Unrefined Grade A shea butter for lip balm in Italy
Unrefined Grade A shea butter for lip balm shipped from Lagos to Italy.
Summary
Why this grade in Italy
Italy does not grow shea as a commercial crop. Unrefined Grade A shea butter for lip balm is imported from West Africa. EMI Agro loads at Apapa and Tin Can Island for Genoa (typical ocean range 16–26 days). Ministry of Health filings sit with the importer in Italy.
Duty, documents and clearance live on the import guide for Italy. Packs, quote basis and ports live on the supplier page.
Nigerian shea butter for Italy
Italy does not grow shea. The butter on a Italy COA is West African — EMI Agro presses it in Ibadan from wild-collected nuts. Milan buying offices take Genoa boxes; Gioia Tauro is the transshipment alternative on the same heading. EMI Agro works with 5,000+ women collectors in Kwara, Niger, Kaduna, Kogi. Genoa 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. Ministry of Health filings sit with the Italy 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 Italy 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 Genoa. 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.
Recommended specifications for lip balm
| Parameter | Target for lip balm | Why it matters | Test method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slip melting point | Available on request | Sets glide and pay-off on the lip; a low-melting lot softens sticks in summer transit, a high-melting lot drags. | AOCS Cc 3-25 |
| Peroxide value (PV) | Available on request | Oxidised fat is tasted on the lips long before it is smelt in a cream; peroxide value is the taste-stability specification. | AOCS Cd 8-53 |
| Free fatty acid (FFA) | Available on request | Free acids taste soapy and accelerate off-flavour; also the freshness marker for the kernel lot. | AOCS Ca 5a-40 / ISO 660 |
| Moisture and volatiles | Available on request | Water in an anhydrous stick base promotes hydrolysis and bloom; keep it near zero. | AOCS Ca 2b-38 / ISO 662 |
| Colour | Available on request | An unrefined tint shows in clear and pale balms and shifts tinted shades; the band controls shade drift. | AOCS Cc 13e-92 |
| Unsaponifiable matter | Available on request | The fraction marketed as shea's point of difference; retained in unrefined material. | AOCS Ca 6a-40 |
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 Italy
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.