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	Orgánico SAGARPA / SENASICA (Mexico) Mexico · Tier 1 Gold	JAS Organic Japan · Tier 1 Gold	Bioland Germany · Tier 2 Trusted	EU Ecolabel (Flower) European Union · Tier 3 Specialty
What it means	Mexico's national organic mark, administered by SENASICA under the Ley de Productos Orgánicos (LPO).	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.	Germany's largest organic farmers' association. Bioland-certified farms operate to a stricter private standard than the EU baseline.	The European Commission's voluntary environmental label. Covers cleaning products, paper, textiles, electronics, accommodation services. NOT an organic mark.
Scope	Food	Food	Food	Several categories
Established	2006	2001	1971	1992
Inspection	Annual on-site, SENASICA-accredited	Annual on-site by MAFF-registered certifier	Annual on-site by Bioland-accredited inspectors	Annual audit by national Ecolabel competent body
Residue testing	Required	Required for high-risk operations	Required	Per-category limits
Guarantees	≥95% organic ingredients per LPO. Annual on-site inspection by SENASICA-accredited certifier.	≥95% organic ingredients. No synthetic pesticides, no synthetic fertilizers, no GMOs. Annual inspection by a MAFF-registered certifier.	Whole-farm conversion (no parallel conventional production). Lower permitted nitrogen inputs than EU baseline. Animal welfare standards stricter than EU baseline. Annual on-site inspection.	Lifecycle-based environmental criteria per product category. Restrictions on hazardous chemicals. Annual licence renewal with audit.
Does NOT	USDA equivalence is granted product-by-product, not blanket.	Mutual recognition with the US, EU, and Canada applies to specific product categories — check each agreement before importing.	Like Naturland, membership-based — only Bioland-association farms can use the mark.	Doesn't apply to food. Doesn't mean organic.

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