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Exporting Organic LemonsOxnard Lemon Company
CCOF Annual MeetingExport Markets Workshop
February 19, 2011
Steps to Getting and Maintaining Global Market Access (GMA) Certification
Initial organic certification with CCOF Application for Global Market Access Certification
Application International Standards Product Labeling Audit Trail Documents
Confirming export certification of suppliers Extended Affidavits
Steps to Getting and Maintaining Global Market Access (GMA) Certification
Importer Certification – JAS for Japan 3rd Party Screening and Certification of importer, packaging, and
warehouse company 4 months and much paperwork Separate certification for each commodity JAS mark and certificate holder number on each package Audit 1 to 2 times per year Cost - $3,000 for initial screening, $2,000 for Annual Fee Challenge – Risk of fumigation, fruit cannot be sold as organic
Global Market Access (GMA)Application Certificate
TM-11 JAS Certificate
Export Documentation
Bill of Lading Clearly marked as Organic product Lot number for traceback shows on bill of lading
TM-11 Complete and send to Certifier for approval
Challenges
Getting Extended Affidavits from suppliers
Not all suppliers are certified for all export markets
Increased time and effort to segregate product for each differing export market
Customer Concerns• Not enough supply, yet increasing Japanese organic product• High prices for organic, customers expect perfection• Customers confuse organic and non-chem
Conventional Pack Lines
Electronic Grading and Sizing
Separate Organic wash/wax line
Helpful Resources CCOF staff
CCOF website – www.ccof.org– GMA application– Extended Affidavit forms– TM-11 forms– Cost Share Funds form – up to $750 per year of certification fees – www.ccof.org/costshare.php
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