JAKIM's list · foreign halal certification bodies

Foreign halal certification bodies JAKIM recognises, by name and country.

JAKIM's list runs to 69 pages; its 96 bodies are numbered 1 to 96 through the whole list.
Recognised bodies:
96
Countries or regions:
49
List effective from:
21 Aug 2026

JAKIM recognises 96 foreign halal certification bodies in 49 countries or regions, on its list effective 21 August 2026, among them Halal Certification Authority Australia (HCAA) and the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA). Imported food and goods may be described as halal in Malaysia only if they comply with the requirements or a listed body certified them; on certified goods the importer or manufacturer marks that body's name.

The register, A to Z

Every recognised body, by country, with JAKIM's entry number and page.

This register, set out by MNS Modulaz from JAKIM's list effective 21 August 2026, names every recognised foreign halal certification body under its country or region, with the entry number and PDF page JAKIM prints. Body names are exactly as printed; so are country names, except Saudi Arabia (printed "Kingdom of Saudi Arabia"), sorted under S. Ten entries are marked "Authority" on the list, government bodies such as Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS). The list prints no product scope for any body.

How many bodies each country or region has
  • 1 body: 26 countries or regions;
  • 2 bodies: 11 countries or regions;
  • 3 bodies: 8 countries or regions;
  • 5 to 7 bodies: 4 countries: Vietnam, China, Japan, Australia.

Counted from JAKIM's index, pp.68–69

16. entry number on JAKIM's list · Authority marked as an authority · p.13 PDF page

A

Argentina, PDF p.4: 2 bodies;
  1. 1. Islamic Centre of the Argentine Republic (Centro Islamico de la Republica Argentina), PDF p.4;
  2. 2. The Halal Catering Argentina (THCA), PDF p.4;
Australia, PDF pp.5–7: 7 bodies;
  1. 3. Australian Halal Authority & Advisers (AHAA) Pty. Ltd., PDF p.5;
  2. 4. Perth Mosque Incorporated (PMI), PDF p.5;
  3. 5. Islamic Association of Katanning (IAK), PDF p.5;
  4. 6. Supreme Islamic Council of Halal Meat in Australia (SICHMA), PDF p.6;
  5. 7. Halal Certification Authority Australia (HCAA), PDF p.6;
  6. 8. Islamic Coordinating Council of Victoria (ICCV), PDF p.6;
  7. 9. ANIC Halal Authority (ANIC), PDF p.7;
Austria, PDF p.8: 1 body;
  1. 10. Islamic Information Documentation and Certification GmbH (IIDC), PDF p.8;

B

Bangladesh, PDF p.9: 1 body;
  1. 11. Islamic Foundation Authority, PDF p.9;
Bosnia and Herzegovina, PDF p.10: 1 body;
  1. 12. Agency for Halal Quality Certification (AHQC), PDF p.10;
Brazil, PDF pp.11–12: 3 bodies;
  1. 13. Fambras Halal Certificaçao Ltda (FAMBRAS Halal), PDF p.11;
  2. 14. CDIAL Halal Certification Authority Ltda, PDF p.11;
  3. 15. SIILHalal – Islamic Inspection Service, PDF p.12;
Brunei, PDF p.13: 1 body;
  1. 16. Lembaga Mengeluarkan Permit Import Halal, Bahagian Kawalan Makanan Halal, Jabatan Hal Ehwal Syar'iah Authority, PDF p.13;

C

Canada, PDF p.14: 2 bodies;
  1. 17. Halal Montreal Certification Authority (HMCA), PDF p.14;
  2. 18. Halal Monitoring Authority (HMA), PDF p.14;
Chile, PDF p.17: 1 body;
  1. 25. Centro Islámico de Chile (CICH), PDF p.17;
China, PDF pp.15–16: 6 bodies;
  1. 19. Shandong Halal Certification Service (SHC), PDF p.15;
  2. 20. ARA Halal Certification Services Centre Inc. (ARA), PDF p.15;
  3. 21. Linxia Halal Food Certification Centre (GANSU), PDF p.15;
  4. 22. Shaanxi Shang Pin Yuan Halal Food & Restaurant Management Limited Company (SSPY), PDF p.16;
  5. 23. Halal Certification Services Chongqing (HCS), PDF p.16;
  6. 24. Shanghai Global Halal Certification Service (SGH), PDF p.16;

E

Egypt, PDF p.18: 1 body;
  1. 26. Egyptian Organization for Standardization & Quality (EOS) Authority, PDF p.18;

