Sub-license system

Certification for brand owners,private & white label products

Your customers want to sell an already certified product under their own brand? With the flustix sub-license system they receive their own certificate and trustmark, without repeat laboratory testing, purely document-based.

Processing time: approx. 2 weeks.

The essentials

When you need a sub-license

Scope

A sub-license is required when the flustix trustmark is to be used on an already certified product with individual branding (i.e. branding that differs from the certificate holder). No sub-license is required for design adjustments without individual branding.

Why is a sub-license needed?

To ensure full transparency, regulatory conformity and consumer protection, the branding of the certified product must match the flustix trustmark used, including the unique license number. This maintains the clear link between product, certification and certificate holder.

How the process works

Applying for a sub-license is simple and purely document-based, with a processing time of approximately 2 weeks. No additional laboratory tests or conformity assessments are required.

At a glance

The flustix sub-license system

The main licensee has their product tested and certified once. Building on this, their customers, the brand owners, receive their own sub-license with their own license number, entirely without repeat testing.

Diagram of the flustix sub-license system: manufacturer as main license holder, below three brand owners as sub-license holders
  • Own certificate with an individual license number
  • Short, purely document-based process
  • No additional laboratory testing or audit required
  • Full transparency for end customers (without disclosing the manufacturer)

Application

Steps to apply for a sub-license

All documents are already prepared for every flustix certification: LESS PLASTICS, PLASTIC-FREE, MICROPLASTIC-FREE, RECYCLED and RECYCLABLE.

01

Download and complete the application form

Download the standardised application form: it covers all flustix certifications (LESS PLASTICS – PLASTIC-FREE, MICROPLASTIC-FREE, RECYCLED, RECYCLABLE).

02

Complete and sign the sub-license agreement

The agreement is already prepared for all certifications and is signed by the main licensee and the sub-licensee.

Your benefits

Benefits of the flustix sub-license system

For main licensees

  • Enables you to offer existing and potential customers added value through their own flustix certification and trustmark usage.
  • Your customers can apply their own branding to your already certified product, without repeat testing or full certification.
  • Offers a competitive advantage and a strong selling point: independent third-party certifications are becoming increasingly important in sustainability communication and are already mandatory in some cases.
  • The main licensee is responsible for the regular surveillance testing and audits.

For sub-licensees

Once the process is complete, the sub-licensee receives:

  • Their own certificate
  • An individual license number
  • The trustmark for use on the product, online and in marketing materials
  • An entry in the public database
  • The supplier remains anonymous
  • No additional laboratory tests or conformity assessments required

Certification

Independent testing, independent licensing

If a manufacturer wants to label their product with a flustix trustmark, they submit product samples (material samples) and the associated data to flustix and our independent partner laboratories. Our partners then examine the item using the latest analytical methods. The examination and its result ultimately serve as the basis for awarding the trustmark, which is issued by our accredited certification partners.

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Simple and efficient

Ready for your sub-license?

The flustix sub-license system offers a simple and efficient solution to ensure transparency and conformity, with flexibility and added value for licensees and their customers.