Polyamide granulate based on (A) 20-99.99 (wt.)% polyamides, (B) 0-60% fibrous or particular filler (mixt.) and (C) 0-40% rubber to modify the impact strength contains (D) 0.01-1% outer shell of a mixt. of (d1) Zn and/or Al stearate, (d2) Ca stearate and (d3) esters of 6-24C aliphatic carboxylic acids with 2-24C satd. aliphatic alcohols. The ratios in (D) are d1/d2 = 3:7 to 7:3 and (d1 + d2)/d3 3:7 to 7:3.