How to obtain the KRAV-label for your products

The KRAV standards are based on the EU standards for organic production, but go further. If your production already has some kind of organic certification, compare the status of your certification with the KRAV standards to see if they match. See chapter 16 in the KRAV standards.

If they don’t match you can contact a Certification body (CB) that do KRAV-certification outside Sweden to get more information. You will find them to the right.

To obtain the KRAV-label a company needs to be responsible for the KRAV-product (license-holder). There are two options:

A: The exporter as license-holder
The base for Certification decision is the annual inspection by your CB compared with an additional KRAV-audit that will be performed according to chapter 16 in the KRAV standards. If positive, a certificate with actual KRAV-certified products will be issued after which you are free to market the products with the KRAV-label.

Following steps need to be taken:

• Contact your own Certification Body and ask if they have an agreement with a CB accredited for KRAV-certification so they can perform sub-contracted inspection?
• If not, your Certification Body can contact an accredited CB for more information. (You will find the link to the right).

There is also the possibility that your certification body itself can be accredited for KRAV-certification and do KRAV-certification outside Sweden. Debio in Norway is one example.

B: The Swedish importer as license-holder

The Swedish importer as KRAV-licensee registers the product(s) in question and receives the certificate and can market them in Sweden with the KRAV-label. During the annual audit an examination of the product will be performed in which all documentation that show the compatibility with the KRAV standards will be tested.

To the right you can find a list of Swedish importers together with the range of products they deal with.