Do I need a Defra import authorisation to Import Organic Products?
For most organic products from most countries outside the EU you will require a Defra organic import authorisation. If the products are coming into the UK from the EU, you do not need a Defra import authorisation provided it is produced or processed by an operator registered with an approved organic certification body. A Defra import authorisation is also not required if the goods, control body and country are listed in Annex III to Commission Regulation 1235/2008. Approved produce from these countries, provided it has been inspected and certified by one of the control bodies listed in Annex III, may be brought freely into the EU and marketed as organic. Nor will a Defra import authorisation be required if the exporter is licensed by a control body listed in either Annex I or IV of Commission Regulation 1235/2008.
