Glossary

If you feel that the world of Fair Trade has its very own language – don’t fret! We’ll keep you in the know!

With this glossary we’ll guide you through the common technical terms used by FLOCERT, Fairtrade International and the World Fair Trade Organisation (WFTO).

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Trader

An organisation with Trader Certification. It may have either a seller or buyer role in transactions depending on its business relationship with the other party of each particular transaction.

Seller: when selling a product volume it has bought from a producer to a buyer.
Buyer: when buying a product volume from a seller.