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Halal market access, assessed layer by layer.
We help European manufacturers reach halal markets, and help buyers verify who is genuinely meets market requirements. A certificate is not market access — recognition, scope and raw materials decide it.
The seven-layer stack
- L1Company
- L2Facility
- L3Raw Materials
- L4Process
- L5Products
- L6Packaging
- L7Logistics
A halal certificate does not mean market access.
Recognition differs by market.
A certifier accepted in Malaysia may not be recognised by BPJPH.
Scope is narrower than it looks.
Most certificates cover one site or one product line, not a company.
The risk is in the raw materials.
Emulsifiers, gelatin, glycerin and processing aids decide audits.
Our assessments are built on our own data.
We assess at scale because we built the tooling to do it — a curated evidence base, a recognition map, and a classification engine that reads certificates and raw-material declarations the way an auditor would.
67 curated sources — standards, certifier scopes, regulator notices — kept current and cited in every answer.
Which certifier is accepted in which market, and where recognition lapses or was never granted.
Certificates, annexes and ingredient inputs read into the seven layers, labelled by whether a human reviewed them.
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For buyers
Verify who genuinely meets the requirements.
- Search the directory by sector, country and halal position.
- See all seven layers, with the evidence behind each one.
- Request a shortlist scoped to your market.
For suppliers
See how your listing reads.
- Find your company and read our assessment of it.
- Claim the listing and correct anything that's wrong.
- Get advice on the certification your target market requires.
Briefing · Indonesia
17 October 2026: what Indonesia's mandate actually requires of European suppliers.
From that date, imported food ingredients, additives, cosmetics and consumer goods must carry halal certification recognised by BPJPH. Recognition of foreign certifiers is granted body by body — a valid certificate from an unrecognised certifier will not clear customs.
Read the briefing →From the knowledge base
All articles →Recognition, not certification, is what customs checks
Why a valid certificate from an unrecognised body stops at the border, and how to check before you ship.
Reading a certificate scope properly
Site, entity, product annex: the three lines that decide how much of your catalogue is actually covered.
The emulsifier problem
E471, E472e and glycerin remain the most common reasons a European supplier fails a halal audit.
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