Apply In-Person:

1. The applicant has to reach out to USDA-accredited certifying agent for the application. Contact details are mentioned in “Office Locations & Contacts” of this page. Or use the following Contact Link
2. An Application form is also available in the following Link
3. Applicant should make sure to carry all the documents that are mentioned under the “Required Documents” section of this page (Both photocopies and originals).
4. Applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the form and attach the photocopies of the documents that are needed along with the application form before submitting.
5. The fee for this procedure has been mentioned under the “Fees” section of this page.
6. The farm or business adopts organic methods, chooses a USDA-accredited certifying agent, and sends the certifying agent an application and payment.
7. The certifying agent examines the application to ensure that the procedures adhere to USDA organic guidelines.
8. An on-site inspection of the applicant's operation is conducted by an inspector.
9. The certifying agent looks over the application and the inspector's report to see if the applicant follows USDA organic rules.
10. Organic certificates are issued by the certifying agent.
11. For the past three years, any area utilised to generate raw organic commodities must have been free of prohibited chemicals.
12. Until the entire 36-month transition period has been completed.
13. For Further detail contact certifying agent.
    

• Application form
• Import Certificate Number
  

Main office:
Location: Washington D.C
Address: USDA National Organic Program: Standards Division
Room 2648-S, Stop 0268
1400 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20250-0268
NOP.guidance@usda.gov
Phone: 202-720-3252
Contact Link
Local Office: USDA-accredited certifying agent Link

Farmers, ranchers, and processors and businesses anywhere in the world who adopt organic practices.

• The cost of certification depends on the certifying agent as well as the size, kind, and complexity of the organisation.
• Contact USDA-accredited certifying agent for fee details.
  

• A certified organic farm or business will be subject to a yearly evaluation and inspection procedure in order to keep its organic certification.
• For due date Contact USDA-accredited certifying agent.
  

An application form is available at the following Link

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• For the past three years, any area utilised to generate raw organic commodities must have been free of prohibited chemicals.
• Until the entire 36-month transition period has been completed.
  

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the emptags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

With respect to this certificate, the United States Department of Agriculture, or any officer or representative of the Department, shall bear no financial liability.

The information needed to be filled in the application form are listed below:

• 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
  

• 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.
  

Instruction Link

This form is used to import organic agricultural products from the EU and Japan into the United States that are certified to an international standard that is equivalent to the USDA organic requirements.

Link

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