On March 19th, 2024, the Agriculture Marketing Services (AMS) National Organics Program (NOP) became mandatory. For the importation of products indicating organic, the importer must have a copy of the certified organic import certificate issued to the exporter/manufacturer.
The entities that must be certified based on their handling of the organic products:
1. U.S. Importers (organic certification must be listed on the NOP import certificate.)
2. Foreign Exporters
3. Processors of an organic product
4. Operations that package the product
5. Warehouses that store bulk or unpackaged organic products
6. Others who “handle” the organic products, such as food brokers or sellers
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