We are very happy to work with QAI to assist operators with trade of organic products not covered under the U.S. — Korea Organic
Equivalency Arrangement.»
U.S. and Korean officials developed an organic
equivalency arrangement to help eliminate trade barriers since changes in Korea's regulations closed the market to U.S. organic exports last year.
To access the Japanese organic market, U.S. and Canadian processors, producers and repackers can ship their certified organic products to Japan under the U.S. - Japan
Equivalency Arrangement or the Canada - Japan
Equivalency Arrangement, or they can become certified under the Japan Agriculture Standard (JAS).
This summer, Canada entered into an organic
equivalency arrangement with the European Union as well.
Under the Canada - EU
Equivalency Arrangement, Canadian organic products with all their ingredients grown in Canada may enter the EU market.
The report looks at organic
equivalency arrangements between the U.S. and Canada (implemented in 2009), the EU (2012), Japan (2014) and Taiwan (2009).
Recent organic
equivalency arrangements signed with South Korea (2014) and Switzerland (2015) were not included due to insufficient data.
A new report released by the Organic Trade Association shows that organic
equivalency arrangements have significantly boosted overseas business for U.S. organic.
This report also includes a comprehensive overview of organic
equivalency arrangements in the world and their impacts on organic trade.