Submit products for evaluation

Timeline

Product applications can be submitted continuously, while compliant products are included through so-called updates. Updates happen three times per year. We advise companies to submit applications at least 6 weeks before the next update of the list. If applications are submitted at a too late stage, the decision on the product`s inclusion might need to be postponed to the following evaluation round.

The last update has been effected in November 2025. The next update is foreseen for April 2026.

Application guidance and support

Please read the application guidance before submitting an application. This document provides detailed information on how to get registered, how to prepare the application dossier, as well as an overview of the evaluation process.

Application guidance

Other support documents for your application:

Further support is provided in the FAQ section.

Admission criteria

The product evaluation is carried out according to the evaluation criteria of the Dutch Input List. The evaluation criteria are defined by category:

Get your company registered

Before sending an application, companies have to get registered with FiBL. It is a requirement that the company registering with FiBL also effectively sells the products intended for submission in the Netherlands. The registration is effected through filling the distributor registration form and submitting it to FiBL. The required form can be found below.

Distributor registration form

Submit products for evaluation

The following forms are to be used for making a product submission for the Dutch Input List. Please select the respective form dedicated to the product category your product can be assigned to.

For certain materials the evaluation team requires a non-GMO declaration. Those materials are specified in the evaluation criteria. If relevant, please use the following form:

Non-GMO declaration template.

For certain materials sourced from the aquatic environment, the evaluation team requires a declaration of sustainability. Those materials are specified in the evaluation criteria. If relevant, please use the following form:

Declaration on sustainability for materials sourced from aquatic environment

Please send your applications in PDF-Format to: netherlands(at)inputs.eu

NEW: Experimental products

In spring 2024, FiBL and Skal developed the procedure for ‘Use of experimental inputs in Dutch organic production’. It aims at facilitating research on organic farms, while safeguarding that all relevant production rules are complied with. Chapters 1-3 provide guidance, while chapter 4 is a questionnaire that must be submitted with each request for authorization of an experimental product.

Use of experimental inputs in Dutch organic production

Fees

Evaluation fee: EUR 250.00 per product;applicable from 01.01.2023. This fee is for every product which is evaluated, including products which are found to be non-compliant and therefore cannot be listed.
Listing fee: EUR 150.00 per product per year.

Further details on the fees and fee policy can be found in chapter 6 of the application guidance.

Product claims for products listed on the Dutch Input List

For products which are included in the Dutch inputs list, the following claims may be used on the product packaging and label, in PR materials and in the internet:

In English: ‘may be used in Dutch organic farming’ and/or ‘registered in the Dutch inputs list for organic farming’
In Dutch: ‘het product mag gebruikt worden in de Nederlandse biologische landbouw’ and/or ‘het product is geregistreerd op de Nederlandse inputlijst voor de biologische landbouw’

Other references to the listing are not permitted. In particular, the listing may not be called a certification or a recommendation for use.

Use of names and logos

The names and logos of FiBL, Skal as well as the EU organic logo and the logos of private label organisations must not be used on the product packaging and label, in PR materials in PR materials or on websites.