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Ensuring halal compliance throughout the supply chain is one of the biggest challenges for businesses in the halal industry. From ingredient sourcing to logistics and certification, companies must navigate a complex system to ensure their products remain 100% halal. This week, we explore Building a Halal-Compliant Supply Chain – Key Challenges, highlight a trusted halal-certified logistics provider, and bring you the latest halal industry news.

📊 Fun Fact of the Day:

The global halal logistics market size was valued at US$395B in 2024 and projected to grow at a CAGR of 9.7% from 2025 to 2030. Investments in specialised logistics solutions, particularly in storage and monitoring components that ensure compliance with Islamic dietary laws, are critical for market growth.

📈 Key Challenges in Building a Halal-Compliant Supply Chain

A halal supply chain ensures that food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics remain halal-compliant from sourcing to distribution. Here are the key challenges businesses face:

🔍 1. Sourcing Halal-Certified Ingredients

• Ensuring all raw materials and ingredients are halal-compliant and certified is the first step.

• Challenges arise when suppliers do not have proper halal certification or use shared production lines that risk cross-contamination.

🚛 2. Maintaining Halal Integrity in Logistics

• Halal products must be stored, transported, and handled separately from non-halal products.

• Cross-contamination risks in warehouses and cold storage facilities pose significant compliance challenges.

• Some businesses struggle with a lack of halal-certified logistics providers, particularly in non-Muslim majority countries.

📜 3. Meeting Different Compliance Standards

• Different countries have varying halal certification requirements, making exporting and international trade complex.

• A product certified in Singapore, for example, may need additional endorsement or registration process for markets like the Middle East and Indonesia.

🏭 4. Ensuring Compliance in Manufacturing & Processing

• Manufacturing plants must use halal-compliant machinery and avoid cross-mixing with non-halal ingredients.

• Cleaning procedures must meet halal requirements, particularly if facilities handle both halal and non-halal products.

🔗 5. Traceability & Transparency

• Consumers and regulatory bodies demand more transparency in halal supply chains.

• Companies are adopting blockchain technology and AI-powered traceability systems to verify the halal status of each ingredient and production step.

💡 How Businesses Can Overcome These Challenges:

✅ Work with accredited halal certification bodies to ensure compliance.
✅ Partner with halal-certified logistics and warehousing providers to prevent contamination.
✅ Adopt digital tracking systems to enhance supply chain transparency and traceability.
✅ Train supply chain personnel on halal compliance best practices.

🚚 Featured Halal Logistics Provider: Nippon Express

Why Nippon Express is a Trusted Halal Logistics Partner:

• One of the largest logistics providers with global halal-certified operations in Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, and the Middle East.

• Certified by JAKIM, Japan Halal Association, and LPPOM-MUI, ensuring end-to-end compliance.

• Dedicated halal storage, cold chain solutions, and separate handling facilities to maintain halal integrity.

🔥 How Businesses Can Benefit:

• Companies exporting to Southeast Asia and the Middle East can ensure halal-compliant transportation and warehousing through Nippon Express.

• E-commerce and FMCG brands can streamline their halal supply chain with dedicated halal logistics solutions.

• Nippon Express offers special freight insurance for the transportation of halal produce.

📰 Halal Headlines

• Zanzibar eyes more tourists as visitor numbers rise

  Zanzibar experienced a 73.9% increase in European tourists in January 2025, prompting calls for improved local attractions and the development of diverse tourism products, including Halal tourism, to enhance visitor spending and economic benefits.

• Hong Kong to become Muslim-friendly city for Asean businesses, tourists

  Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu announced plans to enhance the city as a Muslim-friendly destination for Southeast Asian businessmen and tourists by simplifying immigration, increasing halal food options, and strengthening economic ties with the ASEAN bloc.

• Malaysia Can Drive ASEAN-China Synergies In Achieving Asian Century

  Malaysia aims to enhance ASEAN-China collaboration to achieve the Asian Century by positioning itself as a key gateway for trade and investment, particularly in sectors like fintech, halal and shariah-compliant finance, semiconductors, electric vehicles, renewable energy, and tourism, while promoting greater connectivity with Hong Kong and North Asia.

• Vietnam, Ethiopia look to strengthen cooperation in potential sectors

  Vietnam and Ethiopia have agreed to enhance cooperation in various sectors, including food processing, pharmaceuticals, Halal products, and textiles, during their first joint political consultation, which aims to strengthen bilateral ties ahead of the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations.

• World’s-first halal approved petfood ready for sale - it’s being made in East Asia and shipped to Yorkshire

  Aihtsham Rashid, a Yorkshire entrepreneur known for building mosques, is launching Hurayra Halal Pet Food Ltd, the world's first halal-certified pet food, starting with cat food, after discovering that supermarket pet food is considered 'haram' by Islamic scholars.

• Singapore sets out to cultivate new Indonesian tourism sources

  The Singapore Tourism Board aims to increase Indonesian arrivals by expanding its outreach beyond Jakarta, promoting Singapore as a halal-friendly destination while forming partnerships and enhancing connectivity with cities like Padang and Bandung.

• Making Shariah-compliant pensions more accessible in the UK

  The UK is reviewing the market for Shariah-compliant pensions due to the lack of suitable options for Muslims, highlighting the need for regulatory changes, increased collaboration between financial institutions, and educational outreach to ensure financial inclusion and security for the Muslim community.

How This Impacts You:

Stay ahead by aligning your products and practices with these developments. Opportunities abound for businesses ready to adapt and innovate.

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📢 Coming Next Week…

We’re diving into The Impact of Conscious Consumerism on the Halal Market—exploring how ethical sourcing, sustainability, and consumer awareness are driving the future of halal businesses.

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Stay compliant, stay halal, and stay successful!

Best Regards,
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