Answers before you apply

Timelines depend on scope, number of sites, and readiness of your documentation. The lifecycle runs through eight defined stages, from application to certificate issuance. Your certification officer confirms indicative dates once the application review in Stage 2 is complete.

Recognition varies by destination market and product category. Tell us your target market and we'll confirm what applies before you ship.

Stage 1 is a desk review of your Halal management system, ingredient declarations, supplier certificates, and process flow. Stage 2 is an on-site audit of production, segregation, storage, cleaning validation, and Shariah compliance in practice.

An independent certification committee reviews the evidence and makes the decision. It is deliberately separate from the audit team, preserving impartiality in line with certification-body good practice.

TGHA records your certificate with its defined scope and validity and confirms its status to anyone who asks. Scheduled surveillance audits and automated renewal monitoring then keep the certification continuously valid.

It is assessed case by case. Our application captures whether Halal and non-Halal run on the same line, what is outsourced, and where non-Halal sources enter the process. Segregation and cleaning validation are then reviewed in detail during the audit.

Fees depend on scope, site count, product complexity, and travel. Submit the pre-application enquiry and our team will prepare a costed proposal. Information you provide is treated as confidential and used only for price estimation.

Yes. Alongside food, TGHA certifies cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, healthcare products, herbal products, cleaning products, packaging, animal feed, and logistics and storage operations.

Your certificate is valid for three years from the date of issue. The validity dates are printed on the certificate. See "After certification".

Please start renewal at least six months before your certificate expires. TGHA carries out a renewal audit and issues a new certificate if you still meet the requirements.

Yes, but please tell us before you launch them. TGHA reviews the ingredients and process and tells you whether an extra audit is needed. A certificate covers only the products named on it.

Yes. Send us your current certificate, your latest audit report and your product list. See "Moving to TGHA from another certification body".

Typically a product list, process flow charts, ingredient and supplier lists with halal certificates for higher-risk materials, and your cleaning and training records. See "Prepare for your audit".

Where a risk cannot be settled by documents and audit, TGHA may ask for a laboratory test. See "Product testing and sampling".

Email the certificate number and the company name to info@tgha.ae. We confirm the status (valid, suspended, withdrawn, cancelled or expired), scope and validity dates. See "Check a certificate".

Certification is the decision that your products meet the halal requirements. Accreditation is an independent body's confirmation that a certification body is competent and impartial.

UAE rules say products presented as halal must comply with the UAE halal system, and that establishments must obtain halal certificates for their final products and raw materials from certification bodies the authority accepts. See "Standards and regulation".

Only certified clients may use it, only for the products and sites named on the certificate, and only under the Certification Mark Usage Policy. Please send us your label artwork for approval before you print.

Non-conformities are graded as major or minor. You receive a written report and a deadline to correct each one: 30 days for a major non-conformity and 90 days for a minor one, unless your certification officer agrees another date. If a major non-conformity is not corrected in time, TGHA does not issue or renew the certificate, or suspends the existing one under the Suspension and Withdrawal Policy.