What is Halal Certification?
Halal certification is the process of verifying that products, such as food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and additives, comply with Islamic dietary laws and meet the lifestyle requirements of Muslims. Upon successful completion of the certification process, an official certificate of conformity is issued.
Products granted a Halal certificate are permissible for use by Muslims, confirming that their manufacturing or processing utilizes no forbidden ingredients (Haram) and involves no non-compliant procedures.
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Why Halal Certification is Important?
Securing Halal certification provides significant benefits for enterprises seeking to expand their market reach and enhance brand reputation:
Access New Markets: Halal certification has become a common prerequisite for export enterprises. It helps businesses meet the import requirements of various countries, facilitating entry into the rapidly expanding global Halal market.
Tap into Substantial Market Scale: The global Halal market encompasses over 1.9 billion Muslims across 112 countries, with the market size estimated to be in the trillions of US dollars.
Elevate Brand Value: Halal certification is an indicator of an enterprise's commitment to international quality and ethical standards, significantly enhancing its brand image.
Attract a Broad Consumer Base: Halal products appeal not only to Muslim consumers but also to a wider demographic of consumers who seek products with high standards of purity, safety, and ethical assurance.
Build Trust and Credibility: Obtaining a Halal certificate provides credibility for your enterprise and instills confidence in Halal-conscious consumers, fostering a mutually beneficial relationship.
Scope of Products for Halal Certification
Halal certification is applicable across numerous sectors, including but not limited to:
Dairy Industry: Products such as milk, cheese, and butter.
Cosmetics Companies: Makeup (e.g., lipsticks, nail polish, lip balm), lotions and creams, soaps and shampoos, dyes, and powders.
Meat Slaughterhouses: Facilities for the slaughtering of permissible (Halal) animals. The primary focus is ensuring the slaughtering process strictly adheres to Islamic ritual.
Food Processing Industry: Grain and feed processing, vegetable oil processing, sugar production, meat/egg/aquatic product processing, edible salt processing, and other food manufacturing.
Nutrition and Health Supplements: Including vitamin supplements, dietary enzymes, hydrolyzed proteins, mineral supplements, phytonutrients, prebiotics, probiotics, and dietary fiber.
Pharmaceuticals: Oral medications, parenteral preparations, topical drugs, sustained-release formulations, novel drug delivery systems, and oncology preparations.
Chemicals: Purified or prepared compounds and substances, particularly those artificially purified or prepared, such as sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, propylene glycol, nitrogen, and esters.
How to Get Halal Certification?
These structured stages will help you become halal certified:
Initial Consultation: Providing comprehensive answers to questions regarding Halal certification standards, procedures, and service fees.
Document Review: Thoroughly reviewing the accuracy and completeness of all submitted application materials.
Application Submission: Providing full support in completing the application forms with information about the products and manufacturing facility to be certified.
Application Vetting: Reviewing factory information and all raw materials, excipients, additives, and processing aids involved in the certified products against relevant Halal certification regulations and standards.
Agreement and Payment: Finalizing the Halal certification agreement and arranging for the service payment.
On-site Audit: Conducting a physical inspection (factory audit) to verify the facility's compliance status.
Certificate Issuance: The Halal certificate is officially issued by the relevant Halal Product Assurance Agency, such as the Halal Product Assurance Organizing Agency (BPJPH) of Indonesia or the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM).
Our Services
REACH24H offers comprehensive and professional Halal compliance services to facilitate your global market entry:
Regulatory Monitoring: Tracking and interpreting Halal regulations across different countries.
Procedural Guidance: Providing clear guidance on the Halal certification process for various jurisdictions.
Documentation Support: Compiling supporting documentation for related product ingredients.
Testing Management: Managing laboratory commission and supervising testing procedures.
Certification Assistance: Assisting with the Halal certification for products in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic sectors in key markets such as Indonesia and Malaysia.
For more information and inquiries, please feel free to contact us at customer@reach24h.com.
Our Strengths
Strong Official Credentials: Our Indonesia team has officially secured the BPJPH (Halal Product Assurance Organizing Agency of Indonesia)-Recognized Halal Supervisor Certificate. This authoritative qualification enables us to act as the official representative for enterprises, directly submitting Halal certification applications to BPJPH. This ensures the accuracy, compliance, and credibility of the entire process.
Highly Efficient and Quality Service: By maintaining long-term, established communication channels with official agencies and subject-matter experts, we provide clients with a highly efficient and direct pathway for submitting Halal certification applications. This significantly shortens the approval timeline and mitigates the risk of non-compliance.
Extensive Experience: Years of experience in global regulatory compliance, providing one-stop services, and precisely addressing complex compliance challenges.
Broad Industry Coverage: Expertise in providing product registration, notification, and regulatory services across multiple sectors, including food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and food contact materials.
International Service Level: Our technical team includes specialists fluent in English, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese, offering efficient, convenient, and customized services to a global client base.
