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India Organic (NPOP) logo
India Organic (NPOP)
India · Tier 1 Gold
JAS Organic logo
JAS Organic
Japan · Tier 1 Gold
Fair for Life logo
Fair for Life
Global · Tier 2 Trusted
What it meansIndia's national organic mark under the National Programme for Organic Production. Administered by APEDA; required on any food exported as organic and increasingly on domestic packaging.Japan's national organic standard under the Japanese Agricultural Standard system. The mark must appear on any food sold as 'organic' (有機 or オーガニック) in Japan.Combined organic + fair-trade + social-responsibility certification. Issued by Ecocert (originally developed by IMOswiss). Stricter than baseline Fairtrade on labour conditions; often paired with an organic mark on the same product.
ScopeFoodFoodSeveral categories
Established200120012006
InspectionAnnual on-site by APEDA-accredited certifierAnnual on-site by MAFF-registered certifierAnnual on-site, Ecocert-administered
Residue testingRequired for export shipmentsRequired for high-risk operationsRisk-based
Guarantees
  • ≥95% organic ingredients.
  • No synthetic pesticides, no GMOs.
  • Annual third-party certification.
  • ≥95% organic ingredients.
  • No synthetic pesticides, no synthetic fertilizers, no GMOs.
  • Annual inspection by a MAFF-registered certifier.
  • Fair pricing for producers.
  • Compliance with ILO core conventions on labour rights, no forced or child labour.
  • Environmental criteria including organic-or-equivalent farming practices.
  • Annual on-site audit by Ecocert.
Does NOT
  • Domestic-only sales can also use FSSAI's 'Jaivik Bharat' mark — if you see only 'Jaivik Bharat' without 'India Organic', the supply chain may be PGS-India rather than NPOP-accredited.
  • Mutual recognition with the US, EU, and Canada applies to specific product categories — check each agreement before importing.
  • Doesn't itself mean organic — pair with an organic mark for the full picture.

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