How to join the UTZ certification program

A subcontractor is a company contracted to perform physical handling activities of the UTZ certified products on your behalf. Please note that the subcontractor does not gain legal ownership of the UTZ certified product.

Physical handling activities include: mixing, (re)bagging, bulking, melting, processing, packing. For a complete list, check the Chain of Custody Standard.

Physical handling activities include: (re)bagging, bulking, blending, decaffeinating, roasting, soluble processing, manufacturing, packing. For a complete list, check of the Chain of Custody Standard.

Physical handling activities include: (re)bagging, bulking, blending, decaffeinating, manufacturing, packing. For a complete list, check the Chain of Custody Standard.

Physical handling activities include: (re)bagging, bulking, cracking, roasting, processing, packing. For a complete list, check the Chain of Custody Standard.

Members in the cocoa program pay a yearly membership fee. This fee depends on the volume of UTZ certified cocoa in metric tons (MT) of cocoa bean equivalent purchased per calendar year. Please indicate the category applicable to your company.

For an overview of other costs involved in certification click here.

Members in the hazelnut program pay a yearly membership fee.This fee depends on the volume of hazelnuts (UTZ and non-UTZ) purchased per calendar year in metric tons (MT) of hazelnut kernels. Please indicate the category applicable to your company.

For an overview of the costs involved in certification click here.:

A subcontracting company is a company that hires you to perform physical handling activities of the UTZ certified product on their behalf. 

Please use our calculator to translate dried cherries, roasted coffee, decaffeinated coffee, etc., into their green coffee equivalent.

Multi-site should indicate the total volume of all sites combined. For more info on multi-site certification, see page 30 of the Certification Protocol.

Please use our calculator to translate cocoa liquor, nibs, butter, powder and non-pure cocoa into their cocoa bean equivalent.

Multi-sites should indicate the total volume of all sites combined. For more info on multi-site certification, please see page 30 of the Certification Protocol.

Please use our calculator to translate in shell hazelnuts, roasted/processed hazelnut kernels and roasted processed hazelnuts into their hazelnut kernel equivalent.

Multi-sites should indicate the total volume of all sites combined. For more info on multi-site certification, please see page 30 of the Certification Protocol.

Members in the hazelnut program pay a yearly membership fee. This fee depends on the volume of hazelnuts (UTZ and non-UTZ) purchased per calendar year in metric tons (MT) of hazelnut kernels. Please indicate the category applicable to your company.

For an overview of the cost involved in certification click here.

Members in the cocoa program pay a yearly membership fee. This fee depends on the volume of the UTZ certified cocoa purchased in metric tons (MT) of cocoa bean equivalent that you purchase per calendar year. Please indicate the category applicable to your company.

For an overview of the cost involved in certification click here.

When you sell your product as UTZ certified, then you make a product claim. An UTZ product claim is any on-pack or off-pack communication, with or without the use of the UTZ logo, that makes a direct or indirect reference to UTZ, and that is related to the offering or selling of a product. This includes any general reference to the sustainable or responsible sourcing of a product based on UTZ origin.

When you sell your product as UTZ certified, then you make a product claim. An UTZ product claim is any on-pack or off-pack communication, with or without the use of the UTZ logo, that makes a direct or indirect reference to UTZ, and that is related to the offering or selling of a product. This includes any general reference to the sustainable or responsible sourcing of a product based on UTZ origin.

Members in the cocoa program pay a yearly membership fee. This fee depends on the volume of the UTZ certified cocoa purchased in metric tons (MT) of cocoa bean equivalent that you purchase per calendar year. Please indicate the category applicable to your company.

For an overview of the cost involved in certification click here.

Members in the hazelnut program pay a yearly membership fee. This fee depends on the volume of hazelnuts (UTZ and non-UTZ) purchased per calendar year in metric tons (MT) of hazelnut kernels. Please indicate the category applicable to your company.

For an overview of the cost involved in certification click here.

Members in the cocoa program pay a yearly membership fee. This fee depends on the volume of the UTZ certified cocoa purchased in metric tons (MT) of cocoa bean equivalent that you purchase per calendar year. Please indicate the category applicable to your company.

For an overview of the cost involved in certification click here.

Members in the hazelnut program pay a yearly membership fee. This fee depends on the volume of hazelnuts (UTZ and non-UTZ) purchased per calendar year in metric tons (MT) of hazelnut kernels. Please indicate the category applicable to your company.

For an overview of the cost involved in certification click here.