On December 5, 2025, Skal—the official Dutch regulatory and certification body for organic products—issued a public notice announcing that, effective January 1, 2026, it will implement a new sampling inspection list for high-risk imported organic products. The new regulation clearly defines the specific combinations of products and countries of origin subject to sampling inspections and provides detailed operational procedures.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/32878/
Key Points of the New Regulation文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/32878/
In 2026, Skal will continue conducting sampling and laboratory testing of high-risk imported organic products, with a focus on items that present potential non-compliance risks. As of December 5, 2025, the European Commission has not yet published its official 2026 list of high-risk organic products requiring additional oversight. Therefore, pending the release of the updated EU list, Skal will temporarily maintain the 2025 high-risk product list as a reference.Based on its own risk analysis, Skal has established the Netherlands’ 2026 national list of high-risk organic products, covering 17 categories of commonly traded agricultural goods,including onions, bananas, tropical fruits, coffee, tea, spices, cereals, edible oils, and fruit juices.All organic products in these categories originating from non-EU countries will be subject to mandatory sampling and testing.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/32878/
2026 High-Risk Product and Country List文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/32878/
Throughout 2026, Skal plans to carry out approximately 1,750 sampling inspections of high-risk imports—a scale comparable to that of 2024 and 2025. Additionally, Skal will retain flexibility to include other products based on ongoing risk assessments; these “random samples” will account for roughly 8% of the total inspection volume.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/32878/
No. Products namecode Products category Countries 1 0703 Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks, and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled All of third countries 2 0803 Bananas (including plantains), fresh or dried All of third countries 3 0804 Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes, and mangosteens, fresh or dried All of third countries 4 0813 Other dried fruits (excluding those under headings 0801–0806); mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of this chapter All of third countries 5 0901 Coffee (including decaffeinated), roasted or not; coffee husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee, regardless of blend ratio All of third countries 6 0902 Tea, including flavored tea All of third countries 7 0904 Fruits of the genus Piper; fruits of the genus Capsicum or Pimenta, dried, crushed, or ground All of third countries 8 0910 Ginger, saffron, turmeric, thyme, bay leaves, curry, and other spices All of third countries 9 1001 Wheat and meslin All of third countries 10 1005 Corn All of third countries 11 1202 Groundnuts (peanuts), not roasted or otherwise heat-treated, whether shelled or broken All of third countries 12 1207 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken All of third countries 13 1511 Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined but not chemically modified All of third countries 14 1701 Beet and cane sugar, and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form All of third countries 15 1801 Cocoa beans, whether or not broken or roasted All of third countries 16 2009 Fruit juices (including grape juice and coconut water) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added alcohol, even if sweetened All of third countries 17 2304 Oilcake and other solid residues from soybean oil extraction, whether or not ground or in pellets All of third countries
Inspection Process文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/32878/
Skal will select consignments for inspection based on information from Certificates of Inspection (COIs) submitted via the EU’s TRACES system. Sampling will be conducted by Qualitas Inspection, which will contact importers directly to schedule sampling appointments. During this period, importers must ensure that the goods remain readily available for inspection at all times.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/32878/
Test results are typically issued within 2 to 8 working days. In cases requiring further investigation, Skal will notify the relevant parties separately. Importantly, the COI will only be validated and signed after a satisfactory test result is obtained, and only then may the importer proceed with customs clearance and take possession of the goods.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/32878/
2025.12.10文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/32878/
