You have 2 options.
1. Find an agent
2. Do it yourself
Halal application agents can be found easily and costly too. Do not use agent that are cheap, as they might cheat your money and when you call them, the message you will get is 'the number that you call, cant be reach at the moment'. I was cheated by Hj Muhamad Dhiauddin Bin Haji Hassan (unit operasi zakat). Picture below is his name card. No one in the Jabatan Agama Islam seems to know him when i called to find him at the office number.
After few month, then only i realize that he had resigned from the post after cheating my money.
Above is the email reply by him. Beware with the company name and the email address that he using.
He took my deposit of RM4,500 yet until today, not a nut of approval done by him.And he keep on playing hide and seek. Not answering my call. Buat bodoh only with the money he took.
So if you are thinking of giving agent this responsibilty to do Halal / GMP/HACCP/ISO applications for you, pls make sure you go for a big and old company. Not a new and without background one.
THIS IS MY BAD EXPERIENCE I AM SHARING WITH YOU.
Do it Yourself.
Halal Jakim application is not as tough as you think it is. As i get a lot of feedback from businessman and manufacturer that they are not applying HALAL because it's complicated and troublesome.
My experience with the Halal Application:-
Now the Halal application will be handle by the state Jabatan Agama Islam. I am in Johor, so i went to Jabatan Agama Islam Johor. The staff there are friendly and ready to attend to all our inquires, Their warmth welcome makes me feel comfortable whenever i visit their office. As for non muslim, please wear politely when visit Jabatan Agama Islam. This is a respect to their place and culture. Avoid too much of skin exposure. Usually i will wear long pant with long sleeves.
All the staff in Jabatan Agama Islam are experienced. My halal application get approval within 2 months with their help and guideline. I just do accordingly to their needs and things will be easy for us. Most important, applicant must sincere in applying for Halal. Make sure that the products that you are supplying are really meet the Halal criteria.
Halal is not only about pork or dogs. It covers cleanliness of premises and food handler /staff moral during production that applied.
Alright. Hope my sharing help.
For more information about Halal, feel free to visit their website.
For Halal application: You can now do it online. HOW?
Step 1:
www.halal.gov.my
Step 2:
Click 'Login' from the main page
Step 3:
Choose the Kategori..
Step 4:
Click 'Daftar di sini'
Step 5 :
Fill in the data and prepare the documents they required that pop out.
Call Jabatan Agama Islam Negeri to notify that you had sent the Application Online.
Step 7:
Prepare all the documents required and sent to the Jabatan Agama Islam Negeri within 1 week.
The faster you sent, the faster approval will be.
Step 8:
Follow up and get updated with the person in charge in order to make changes immediately shall there be needed.
Good Luck with your application.
Remember, if you are looking for agent, please find agent with experience and strong company background.
