Australian Certified Organic (ACO)

Contact Details

PO Box 530 Level 1/766 Gympie Road

Chermside Qld 4032

Ph 07 3350 5716

Fax 07 3350 5996

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Description

The Australian Certified Organic (ACO) has a publicly available fee schedule, which can be obtained from the website or from the head office. ACO has a levy of 1% on gross certified organic sales capped at $4400. There is an annual charge dependant on region (location by postcode). This fee covers 3 hours of audit time and 5 hours of review and admin time. NOP & JAS inspections are carried out at the same time as the annual inspection.

For further information on this certifier please go to the weblink.

	Australian Certified Organic (ACO) Web site
	PDF of Fee Schedule (112.51 Kb)

Services offered

Australian certification	See case study
NOP	$ 350.00 Plus inspection cost
JAS	$ 350.00 Plus inspection cost
IFOAM Seal	$ 350.00 Export Certificates $30-60
Australian Organic Journal	$33.00 For non members