G

Germany, PDF p.19: 1 body;
  1. 27. HALAL CONTROL GmbH, PDF p.19;

I

India, PDF pp.20–21: 3 bodies;
  1. 28. Halal India Pvt. Ltd., PDF p.20;
  2. 29. JUHF Certification Pvt. Ltd., PDF p.20;
  3. 30. Jamiat Ulama-l-Hind Halal Trust (JUHHT), PDF p.21;
Indonesia, PDF p.22: 1 body;
  1. 31. Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Produk Halal, Kementerian Agama Republik Indonesia (BPJPH) Authority, PDF p.22;
Iran, PDF p.23: 1 body;
  1. 32. Islamic Halal World Institute (Islamic Chamber Research & Information Center) (ICRIC), PDF p.23;
Ireland, PDF p.24: 1 body;
  1. 33. Islamic Foundation of Ireland (IFI), PDF p.24;
Italy, PDF p.25: 2 bodies;
  1. 34. Halal Italia, PDF p.25;
  2. 35. World Halal Authority (WHA), PDF p.25;

J

Japan, PDF pp.26–28: 6 bodies;
  1. 36. Japan Muslim Association (JMA), PDF p.26;
  2. 37. NPO Japan Halal Association (JHA), PDF p.26;
  3. 38. Japan Islamic Trust (JIT), PDF p.27;
  4. 39. Muslim Professional Japan Association (MPJA), PDF p.27;
  5. 40. Nippon Asia Halal Association (NAHA), PDF p.27;
  6. 41. Japan Halal Foundation (JHF), PDF p.28;
Jordan, PDF p.29: 1 body;
  1. 42. Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization (JSMO) Authority, PDF p.29;

K

Kazakhstan, PDF p.30: 2 bodies;
  1. 43. ALE “Association Halal Industry of Kazakhstan” (AHIK), PDF p.30;
  2. 44. Halal Damu.KZ, LLP, PDF p.30;
Kenya, PDF p.31: 1 body;
  1. 45. Kenya Bureau of Halal Certification (KBHC), PDF p.31;

L

Lithuania, PDF p.33: 1 body;
  1. 47. World Halal Trust (WHT), PDF p.33;

M

Maldives, PDF p.34: 1 body;
  1. 48. Ministry of Islamic Affairs Authority, PDF p.34;
Mongolia, PDF p.35: 1 body;
  1. 49. Mongolian Muslim Societies Federation (MMSF), PDF p.35;
Morocco, PDF p.36: 1 body;
  1. 50. Institut Marocain De Normalisation (IMANOR) Authority, PDF p.36;

N

Netherlands, PDF pp.37–38: 3 bodies;
  1. 51. Control Office of Halal Slaughtering B.V & Halal Quality Control (HQC), PDF p.37;
  2. 52. Halal Correct Certification (TQHCC), PDF p.37;
  3. 53. Halal Feed and Food Inspection Authority (HFFIA), PDF p.38;
New Zealand, PDF p.39: 2 bodies;
  1. 54. The Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand (FIANZ), PDF p.39;
  2. 55. New Zealand Islamic Development Trust (NZIDT), PDF p.39;

P

Pakistan, PDF pp.40–41: 3 bodies;
  1. 56. JMUIM Halal Pakistan, PDF p.40;
  2. 57. Punjab Halal Development Agency (PHDA), PDF p.40;
  3. 58. International Halal Certification (IHC), PDF p.41;
Philippines, PDF pp.42–43: 3 bodies;
  1. 59. Islamic Da’wah Council of The Philippines (IDCP), PDF p.42;
  2. 60. Halal Development Institute of the Philippines (HDIP), PDF p.42;
  3. 61. Halal International Chamber of Commerce and Industries of the Philippines (HICCIP), PDF p.43;
Poland, PDF p.44: 2 bodies;
  1. 62. Muslim Religious Union in Poland (MRU), PDF p.44;
  2. 63. Polski Instytut Halal (Polish Institut of Halal), PDF p.44;
Portugal, PDF p.45: 1 body;
  1. 64. Instituto Halal de Portugal (IHP), PDF p.45;

R

Russia, PDF p.46: 3 bodies;
  1. 65. LLC “Centre of Halal Supervision” (CenterHalalNadzor), PDF p.46;
  2. 66. LLC “International Center for Halal Standardization and Certification” (ICSC Halal), PDF p.46;
  3. 67. Halal Standards Committee Spiritual Board of Muslims of The Republic of Tatarstan (HSCS), PDF p.46;

