International Certification Fee Schedule
All fees listed in $AUD and do not include GST. All fees are non-refundable. Fees are reviewed every year on July 1.
Southern Cross Certified does not charge Industry Development Levies
Application Fees
Application Fees are waived for those operations that are transferring from another certification body.
A once off Application Fee of $150 is to be paid upon submission of application. Application fees are not charged for subsequent applications for certification.
International Certification and Annual Renewal Fees
Certification fees (fees paid upon initial certification) are to be paid after a decision on certification has been made. Annual renewal fees (fees paid annually) are to be paid when the annual audit report has been issued. The funds must have been received by Southern Cross Certified before a certificate can be issued or re-issued. The following table lists fees for Internationally based operators. Click here for the fees for Australian Operators:
Service Certification & Annual Renewal Fee
AS 6000 $2000 + Audit Costs
USDA NOP & Canada* $2000 + Audit Costs
SXC Certified Regenerative Standard $2000 + Audit Costs
SXC Allowed Input $2000 + Audit Costs
* Market access to Canada is by way of the US-Canada Organic Equivalence Arrangement.
Audit Costs
Audit costs include time spent preparing, conducting and reporting the audit (charged at $155 / hour), travel, accommodation and meals (charged at cost) and any laboratory testing if required (see below). To minimise audit costs:
  1. Ensure all information held by Southern Cross Certified is up to date. You can use your portal to do this.
  2. Prior to the audit, use the checklist to ensure your operation meets all requirements.
  3. Have the necessary documents ready for review.
  4. Liaise with Southern Cross Certified to organise concurrent audits in the same region to share travel and accommodation expenses with other operators. In these cases, the auditor will determine the appropriate share of the costs.
Laboratory Testing Costs
For all services other than NOP where reduced in-conversion periods are requested for primary producers, SXC is required to conduct soil or tissue testing to confirm the absence of prohibited inputs. Where reduced in-conversion periods are not requested, testing will be required just before full organic status is granted. Testing costs are passed on (at cost) to the applicant and are aproximately AUD $325 per sample, plus any postage and handling.

Southern Cross Certified Australia Pty Ltd.
PO Box 193, Spring Hill, Qld, Australia, 4004
www.sxcertified.com.au
Ph: +61 7 3088 2808