Organic Certification Bodies in India
Which organic certification bodies are accredited in India?
APEDA's list of certification bodies accredited under India's National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP), last updated 17 August 2026, has 43 entries. Six of them are suspended or withdrawn, which leaves 37 holding accreditation. By the list's own printed validity dates, 12 of those 37 had expired by today (3 November 2026). The list is dated August, so it may not show renewals made since then.
Approach: I tried the APEDA NPOP register and the FSSAI organic food rules in our datasets, but neither search finished, so I couldn't check them. Everything below comes from the official APEDA list (NPOP_certification_bodies_17_08_2026.pdf).
Accredited, validity date still in the future (25)
| No. | Body | Valid until | Scope / limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAB/001 | Bureau Veritas (India) Pvt. Ltd. | 31.05.2028 | Crop production, processing and handling |
| NAB/002 | ECOCERT India Pvt. Ltd. | Extended to 21.11.2026 | Crops, processing and handling; livestock; animal feed; overseas certification for the EU; not eligible for EU Category A&F |
| NAB/008 | OneCert International Pvt. Ltd. | 26.10.2027 | Crops, processing and handling, livestock, apiculture, aquaculture, mushrooms, greenhouse crops, seaweed, animal feed; not eligible for EU Category A&F |
| NAB/0010 | CU Inspections India Pvt. Ltd. | Extended to 26.11.2026 | Crops, processing and handling, livestock, seaweed, greenhouse crops, aquaculture; not eligible for EU Category A&F |
| NAB/0011 | Uttarakhand State Organic Certification Agency (USOCA) | 13.11.2027 | Uttarakhand only |
| NAB/0018 | Chhattisgarh Certification Society (CGCERT) | 15.09.2027 | Crops, processing and handling |
| NAB/0019 | Tamil Nadu Organic Certification Department (TNOCD) | 30.09.2027 | Crops, processing and handling |
| NAB/0025 | Odisha State Organic Certification Agency (OSOCA) | 30.05.2027 | Crops, processing and handling |
| NAB/0027 | FairCert Certification Services Pvt. Ltd. | Extended to 12.11.2026 | Crop production, excluding cotton |
| NAB/0028 | Gujarat Organic Products Certification Agency (GOPCA) | Extended to 16.11.2026 | Crop production |
| NAB/0030 | Karnataka State Organic Certification Agency (KSOCA) | 16.08.2027 | Crop production, South Zone |
| NAB/0034 | Telangana State Organic Certification Authority (TGOCA) | 31.05.2027 | Crop production, South Zone |
| NAB/0038 | Baltic Testing India Pvt. Ltd. | 05.04.2027 | Crop production, excluding cotton |
| NAB/0039 | Chhattisgarh State Seed and Organic Certification Agency (CGSSOCA) | 11.04.2028 | Crop production |
| NAB/0042 | GSCI Service Pvt. Ltd. | 08.02.2027 | Crops, processing and handling (excluding cotton), West Zone |
| NAB/0043 | MS Agroland Services Pvt. Ltd. | 08.02.2027 | Crops, processing and handling, North Zone |
| NAB/0045 | FoodChain ID India Pvt. Ltd. (formerly CERT ID India) | 08.02.2027 | Crops, processing and handling; overseas certification (EU, China, Japan, USA, Canada, ASEAN and other East and South Asian nations) |
| NAB/0046 | Andhra Pradesh State Organic Products Certification Authority (APSOPCA) | 22.04.2027 | Crop production, South Zone |
| NAB/0047 | Getcert Pvt. Ltd. | 23.09.2027 | Crop production, West Zone |
| NAB/0048 | GCL International Assessment Pvt. Ltd. | 23.09.2027 | Crop production, South Zone |
| NAB/0049 | Shivalik Natural Resources Management Society (SNRMS) | 23.09.2027 | Crop production, North Zone |
| NAB/0050 | Meghalaya State Organic Certification Body | 19.09.2027 | Crop production, East and North East Zone |
| NAB/0051 | Zenith Certifications Pvt. Ltd. | 11.12.2028 | Crop production, North Zone |
| NAB/0052 | Trace Assure Global Certifications Pvt. Ltd. | 11.12.2028 | Crop production, North Zone and East/North-East Zone |
| NAB/0053 | Imperial Biosolutions Pvt. Ltd. | 01.06.2029 | Crop production from 02.06.2026, North Zone |
Accredited, but the printed validity date has passed (12)
- IMO Control Pvt. Ltd. (NAB/003): extended to 09.10.2026.
- INDOCERT (NAB/004): 24.09.2026.
- Lacon Quality Certification Pvt. Ltd. (NAB/006): 30.09.2026.
- SGS India Pvt. Ltd. (NAB/009): extended to 30.10.2026. It has been barred from new NPOP registrations since 09.02.2024.
- Rajasthan State Organic Certification Agency (RSOCA) (NAB/0013): extended to 09.10.2026. New registrations are limited to Rajasthan.
- Indian Society for Certification of Organic Products (ISCOP) (NAB/0015): 30.09.2026.
- TQ Cert Services Pvt. Ltd. (NAB/0016): 30.09.2026.
- Aditi Organic Certifications Pvt. Ltd. (NAB/0017): 30.09.2026. New registrations have been restricted since 31.07.2024, except for processing, handling and overseas work.
- Madhya Pradesh State Organic Certification Agency (MPSOCA) (NAB/0022): 30.09.2026.
- Uttar Pradesh State Organic Certification Agency (UPSOCA) (NAB/0029): extended to 16.09.2026.
- GreenCert Biosolutions Pvt. Ltd. (NAB/0033): extended to 10.09.2026.
- Bihar State Seed and Organic Certification Agency (BSSOCA) (NAB/0035): extended to 30.05.2026. This date had already passed when the list was published. Its scope is limited to Bihar.
Suspended or withdrawn (6)
- Suspended:
- Reliable Organic Certification Organization (NAB/0036), from 30.11.2023.
- Sikkim State Organic Certification Agency (SSOCA) (NAB/0031), from 01.10.2024.
- Natural Organic Certification Agro Pvt. Ltd. (NOCA) (NAB/0026), from 01.10.2025.
- Global Certification Society (NAB/0032), from 01.10.2025.
- Krushi Certification Pvt. Ltd. (NAB/0044), from 01.10.2025.
- Withdrawn: Glaze Corporate Services Pvt. Ltd. (NAB/0041), from 31.12.2025.
The list also records that several bodies are "Not eligible for Category A&F as per EU Regulation" from 01.01.2022, and that many are limited to a geographic zone. Check both before choosing a body for EU-bound product or for operators outside a body's zone. APEDA also publishes tariffs for these agencies (npop.apeda.gov.in) and a page of operator details by certification body (npop.apeda.gov.in); I haven't opened either.