Elenteny’s Organic Program Actions : Strengthening Organic Enforcement Regulations

 

Elenteny’s Response to USDA’s Strengthening Organic Enforcement Regulations (Updated January 15, 2026)

Overview

This page provides information for Elenteny customers on the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) organic regulations to strengthen oversight and enforcement of the production, handling, and sale of organic agricultural products.

These new requirements for organic supply chains commenced on  March 19, 2024.  

The SOE regulations require: 

Elenteny Imports to become a certified importer with the USDA. To do so, we must declare all products that are labeled as organic that we will import with a USDA organic certifier.

To attain certification, Elenteny must provide a list of suppliers and each SKU from those suppliers that will be imported including all certification documents. Our certifier must review all certificates and sources prior to Elenteny’s certification.

Additionally, suppliers are required to have each shipment certified by their certifying agent and will be given a National Organic Program certification (NOP Certificate) which must be provided to our freight forwarder as part of the export documentation.

If you want to import any products labeled with the word ORGANIC. This includes language such as “made with organic grapes”,  “made with organic standards”, and “contains organic ingredients”.  YOU MUST BE REGISTERED IN OUR ORGANIC PROGRAM. If your supplier and the specific item you are ordering are not in our Organic Program, the label and corresponding invoices or other export documents MUST NOT say any of the above. There are no exceptions. 

Does Elenteny have its Organic Certification? 

Yes.

Team Elenteny is now able to provide an update on our work to obtain our Organic Certification to comply with the USDA SOE.

Our organic certification process is now complete and we are live on the USDA’s Organic Integrity Database. https://organic.ams.usda.gov/integrity

Please reach out to organic@elentenyimports.com to obtain Elenteny’s NOP ID  number and discuss your organic importing needs. 

 

 

How to Enroll

  1. We ask our customers to complete a Matrix (excel) and returned to us before the shipment arrives.  This provides us all of the information we need to certify the wine before it arrives.  For example:  This asks for details about the SKU name, item code, Country of Origin, COLA, Wine Type & NOP particulars.
  2. We require PDFs of the COLAs for all the wines being registered. All must say “Made with Organic Grapes” on the brand (back) label.
  3. We require a copy of the Operator Certificate from the EU TRACES system. Example attached. The certificate number from TRACES must be on the matrix for the corresponding supplier.
Contact the team at organic@elentenyimports.com to start today!
Electronic NOP certificates must be provided by your supplier’s certifier prior to loading. Failure to secure an NOP in this timeframe may result in the certifier’s refusal to issue one. Elenteny will be unable to legally clear the shipment if the certifier can not issue the NOP Certificate.

How to Enroll? – Follow this link to our enrollment form

Organic Registration

 

What are Elenteny’s Fees?

We believe strongly in the value that small, organic producers and distributors offer US consumers, and we will work with you to ensure the continuity of your organic products in the marketplace.  

We have a fee structure that includes an annual SKU Registration Fee ($75) and then a shipment charge per supplier each time the SKU is imported. ($50)   The fees are standardized for those SKUs which are registered during an enrollment period.

For SKUS which meet the following conditions a RUSH fee ($150) is applied.

  1. An order that has not been declared ORGANIC on the PO appears as ORGANIC on the Commercial Invoice
  2. You are not currently opted into the program (see enrollment periods above) .
  3. If any item that is not enrolled appears on the Commercial Invoice.

Please reach out to organic@elentenyimports.com to learn more about our fee structure.

For new customers thinking about importing Organic Wine

For our customers considering importing organic wine in the future, please talk to our team first.

We need to ensure compliance and you will need to speak with you about what is required. For more information, please email organic@elentenyimports.com

MORE INFO AND CONTACTS 

Fact Sheet :  https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/SOE-FR-Fact-Sheet.pdf
SOE Rules: https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/strengthening-organic-enforcement
USDA FAQ: https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/strengthening-organic-enforcement/faq
Certifier Look Up: https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/organic-certification/becoming-certified
Example certificate: https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/NOP%20Import%20Certificate.pdf
USDA Handbook : https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/2024NOPProgramHandbookUpdate.pdf
Contact us : organic@elentenyimports.com 

Submit your PO

LCL customers submit here

Elenteny Partners Submit POs here

*USDA/CBP Agriculture has already begun requesting photos, COLAs and other documentation to prove that the final imported wine is compliant with this program