S

Saudi Arabialisted as Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, PDF p.32: 1 body;
  1. 46. Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) Authority, PDF p.32;
Singapore, PDF p.47: 1 body;
  1. 68. Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS) Authority, PDF p.47;
South Africa, PDF p.48: 3 bodies;
  1. 69. National Independent Halaal Trust (NIHT), PDF p.48;
  2. 70. South African National Halaal Authority (SANHA), PDF p.48;
  3. 71. Muslim Judicial Council Halaal Trust (MJCHT), PDF p.48;
South Korea, PDF p.49: 2 bodies;
  1. 72. Korea Muslim Federation (KMF), PDF p.49;
  2. 73. Korea Halal Authority Corporation (KHA), PDF p.49;

S continued

Spain, PDF p.50: 2 bodies;
  1. 74. Estándar Global de Certificación Halal, S.L. (formerly known as The Halal Institute of Spain (Junta Islámica)), PDF p.50;
  2. 75. Halal Food and Quality, S.L (HFQ), PDF p.50;
Sri Lanka, PDF p.51: 1 body;
  1. 76. Halal Assessment Council (Guarantee) Limited, PDF p.51;
Switzerland, PDF p.52: 1 body;
  1. 77. Halal Certification Services GmbH, PDF p.52;

T

Taiwan, PDF p.53: 2 bodies;
  1. 78. Taiwan Halal Integrity Development Association (THIDA), PDF p.53;
  2. 79. Taiwan Halal Certification Development Co., Ltd (THCD), PDF p.53;
Thailand, PDF p.54: 1 body;
  1. 80. The Central Islamic Council of Thailand (CICOT), PDF p.54;
Tunisia, PDF p.55: 1 body;
  1. 81. Institut National De La Normalisation Et De La Propriete Industrielle (INNORPI) Authority, PDF p.55;
Türkiye, PDF p.56: 2 bodies;
  1. 82. Kas Uluslararasi Sertifikasyon Göz. Tek. Kont. Hizm. Ltd. Şti. (KASCERT International), PDF p.56;
  2. 83. Association for the Inspection and Certification of Food and Supplies (GİMDES), PDF p.56;

U

Uganda, PDF p.61: 1 body;
  1. 90. Uganda Halal Bureau Limited, PDF p.61;
Ukraine, PDF p.57: 1 body;
  1. 84. Certification Centre “Halal” LLC, PDF p.57;
United Kingdom (UK), PDF p.58: 2 bodies;
  1. 85. Halal Certification Europe (HCE), PDF p.58;
  2. 86. Halal Food Authority Ltd. (HFA), PDF p.58;
United States of America (USA), PDF pp.59–60: 3 bodies;
  1. 87. Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA), PDF p.59;
  2. 88. Islamic Services of America, Inc (ISA), PDF p.59;
  3. 89. American Halal Foundation (AHF), PDF p.60;
Uruguay, PDF p.62: 1 body;
  1. 91. UIC Halal Certification Uruguay, PDF p.62;

V

Vietnam, PDF pp.63–65: 5 bodies;
  1. 92. Halal Certification Agency Vietnam (HCA), PDF p.63;
  2. 93. Halal Vietnam Company Limited (HVN), PDF p.64;
  3. 94. Vietnam National Halal Company Limited (VNH), PDF p.64;
  4. 95. Vietnam Halal Inspection and Certification Company (VINAHIC), PDF p.65;
  5. 96. GHC Global Halal Certification Company Limited, PDF p.65;

Source: JAKIM, The Recognized Foreign Halal Certification Bodies & Authorities, effective 21 August 2026: contents, country pages 4–65 and index. Page numbers are the PDF's own. Checked against JAKIM's documents on 5 October 2026.

How a body gets on the list

What JAKIM's recognition means: its representatives abroad.

JAKIM, the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia, recognises a foreign halal certification body as its representative abroad. Its list explains why: for halal certification JAKIM has to ascertain the halal status of a product at every stage "by carrying out an official site inspection on the plants", so abroad it requires "reputable and credible" foreign bodies to monitor and verify the halal status of raw materials and products for it. Recognition rests on the body's capability to comply with Malaysian procedures and guidelines, and an appointment runs in four steps.

What JAKIM asks of a body before it recognises it, from ownership to auditors: the FHCB requirements.

FHCB list · Appendix (p.66)

  1. 01

    Appointed for three years

    JAKIM recognises a body for its capability to comply with Malaysian procedures and guidelines.

    FHCB list · Appendix (d), validity (a)

  2. 02

    Listed on JAKIM's website

    An appointed body is published as a Recognized Foreign Halal Certification Body.

