Soil Association Certification certifies over 70% of organic food & drink products in the UK. This coupled with our years of experience in organic certification, means we are able to offer an unrivalled, high-quality and straightforward service to our licensees.
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER BREXIT?
From 1st January 2021 there will be changes to importing, exporting and labelling of organic products. For more detailed guidance and information on how these changes might affect your business please visit our Brexit homepage.
Please note due to changes in regulation we have received an increased number of applications for Food and Drink licences which is increasing our application process times.
We want your application process to run as smoothly as possible and for you to achieve organic certification with us in a timely manner. Therefore, please ensure you have read our standards and taken a look at our preparing my business for certification and certification resources pages on our website if you haven’t already done so prior to applying.
Any questions? Please feel free to contact us if you need help completing the form.
What happens next?
Once you’ve completed your application form, signed your contract and paid your application fee, we will help you review your products and enterprises (the activities we will certify e.g. production, storage trading), and ensure you are prepared for your first inspection.
How long will it take to become certified?
We estimate that the application process from the date we receive your application to your licence being issued will take 8 -10 weeks. This is dependent on many factors and how prepared you are when applying.
Please note that if you require a new licence due to changes in regulation, we will endeavour to help you achieve this as quickly as possible. However, we are currently experiencing significant demand for certification services at present increasing our application process times.
We offer a discounted fee for businesses transferring from other certification bodies for the first year. We can help you to easily transfer your UK organic certificate to Soil Association certification – get in touch to find out how to start this process.
