Authorized Government Agency(s):

Ministry of Industries and Innovation

Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) controls food imports and exports.

Agency(s) Contact Information:

Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries
Skulagata 4
150 Reykjavík, Iceland.
Phone: 00 354 545 9700
Fax: 00 354 552 1160
Email: mar@mar.is
Web

Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST)
Import and export office
Stórhöfða 23
110 Reykjavík
Phone: +354 530 4800
Fax: +354 530 4801
Email: mast@mast.is
Web

Name(s) of Regulation and/or Standard:

Icelandic legislation on organic production, Law no. 162/1993, dates from 1994, but for several years Iceland has followed the legislation of the European Union as members of the European Economic Area Agreement.

Date of Implementation: 1994

Regulation and/or Standard Scope:

Includes animal and crop production, processing and marketing and new standards are being developed for aquaculture and greenhouse production, also both within the EU framework.

The Tún certification body publishes, in collaboration with the Food Agency, a guidebook on the requirements for organic methods in the production of agricultural products, according to the Icelandic and European legal regulations that are in force in this field at any given time.

Since the international rules do not exist and standards are still lacking, Tún has developed its own rules, i.e. cosmetic production, shops and cooking.

Guidelines and rules for the certification of organic production and natural resources can be ordered by sending a message to tun@tun.is, but they can also be downloaded (Icelandic).

Must comply and be certified to EU 834/2006 and 889/2008. If products wish to carry the TUN logo, then certification to TUN standards.

Certification:

The local certification body operating in Iceland is Vottunarstofan Tún, founded in 1994. Tún (an NGO) has its own organic standards, both in Icelandic and English, which are fully within the framework of the EU legislation. They inspect and certify all the organic units in Iceland, both farms and companies involved in the production and processing of organic products. They have their own seal. TUN O C also operates on a small scale in the Faeroe Islands.

Vottunarstofan Tún
Laugavegur 7, IS-101 Reykjavík, Iceland
Email: tun@tun.is
Web

Accreditation:

The certification bodies need an official permit of operation from the Ministry of Industries and Innovation as well as an accreditation from the Icelandic Metrology and Accreditation Agency.

Icelandic Metrology and Accreditation Service
Síðumúli 13
IS-108 Reykjavík, Iceland
Telephone: +354-568-1122
Fax: + 354-568-9256
E-mail: is@is.is

Reference Standards:

The Icelandic law and regulations on organic agricultural production were written in accordance with the EU Regulation 834/2007 and 889/2008 and subsequent amendments. Although Iceland is not an EU country, it is a member of the European Economic Area (EEA). The Ministry of Agriculture's Advisory Committee on Organic Agriculture monitors amendments to EU Regulations relevant to organic agriculture. Such EU Regulations are thus implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture.

Iceland is on the EU's third country list.

Law conforms to IFOAM Basic Standards

Additional Information:

U.S. International Trade Administration

USDA’S GAIN Report Iceland Exporter Guide (2023)
USDA’S GAIN Report Electronic Certificate of Inspection Required for EU Organics Trade (2017)