Importers / Exporters
It is estimated that over 80% of organic products produced in Serbia are intended for export
The value of the export of organic products has been growing steadily for years. In 2022, it increased compared to the previous year, and it was also a record since 2012 when for the first time these data became part of the information system of the Customs Administration. Since then, an increase of about 18 times has been recorded. In more than 30 countries, the most frozen organic fruit was exported, of which mostly frozen berries: were raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, and currants.
In addition to berries, we also export frozen cherries and plums. Organic dried fruit, as we The share of Serbia in the export to the EU of organic fruit, fresh or dried, excluding citrus and tropical fruit, was 8.4% in 2021.ll as fruit concentrates and purees, also make up a large share of total exports.
Increasingly to export processed organic products. Traditionally, we export mostly to the European Union market (Germany, Holland, France, Poland, Italy, Belgium), then to the USA and Canada.
Value of export of organic products (mil.EUR)
Data Source: Customs Administration of The Republic of Serbia
Export 2022
Frozen raspberry – 26.589.272 EUR
Frozen blackberry – 10.493.708 EUR
Dried raspberry – 5.298.016 EUR
Frozen sour cherry – 3.878.014 EUR
Raspberry concentrate – 1.647.745 EUR
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Rules for exporters of organic products
Article 32 of the Law on Organic Production stipulates that organic products can be exported only with a valid certificate from an authorized control body.
In accordance with the same article, the exporter is obliged to enter in the appropriate box of the Common Administrative Document that it is an organic product and the number of the certificate that accompanies the customs document. During the export of certified organic products in section number 31 of the Common Administrative Document (Packaging and type of goods, marks and numbers – container – number and type) is necessary to enter that organic product is exported, and in section 44 of the Common Administrative Document (Additional information/Documents submitted/ Certificates and approvals) the number of certificates which is attached to the customs declaration, i.e. code U81 i.e. Organic product certificate issued by an authorized control body. Since 2012 Customs Administration’s information system has collected data on the export of organic products. This system gives an insight into the type, quantity and value of exported organic products from the Republic of Serbia. A producer who plans to export his organic products besides valid certificate for export needs to be certified also according to the national standard.
Rules for importers of organic products
The importer shall, without a delay, notify the authorized control body of each consignment of organic products imported into the Republic of Serbia and submit the necessary documentation.
For certified organic products that are imported, the authorized control body upon control of documentation and certificate issued by the competent authority in the product’s country of origin issues a certificate that the product is produced in accordance with this Law on Organic Production (“Official Gazette” No. 30/10, 17/19-other law) and regulations related to the Law. In the procedure of recertification, the importer is obliged to submit to the authorized control body in Serbia all the necessary documentation to prove that the product was produced according to the appropriate law and regulations, and that the certificate of the product is issued by the body in the country of origin. In the process of recertification, the importer submits to the authorized control body the following:
1) an application for import of organic products;
2) a copy of the certificate for imported organic products;
3) a copy of the invoice for the imported organic products;
4) a copy of the certified Common Administrative Document for imported organic products, issued in accordance with the law governing the customs procedure. At the request of the authorized control body, data on transport from the exporter to the rst consignee are also submitted. The importer and the first consignee of imported organic products keep separate stock data and keep separate financial documentation, unless they work within the same unit. The validity of the issued certificate for imported goods is the same as the expiration date.
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