Halal Check-up: is your company ready for certification?

Eleven questions, two minutes, instant result. We tell you whether your products can be certified as they are, what is missing and where it makes sense to start. It is the first step of the HQC process, free and with no obligation.

    How it works. Answer the questions about the product, the ingredients and the production site.
    At the end you immediately see a result (green, amber or red) with the points to address. One of our technical staff receives
    your answers and contacts you within 24 working hours with a more precise assessment.

The product

1Which sector do you operate in?

2Which markets do you want to export to? (more than one answer possible) Indonesia Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates and other Gulf countries Malaysia, Singapore Turkey, North Africa Europe and the Italian market (retail, food service) Not yet decided

3Do you already have a Halal certificate? No, we have never had one Yes, but it has expired or is about to expire Yes, issued by another body Yes, issued by HQC

4How many products (SKUs) do you want to certify?

The ingredients

5Are there ingredients of animal origin (gelatine, collagen, glycerine, fats, animal enzymes, milk and dairy derivatives, meat)? No, none Yes, and they all come from certified Halal sources Yes, but the origin is mixed or unknown to us Yes, and at least one is of porcine origin

6Are ethyl alcohol or alcohol-based solvents present in the product or in the process? No Yes, only as a process solvent or flavour carrier, with a residue in the finished product Yes, as an ingredient of the finished product We don't know

7Are there ingredients obtained by fermentation or of microbial origin (enzymes, flavourings, vitamins, acids, cultures)? No Yes We don't know

8For how many ingredients do you already have the supplier's technical data sheet and Halal declaration or certificate? All of them Most of them A few None, we still have to request them

The production site

9The production lines for the products to be certified are: Dedicated, they do not process non-Halal products Shared with non-Halal products, but with a documented cleaning and segregation procedure Shared, without a specific procedure Shared with pork-based processing

10Do you have a certified quality system (ISO 9001, ISO 22000, BRC, IFS, ISO 22716, GMP)? Yes No, but we have HACCP or documented internal procedures No

11By when do you need the certificate?

Who should we send the assessment to?

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Notes (optional: product, questions, deadlines)

Do you have a question about Halal certification? Write it here

We will reply in writing. The most frequent questions are addressed in the free Q&A session in Italian on Tuesday 15 September 2026, from 11:00 to 13:00 (Rome time) — register here.

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The points to address

We have received your answers. We will contact you within 24 working hours with our technical staff's assessment.

If you prefer to talk about it right away: +39 338 965 2911 · anis.youssef@halaloffice.com

Why a check-up before the quote

Most Halal certification files take longer for one reason only: supplier documentation arrives late. Knowing in advance which ingredients are critical, whether lines need to be segregated and which recognitions are required for the destination market lets you start on the right foot and receive a quote that reflects reality.

HQC Italia is the first Halal certification body in Europe, recognised by SASO (Saudi Arabia), EIAC (Emirates), BPJPH (Indonesia) and JAKIM (Malaysia). The guidelines we apply are public: you can find them on the Forms and Guidelines page (in Italian).