

Nigerian shea butter for Lebanon

Lebanon does not produce shea nuts. Gulf and Levant buyers import the fat as they do other tropical vegetable butters. Beirut is both the port and the buying city for Lebanese cosmetics plants. EMI Agro works with 5,000+ women collectors in Kwara, Niger, Kaduna, Kogi. Beirut 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. MOH filings sit with the Lebanon 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 Lebanon 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 Beirut. Quotes are EXW, FOB or CIF; each term prices different services beyond the butter.

What are you buying shea butter for in Lebanon?

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 cosmetics

Recommended specification for unrefined grade a shea butter in cosmetics — 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 cosmetics	Why it matters	Test method
Free fatty acid (FFA)	Available on request	Free acids drive rancid odour and shorten shelf life; the strongest predictor of how the emulsion smells at month 12.	AOCS Ca 5a-40 / ISO 660
Peroxide value (PV)	Available on request	Oxidation already under way in the raw material shortens the finished product's stability window.	AOCS Cd 8-53
Moisture and volatiles	Available on request	Water in an anhydrous fat feeds hydrolysis and microbial risk before the butter reaches the kettle.	AOCS Ca 2b-38 / ISO 662
Unsaponifiable matter	Available on request	The triterpene-rich fraction that differentiates shea from other butters and supports active-rich positioning.	AOCS Ca 6a-40
Slip melting point	Available on request	Sets the butter's contribution to emulsion body and skin-feel at application temperature.	AOCS Cc 3-25
Colour	Available on request	Unrefined colour varies by season and kernel lot; an agreed band avoids batch-matching disputes.	AOCS Cc 13e-92

How to import shea butter into Lebanon

Duty, documents and clearance.

Shea butter supplier in Lebanon

Grades, ports and a quote.

Unrefined Grade A Shea Butter for Cosmetics

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 Unrefined Grade A shea butter for Lebanon

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

You have just read Unrefined Grade A shea butter for cosmetics in Lebanon. 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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