United States - Obtain National Organic Program Import Certificate

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Procedure

Apply by mail:

1. To Obtain National Organic Program Import Certificate, the applicant has to approach the UNITED STATES Department of Agriculture AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM link
2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer. or it can be downloaded from the following link
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned office mailing address.
7. The mailing address is mentioned in the “Office Locations & Contacts” section of this page.
8. The fee for this procedure has been mentioned under the “Fees” section of this page.
9. The farm or business adopts organic methods, chooses a USDA-accredited certifying agent, and sends the certifying agent an application and payment.
10. The certifying agent examines the application to ensure that the procedures adhere to USDA organic guidelines.
11. An on-site inspection of the applicant's operation is conducted by an inspector.
12. The certifying agent looks over the application and the inspector's report to see if the applicant follows USDA organic rules.
13. Organic certificates are issued by the certifying agent.
14. For the past three years, any area utilised to generate raw organic commodities must have been free of prohibited chemicals.
15. Until the entire 36-month transition period has been completed.
16. For further process follow the instruction given by the officer.
17. This entire process can be completed within 30 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

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Required Documents

• Application form link
• Citizenship card
• Address proof
• ID proof

Office Locations & Contacts

UNITED STATES Department of Agriculture
MARKETING SERVICE NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM
Room 2648-S, Stop 0268
1400 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20250-0268
[email protected]
Phone: 202-720-3252
Contact link
Field office link

Eligibility

• Any Farmers, ranchers, and processors and businesses anywhere in the world who adopt organic practices is eligible to make this application.

Fees

• The cost of certification depends on the certifying agent as well as the size, kind, and complexity of the organisation.

Validity

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

• Application form link

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• This entire process can be completed within 30 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
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e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Instructions

• Applicant must complete the application form before submitting. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicant must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

Required Information

• Certified to organic standards
• City and state of product destination
• Date
• Import certificate number
• Exported by (name and address)
• Product exported from
• Recipient in the U.S. (name and address)
• Certifying body issuing certificate (name and address)
• Total net weight
• Total containers
• Product as labelled
• Harmonized tariff code as applicable
• Shipping identification
• Final handler
• Certifying body of final handler
• Remarks and attestations
• Signature of certifying body
• Date

Need for the Document

• Organic products can be exported and sold in the United States of America under the National Organic Program (NOP) (USA).
• It certifies agricultural and zoo technical products, processed human and animal food (excluding aquaculture products), agricultural technical means, and cosmetic items.

Information which might help

• For more information link
  

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

• Link
  

Others

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