GUIDELINES OF IMPORTS FOR THE TRADE

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY (MoIAT)

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

EMIRATES CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT SCHEME
(ECAS) – HALAL CERTIFICATION

Date issued : 14/03/2017 Last modification : 01.06.2023

1. UAE HALAL AUDITS MANDATE

PROGRAM NAME Emirates Conformity Assessment Scheme (ECAS)- Module H

PROGRAM MANDATED BY Ministry Of Industry And Advanced Technology (MoIAT)

IMPLEMENTATION DATE 2016

• Assess and verify compliance of Halal products that will be

traded within the United Arab Emirates, and to confirm if
they are in accordance with the regulations, rules,
specifications and conditions approved by MoIAT.
PROGRAM SCOPE
• Issuance of certificate and/or License to use Halal National
Mark (issued through MoIAT) to be placed on the products
or services or facilities conforming to the requirements of
the UAE System for the Control of Halal Products.

• ESMA’s Cabinet Resolution No. 10 of 2014 for the

Regulation of Control over Halal products including
production system and services associated with the
products.
• Chairman of the Board's Decision No. (37) for the year
2014 on the adoption of the list of registered abattoirs.
• General regulations of the organizational procedures for
National Mark of Halal (emblem) - Board Resolution No.
(34) for the year 2014
• The following product categories are subject to this
program:

REGULATED PRODUCTS ➢ Halal Food Products covered under category

codes
➢ Farming; Animals & Plants
➢ Food Manufacturing
➢ Animal Feed Production
➢ Catering
➢ Retail, transport and storage; Distribution &
Provision of Transport and Storage Services
➢ Auxiliary services; Services, Production of Food
Packaging and Packaging Material, Equipment
manufacturing
➢ Biochemical; Pesticides, drugs, fertilizers, cleaning
agents, cosmetics, textiles, leather products,
additives, vitamins, minerals..etc

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 • The above regulated products fall under the category codes
A,B,C,D, E, F,G, H, I, J, and K of UAE.S GSO 2055-2:2021

• UAE.S 2055-1:2015; UAE.S GSO 2055-4:2021,

UAE.S.993:2022
APPLICABLE STANDARDS
• GSO 2055-1:2015; GSO 993:2015, GSO 2055-4:2021

• Depending on the nature of the product, the assessment

methods consist of one or a combination of the following
activities:
ASSESSMENT METHODS ➢ Laboratory testing
➢ Test report verification
➢ Factory onsite audits
➢ Documentary verification

CERTIFICATION SCHEME
• Type 5 of ISO/IEC 17067:2013

MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS • Option A as per ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015

• ECAS Certificate is issued for products meeting the

requirements
FORMS OF ATTESTATION
• License is granted by MoIAT for the use of National Halal
Mark

VALIDITY OF CERTIFICATE • Validity is for 3 years from the date of issuance

• The ECAS Certificate or License is needed for the

clearance of the imported goods at the customs
PURPOSE OF ATTESTATION • Provides MoIAT Authorities with a basis for conducting
post-market surveillance to ensure product conformity to
applicable and mandatory standard and technical
requirements

2. VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

The applicant submits to SGS the following documents:

• Application form; this has to be filled in order to understand
for us to prepare the quote
• List of products that’s intended to be certified; If SGS is not
accredited for the product category then we cannot provide
DOCUMENTATION the certification service
• Halal Agreement between SGS and the applicant
• Declaration of Conformity by the applicant of the products
on the company’s letter head
• Valid Industry/Trade/Commercial License (For companies
within UAE)

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 • Certificate of export and or authenticated free sales
certificate from the country of origin for imported products.
• Product composition and ingredients concentration report
issued by manufacturer
• Documented proof of internationally accepted quality
management systems, in addition to any of the product
safety management systems, or Good Manufacturing
Practices (GMP), good hygiene practices (GHP) related to
the Halal product that are globally applicable and
acceptable to the Authority
• Test report from ISO 17025 accredited laboratory as per
UAE&GSO standard requirement.
• Facility map/ Factory Layout for the products
• Label artworks
• Table of raw materials
• Copy of Halal certificate of ingredients/raw materials or
copy of product specification or any other claims
• Brief description of manufacturing process flow chart and
plant equipment lay out in the form of a Halal System Plan
(HSP)
• Certificate of raw materials & packaging materials from the
suppliers ensuring their Halal origin

• The applicant must submit the application to SGS along

with the documents specified above.
• The applicant must select one of the below options:
➢ Halal Certificate with License to use National Halal
Mark
➢ Halal Certificate without License to use National
Halal Mark

• Upon acceptance of the Application form/ Request for

certification and all the necessary documents, SGS shall
carry out a conformity assessment audit from the identified
VERIFICATION PROCESS scheme for a particular product.
• Field visit by SGS Halal Auditors to carry out assessment
and evaluation of products.
• When the results of conformity assessment demonstrate
that the relevant requirements are met, SGS shall issue an
SGS Halal Certificate and Schedule of Certification (SOC).
• Surveillance audit to be conducted by SGS to ensure
continuous compliance to the standard and regulation
requirements.
• Inspections to be carried out by SGS to check on the
compliance.
• Recertification audit at the time of renewal.
• Application for License to use National Halal Mark to be
made to MoIAT through the MoIAT online portal.

CERTIFICATE & LICENSE ISSUED

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 • SGS Halal Certificate and Schedule of Certification (SOC)
• License to use National Halal Mark (issued by MoIAT)

• Halal Certified Companies in UAE and outside of UAE can

apply to MoIAT for the license to use the National Halal
Mark.
• They can apply online using MoIAT website and by
uploading the below documents:

➢ Technical reports (evaluation report, onsite

assessment report and test report)
LICENSE FOR HALAL NATIONAL MARK ➢ Valid accreditation certificate with the scope of
accreditation from the accredited Halal
Certification Bodies.

• The technical file will be reviewed by MoIAT and the

decision to grant the National Halal Mark License will be
done.

HALAL NATIONAL MARK CERTIFICATION PROCESS

3. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

LABELLING REQUIREMENTS • As per the applicable standard

4. FEES

• Halal Application form – this has to be filled in order to understand for us to prepare the quote
• Fee is based on Minimum Audit Time for Initial Certification/Recertification & Survillance audit as per
Annex B of UAE.S GSO 2055-2:2021
• Available upon request from the local SGS office

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5. CONTACT INFORMATION

Sithara Hatim
Halal Certification Manager
Health & Nutrition- Halal Certification
SGS Gulf Limited
Jebel Ali Free Zone – South
Office: S3A1SR01
P.O. Box: 18556, Jebel Ali Free Zone
Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Phone: +971 4 880 93 93 Ext: 249
Fax : +971 4 880 90 08
E-mail : Sithara.Hatim@sgs.com

The information contained herein is for the purpose of facilitating conformity assessment and does not relieve exporters or importers from their obligation in respect of compliance with the
import regulations of the country of importation. Although every effort has been made to ensure the correctness of the information, as at the date of issuance of this data sheet, SGS does
not accept any responsibility for errors or omissions and, furthermore, the information may subsequently be subject to change as may be announced by the Authorities in the country of
importation. Consequently, exporters and importers are advised to check with SGS, prior to import of the goods, if there is any doubt concerning the issuance of a Certificate of Conformity.

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