    FHCB list · Appendix, validity (b)

  3. 03

    Reports every year

    The body submits an annual report to JAKIM.

    FHCB list · Appendix, validity (c)

  4. 04

    Audited again

    JAKIM carries out a review audit when the appointment period ends.

    FHCB list · Appendix, validity (d)

Malaysian law · Trade Descriptions Order 2011

Imported and called halal? The law asks how it qualifies.

Para 5(1)

“All imported food and goods marketed in Malaysia shall not be described as halal unless the imported food and goods comply with the requirements or certified as halal by the foreign halal certification body recognized by JAKIM.”

Para 5(2)

“The importer or manufacturer of the food and goods which have been certified as halal by the foreign halal certification body recognized by JAKIM shall mark on the said food and goods, the name of the said certification body.”

The Trade Descriptions (Certification and Marking of Halal) Order 2011 is Malaysian law, and JAKIM's list is gazetted under it. Para 5(1) gives two ways for an imported product to be called halal: "comply with the requirements", or a certificate from a recognised body. Para 5(2) applies to the second: the body's name goes on the goods.

Quoted as JAKIM's list prints it · FHCB list · Appendix (p.67), cover (p.1)

How to check a body

How to check a foreign halal body on JAKIM's list.

To check whether a foreign halal certificate comes from a JAKIM-recognised body, open JAKIM's current list, find the country in its contents, then match the body's name, address and halal logo with the certificate.

  1. 01

    Open the current list

    JAKIM publishes The Recognized Foreign Halal Certification Bodies & Authorities as a PDF, and its portal has a Recognised Foreign Halal Certification Body page with a Country drop-down. Check the effective date on the cover: JAKIM withdraws bodies as well as adding them, so a saved copy can be out of date. A JAKIM certificate (SPHM) is checked another way, in the portal's "Verify Halal Status" search by category and name.

    FHCB list · cover (p.1) · Halal Malaysia Portal, halal.gov.my

  2. 02

    Find the country

    The contents on pages 2–3 give each country's pages, and the index on pages 68–69 gives how many bodies it has. The register above carries both, with every name.

    FHCB list · contents (pp.2–3), index (pp.68–69)

  3. 03

    Match the body, not the scope

    Each entry gives the organisation and its address, the contact details and the body's halal logo: compare them with the certificate you were given, and check the certificate's own validity date. The list prints no product scope for any body, so it cannot tell you whether a body may certify your kind of product: ask JAKIM. JAKIM's requirements for manufacturers in Malaysia show what a buyer's own audit asks of a supplier's certificate.

    FHCB list · pp.4–65 · MPPHM 2020 · 17(1)(b)

Drawing of a country page in JAKIM's list. Argentina's two bodies are entries 1 and 2, on page 4: name and address, contact, and the body's halal logo in the last column.

Q1

What if my country has no JAKIM-recognised body?

Many countries have no body on JAKIM's list effective 21 August 2026: in ASEAN, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar do not appear on it, and in Europe neither France nor Croatia does.FHCB list · contents (pp.2–3)

A manufacturer there still has a route to Malaysian buyers. Since 1 January 2024, JAKIM certifies plants abroad itself under its international-manufacturing procedure: a company registered in Malaysia applies (a branch, subsidiary, importer, distributor or trader, or agent), for one of five schemes, with one factory and up to 100 products per form; JAKIM audits the plant for at least four days, and the certificate is valid for 2 years. The product can also be made in Malaysia, under JAKIM's domestic manual.JAKIM's international-manufacturing notice · MPPHM 2020 · 1(3)

When JAKIM withdrew the French and Croatian bodies, its notice let their plants turn to another body on JAKIM's recognised list, the nearest ones in a nearby country included. JAKIM's routes for overseas companies sets out each one.JAKIM withdrawal announcement, 2025

Q2

Which bodies has JAKIM removed, and how has the list changed?

JAKIM withdrew its recognition of three bodies with effect from 19 February 2025: Ritual Association of Lyon's Great Mosque (ARGML), France; Centre for Halal Quality Certification (CHQC), Croatia; and China Islamic Association (CIA), China. Producers they had certified had until 19 August 2025 to obtain certification from another body JAKIM recognises. After that, products they certified and labelled halal are not accepted for export to Malaysia, except products already in Malaysia before the withdrawal, products already on their way with certificates issued on or before 19 August 2025, and products processed by that date with supporting documents on the production date.JAKIM withdrawal announcement, 2025 · read it on JAKIM's portal

The list also grows. In September 2023 JAKIM counted 84 recognised foreign halal certification bodies from 47 countries; the list effective 21 August 2026 has 96 in 49 countries or regions. Check a certificate against the current edition, not a saved copy.JAKIM, Laporan Tahunan 2023 (annual report), printed p.138 · FHCB list · index (p.69)

What the list means for you

What JAKIM's foreign-body list means for exporters, ingredient suppliers and repackers.

