This glossary defines the organic export terminology used across our quotations, certification routes, quality documents and shipment planning. The applicable meaning and responsibility are confirmed in the actual order documents.
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Core glossary
| Term | Practical meaning |
|---|---|
| AEO | Answer-engine optimisation: structuring content so factual answers can be extracted clearly |
| COA | Certificate of Analysis reporting results for a defined sample or lot |
| Scope certificate | Evidence of an operator’s certification, activities and products during a validity period |
| Transaction certificate | Record linking an actual commercial transaction to a certified chain |
| COI | Certificate of Inspection used in specified organic-import routes |
| NPOP | India’s National Programme for Organic Production, implemented by APEDA |
| TraceNet | APEDA’s electronic traceability service for organic certification and exports |
| NOP | USDA National Organic Program |
| Organic JAS | Japan’s organic certification and marking system |
| Lot | Defined quantity produced or handled under uniform conditions and identified by a code |
| Mass balance | Reconciliation of certified input, output, waste, stock and sales quantities |
| Representative sample | Sample intended to reflect a defined population or batch under an agreed method |
| MOQ | Minimum order quantity supported by commercial and operating constraints |
| FOB | Incoterms rule requiring a named port and precise contractual use |
| CFR | Cost and Freight to a named destination port, with risk allocation defined by the rule |
| CIF | Cost, Insurance and Freight to a named destination port, including specified insurance duty |
| LCL | Less-than-container-load cargo sharing container handling with other consignments |
| FCL | Full-container-load shipment associated with one shipper’s cargo booking |
| FSVP | US Foreign Supplier Verification Program obligations applicable to covered importers |
| ISPM 15 | International phytosanitary standard for covered wood packaging material |