NAK

What NAK does

NAK (Nederlandse Algemene Keuringsdienst) is the Dutch general inspection agency for seeds and seed potatoes used in agriculture, operating from Emmeloord in the Netherlands. Founded in 1932, the organization performs quality inspection and certification services within the Dutch seed and seed potato value chain, serving agricultural producers, traders, and downstream buyers who require verified seed quality for sowing and export.

The company operates with a very small team of 1-10 employees, suggesting a focused, mandate-driven operating model rather than a broad commercial enterprise. Its core product is inspection and certification — a regulated service rather than a discrete technology product — meaning its value proposition is built on institutional trust, designated authority, and adherence to agricultural standards rather than on proprietary technology platforms.

The business model is not disclosed in the available source material. As a designated inspection agency, NAK most likely derives revenue from inspection fees, certification charges, or statutory levies paid by seed producers and potato growers, though no pricing model, customer count, or revenue mechanics have been confirmed. The firm's private, non-listed status and 93-year operating history indicate a stable, niche institutional role within Dutch agriculture rather than a venture-backed growth business.

Name

NAK

Website

https://nak.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NAK is the Dutch general inspection agency for seeds and seed potatoes, founded in 1932 and based in Emmeloord, Netherlands. It provides quality inspection and certification services to Dutch agricultural producers in the seed and seed potato value chain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Seed Inspection

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Seed Testing Services (Germination, Purity, Vigor, Seed Health) (AFACAKAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Environmental & Regulatory Compliance Testing for Farms (Runoff, Nutrient Management, Wastewater) (AFACAKAN)

Keywords

• Seed inspection services
• Seed potato certification
• Agricultural quality control
• Crop seed testing
• Plant material certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Emmeloord

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Core offering

NAK is the Dutch general inspection agency for seeds and seed potatoes used in agriculture. It performs inspection and certification of seed and seed potato quality for agricultural use in the Netherlands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Seed and Seed Potato Inspection

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Broad incumbents

• SGS SA: One of the world's largest inspection, verification, testing and certification companies with an agricultural services practice covering seeds, crops and produce — competes for the inspection and certification scope that NAK operates in.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection and certification firm with established agri-food and seed testing services; brings large-scale lab capacity into the same trade-document and quality-certification workflows NAK serves for Dutch seed exporters.
• Intertek: Multinational TIC company with agricultural and seed-services capabilities; relevant to NAK as a global alternative supplier for exporters needing seed-quality verification in destination markets.
• Eurofins Scientific: Global leader in agricultural, food and seed testing including seed health, GMO and variety testing; while operating across many sectors at global scale, it directly competes for outsourced seed and phytosanitary testing that NAK also performs.

Direct peers

• GNIS (now SEMAE, France): French interprofessional body for seeds and seedlings — designated to manage official seed certification and variety trials for the French market; performs the same seed-inspection services as NAK in the parallel EU regulatory framework.
• SASA: Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture — the UK government body that certifies Scottish seed potatoes; operates the same kind of official field-inspection and certification regime as NAK for its national potato seed stock.
• Skånefrö: Swedish seed-potato certification cooperative serving a major Nordic seed-producing region; offers the most direct functional analog to NAK's seed-potato inspection model in a comparable regulatory environment.
• Naktuinbouw: Dutch designated inspection and certification body for horticultural seeds and propagating material — the closest functional counterpart to NAK in the Netherlands, performing parallel seed-quality and variety-purity inspections under a similar legal mandate.

Others

• Euroseeds: European seed-sector trade association representing breeders and the seed trade; comparable as the upstream ecosystem in which NAK's inspection work sits and through which EU inspection and certification policy is shaped.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/stichting_nak
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stichting-nak

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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