Ethical sourcing · Global

Fair Trade Certification — Fairtrade International Compliance

Fair Trade Certification — Fairtrade International is issued by Fairtrade International / Fair Trade USA and has applied since 1997-01-01. It applies to products sold in Global. Below: what it covers, which products trigger it, the documents a supplier must provide, and how Complyra checks a product against it.

Authority: Fairtrade International / Fair Trade USA
Jurisdiction: Global
Regions: Global
Effective: 1997-01-01
Evidence renewal: every 1095 days
Official source: https://www.fairtrade.net/

What Fair Trade Certification — Fairtrade International covers

Fair Trade Certification — Fairtrade International is a ethical sourcing requirement in Global. In Complyra's dataset it is triggered by products in the following categories and by product descriptions that mention the keywords listed below.

Product categories affected

food ingredients
food grocery
textile

Keywords that trigger a check

fair trade
fairtrade
ethical sourcing
farmer
coffee
cocoa
tea
banana
cotton

Who it applies to

Buyers importing or placing the affected products on the market in Global, and the suppliers who manufacture or distribute them. In a procurement workflow the buyer is responsible for obtaining the evidence listed below from the supplier before the order is placed.

Consequences of non-compliance recorded in the dataset: Certificate revocation, reputational damage

Supplier requirements and compliance evidence

Documents a supplier should be able to provide for products in scope. Ask for these in the RFQ rather than after the goods ship.

Document
Fairtrade Certificate from FLOCERT
Fairtrade transaction certificates
Minimum Price guarantee documentation
Fairtrade Premium records

Certification types recorded for this regulation

fairtrade certificate

How Complyra checks Fair Trade Certification — Fairtrade International

When a product is searched or sourced in Complyra, its category and description are matched against the trigger categories and keywords above. If Fair Trade Certification — Fairtrade International applies, the product and its supplier are checked against the materials, substance limits and required documents recorded for the regulation, and the result is shown alongside the supplier match, before an RFQ is generated.

Suppliers on Complyra register and upload certifications that are reviewed by an administrator; see supplier compliance for how that review works and supplier sourcing for how compliant suppliers are found and matched.

Complyra checks product and supplier information against regulatory requirements to support procurement decisions. It does not issue certifications or guarantee legal compliance; final responsibility for compliance remains with the buyer and supplier.