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Cocoa/chocolate packagers and brands

Core requirements for licensed cocoa/chocolate packagers/brands:


	Sign a license agreement with TransFair USA to become a licensed cocoa/chocolate packager and display the Fair Trade Certified label on your Fair Trade products and marketing materials
	Purchase chocolate products from TransFair USA-licensed importers/manufacturers
	Submit quarterly reports of Fair Trade Certified chocolate purchases and sales

Interested in becoming a licensed cocoa/chocolate packager or brand? Contact: cocoa@transfairusa.org.

Cocoa/chocolate importers and processors

Core requirements for licensed cocoa/chocolate importers or processors:


	Sign TransFair USA's License/Certification agreement to become a licensed importer or processor.
	Purchase cocoa beans from licensed Fair Trade cooperatives, or chocolate/cocoa powder from manufacturers certified by TransFair’s umbrella organization, Fairtrade Labeling Organizations International (FLO).
	Pay at least the Fair Trade minimum price to cooperatives. This is an internationally standard minimum price set by FLO at US$1750/ metric ton, or US$1950/ metric ton if the cocoa is also certified organic. If the world price (New York Board of Trade price) rises above US$1600/mt, the Fair Trade price is equal to the world price plus a US$150 premium for conventional cocoa and a US$200 premium for organic. For example, if the world market price is US$2000/mt, the Fair Trade price is US$2150/mt (US$2350/mt for certified organic).
	Pay a certification fee to TransFair of US$0.10/lb. on Fair Trade Certified chocolate/cocoa product purchases.
	On request of the producer organization, make available up to 60% of the value of the contract in prefinancing or other credit facilities.

Interested in becoming a licensed cocoa/chocolate importer or processor? Contact: cocoa@transfairusa.org

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