JAKIM's list matters in four situations; in each, the tags show who certifies or approves.

  1. You make it abroad and sell it in Malaysia

    A product made abroad can reach the Malaysian market as halal by three routes.

    1. a

      A certificate from a body on JAKIM's list. Under para 5(1) of the Order, imported food and goods may be described as halal only if they "comply with the requirements" or are certified by a recognised body.Order 2011 · para 5(1)

      Recognised foreign body
    2. b

      JAKIM's own certificate for the plant, under its international-manufacturing procedure (from 1 January 2024): a company registered in Malaysia applies, such as a branch, subsidiary, importer, distributor or trader, or agent. Read JAKIM's notice.JAKIM's international-manufacturing notice

      JAKIM
    3. c

      Making the product in Malaysia, at the company's own plant or at a contract manufacturer, under JAKIM's domestic manual; the certification process sets out the steps.MPPHM 2020 · 1(3)

      JAKIM or MAIN/JAIN

    JAKIM's routes for overseas companies compares all three.

  2. You supply ingredients to a Malaysian manufacturer

    A Malaysian manufacturer's halal audit checks the certificates of the raw materials it buys, and that audit is by the competent authority: JAKIM or the state Islamic religious council or department (MAIN/JAIN). Animal-based raw materials need a valid halal certificate from the competent authority or a recognised halal certification body; imported ones such as beef, chicken or gelatin must come from slaughterhouses or plants approved by the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS). Raw materials with no certificate, or one from a body JAKIM does not recognise, need complete supporting documents: composition, flow chart and source. The raw-material rules sit with the rest on JAKIM's halal requirements.MPPHM 2020 · definitions, 17(1)(b)–(d)

    Recognised foreign body certifiesJAKIM or MAIN/JAIN audits

  3. You export meat or poultry to Malaysia

    Imported meat and meat-based products, poultry included, need two things: certification by a recognised foreign body, and a plant inspected and approved by JAKIM and DVS, in line with the Malaysian Protocol for Halal Meat and Poultry Productions and MS 1500:2009.FHCB list · Appendix (p.66)

    Recognised foreign body certifiesJAKIM and DVS approve the plant

  4. You repack or relabel in Malaysia

    Repacking in Malaysia is a Malaysian halal certificate (SPHM) application, which a repacker may make, and it must include a recognised, valid halal certificate for what is repacked (for natural materials only, documents stating the source). Finished products that are only relabelled, with no process in Malaysia, are not eligible for a Malaysian halal certificate; sold as halal, they rely on para 5 of the Order.MPPHM 2020 · 5(11), 6(8), 21(19)

    JAKIM or MAIN/JAIN certifies the repackingRecognised foreign body certifies the product

Where MNS Modulaz fits

MNS Modulaz Sdn. Bhd., a halal consultancy in Bukit Beruntung, Rawang, Selangor, works on the Malaysian side of these routes and certifies nothing. For a Malaysian manufacturer that buys imported ingredients, MNS Modulaz runs a gap analysis against JAKIM's requirements, which include the raw-material certificates of 17(1). For a product made in Malaysia, it prepares the documents, SOPs, internal halal control system and training with the company, and the company applies itself, because the authority deals with the applicant directly. It does not act for any foreign body.

MNS Modulaz Sdn. Bhd. is entry 18 on JAKIM's Rakan Strategik MIHA list (RSMIHA-2026-025, valid 1 June 2026 – 31 May 2029). MNS Modulaz's services are on their own page.

The rules it works to: JAKIM checks raw-material certificates · MPPHM 2020 · 17(1); the company applies itself · 21(12)

Ask which route fits

Where to next

Also: the certification process · FHCB and other terms explained

Start here

Not sure which route fits? Ask before you ship.

MNS Modulaz Sdn. Bhd., a halal consultancy in Bukit Beruntung, Rawang, Selangor, explains from JAKIM's own documents which route fits a product: a recognised foreign body, JAKIM's international-manufacturing procedure, or making it in Malaysia. Send what you make, where it is made and where it will be sold.

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