Standards

The following are links to the various standards that you may require. For an easy to read summary of organic standards and how to become certified organic, please read our Organic Certification publication.

National Standard for Organic & Biodynamic Produce

The National Standard for Organic & Biodynamic Produce, known as the National Standard (NS) or the Export Standard, was Australia’s first organic standard and is still the most popular. Products certified to the NS can be sold anywhere in Australia and into any global non regulated market.

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AS6000:2015 - Organic and biodynamic products

The AS 6000 standard allows you sell into Australian local and regional Markets, but does not allow you to export certified organic product, or sell to those operations that export.

Standards Australia developed this Australian Standard through a representative committee comprising organic stakeholders, including certifiers, retailers, manufacturers, consumer groups and government agencies.

Please note that this standard may only be viewed if you purchase the standard from the link below. If you don't wish to purchase the standard, the National Standard for Organic & Biodynamic Produce above is almost identical and will give you a very good idea.

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SXC Certified Regenerative

The Certified Regenerative Standard was created to fill the actual or perceived gaps in the Australian National Organic Standard. While the National Standard for Organic & Biodynamic Produce and the AS6000: 2015 Organic & Biodynamic Products provide a framework for organic production that occurs above ground, no organic Standard addresses the basic issues of soil health, soil nutrition or soil organic carbon levels that occur below the surface.

The key aims of a Certified Regenerative production unit include:

  • The enhancement of soil health and the soils biological cycles.
  • Maintaining or improving the fertility and biological function of soils.
  • The production of food of high nutritional value.
  • Working as far as practicable within a closed system by minimizing the use of non‐ renewable resources.
  • The avoidance of pollution resulting from agricultural practices and processing.
  • The co‐existence with, and the protection of, the environment.
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EU Equivalence IACB Standard

This standard can be used by Australian producers who wish to export Wine, Yeast, Livestock and Livestock products to the EU. It can also be used by international clients to export directly to the EU.

EU Equivalence IACB Standard
EU Labelling Requirements

The EU organic logo gives a coherent visual identity to European Union produced organic products. This makes it easier for the consumers to identify organic products and helps farmers to market them across the entirety of the EU.

US-Canada Organic Equivalence Arrangement

This information describes arrangements regarding the US-Canada Organic Equivalence Arrangement and how this may apply to clients certified by SXCA. The equivalence arrangement includes all USDA organic products, whether they are produced and certified in the U.S. or around the world.

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Chinese Organic Standard

The following are English transalations of parts of the Organic National Standard of the People’s Republic of China - GB/T 19630.

SXC Allowed Input Scheme

The purpose of this scheme is to allow manufacturers to provide a third-party assurance to their customers that their products are suitable for use in organic production systems certified to the following standards (hereafter referred to as “the standards”):

  • National Standard for Organic and Bio-Dynamic Produce; and
  • AS 6000 – Organic and Biodynamic Products.
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