General Information on trade in organic products
Wikibooks has developed an Organic Business Guide on the export of organic products (also available in French and Spanish at the same website).
The International Trade Centre (ITC) also provides an extensive array of information on trade in organic products
- The organic product section on the ITC website contains useful information on organic importers, certification, market research, standards and regulation, and a FAQ on the organic sector.
- The ITC has also developed a map of voluntary sustainability standards, that provides information on over 210 standards, codes of conduct and audit protocols addressing sustainability hotspots in global supply chains.
Importing organic products into the EU
The European Commission provides comprehensive information on organic agriculture, EU policy and international trade in organic products on its Organic Farming website. Information is provided on:
- The import of organic products into the EU
- The EU organic logo and labeling rules
- All organic products imported into the EU must be accompanied by a certificate of inspection. This certificate can be issued by a control body recognised by the EU or a control authority of a country recognised by the EU. For an up-to date list of control authorities and bodies inspecting the exporters that want to import their products into the EU from third countries, click here.
The CBI - the Dutch Centre for the Promotion of imports from developing countries to the EU also provides information on organic products specifically:
- Searching for "organic" on the website, you can find factsheets on various organic products such as exporting organic wine, coffee, or honey to Germany
- Searching for organic on the website will also lead to related articles on organic products, such as the opportunities that trends offer in Europe for different organic products.
Price information sources
- AMI market data that provides up-to-date prices for conventional products on the German market (only German language).
- Dedere marketing software that also provides prices for a range of raw food products such as nuts and dried fruits.
Other information
- The International Honey Commission has information on the EU honey directive.
- FIBL handbook on organic exports from Ukraine (2014), in Ukrainian language only.
- The ITC provides a contact database of organic importers with contact details of organic product importers, as well as associations of importers and purchasing and supply management associations. The database can be searched by company name, city, profession, and country.
