Commodity and route review
Identify the relevant product and grading requirements.
AGMARK CERTIFICATION — APPLICATION READINESS
Define the product for your filing.
Gather testing and grading records.
UNDERSTAND YOUR REQUIREMENTS
AGMARK concerns grading and marking agricultural commodities under the relevant framework. The product, premises and quality-control arrangements determine the preparation needed. We help organise the application-readiness for the appropriate authorisation, keeping it distinct from laboratory approval, printing permission and other food-business obligations.
PLAN THE RIGHT SUPPORT
Identify the relevant product and grading requirements.
Organise the applicant, premises and supporting quality-control records.
Check the present scope, validity and required next action.
Know which product the proposed application concerns.
Organise the relevant testing and grading arrangements.
Separate packer authorisation from laboratory or printing approvals.
The correct route depends on the people, activity and location involved.
Check the applicable commodity standards and marking framework.
Identify the manufacturing or packing unit proposed for authorisation.
Review the testing, laboratory and other evidence required for the specific route.
Confirm the current official requirements for your activity and the scope of the intended application.
Choose the structure around your ownership and operating plans.
This is a starting checklist. Final requirements depend on your profile and the relevant filing procedure. Do not submit identity documents through the general enquiry form.
Confirm the product and applicable authorisation route.
Stage 1
Organise premises and quality-control information.
Stage 2
Use the appropriate AGMARK Online process and prescribed evidence.
Stage 3
Address scrutiny, inspection or other requirements before the outcome.
Stage 4
Depends on the commodity and completeness of quality-control records.
Scrutiny, verification and applicable inspection affect completion.
Follow the authorised scope, marking rules and continuing conditions.
UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE
| Permission | Main role | Important distinction |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate of Authorisation | Authorises the relevant manufacturing or packing premises for the specified scope. | Not a laboratory approval. |
| Laboratory approval | Concerns eligible testing or grading arrangements under the system. | Not a substitute for the packer’s authorisation. |
| Printing permission | Concerns printing the AGMARK replica under the prescribed process. | Not unrestricted permission for any business to use the mark. |
Do not display an AGMARK claim or replica merely because an application has been submitted. Applicable authorisation and marking conditions must be satisfied.
WHY TRADE INNOVATION
Start with your plans and available records. We’ll help organise the work into an understandable scope.
Identify the documents needed for the agreed route.
Know what information and decisions are needed from you.
Separate initial setup from continuing compliance and other licences.
CLIENT EXPERIENCES
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No. They serve different regulatory purposes and neither should be assumed to replace the other.
No. AGMARK Online provides distinct application routes for these permissions.
Submission alone is not authorisation. Follow the actual approval scope and marking conditions.
No. The competent authority assesses the applicable standards, records and requirements.