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Country guide · OIC member state
Kazakhstan, a Muslim-majority country of Central Asia, certifies Halal through two main bodies. Halal Damu, an organisation of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kazakhstan, audits companies, tests products in the laboratory and issues Halal certificates under its QMDB Halal standard. The Association Halal Industry of Kazakhstan (AHIK) has certified Halal products in the region for more than 15 years. The country has adopted the OIC/SMIIC 1 Halal food standard as a national standard.
Islamic finance is developing through the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC), which has its own Islamic finance rules based on the standards of the Islamic Financial Services Board. Almaty hosts food trade fairs such as FoodExpo Kazakhstan. This guide lists the institutions behind each part, with their pages on Wasabih.
Photo: Almaty · Marat Rysbekov · CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
The bodies that audit and certify Halal products in Kazakhstan.
Office 212 Karasaz Street 3 Nur-Sultan City Republic of Kazakhstan
Halal Damu, an organisation of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kazakhstan, and the Association Halal Industry of Kazakhstan (AHIK) are the main Halal certification bodies.
Kazakhstan adopted OIC/SMIIC 1-2022, General Requirements for Halal Food, as a national standard; it is identical to OIC/SMIIC 1:2019. Halal Damu certifies under its own QMDB Halal standard.
Halal Damu certificates are valid for one year, with planned and unplanned follow-up audits. Certification starts with an application and company documents, then an audit with laboratory tests.
Yes. The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) has its own Islamic finance rules, based on the standards of the Islamic Financial Services Board, under which Islamic banks and Islamic insurers can be licensed.
It depends on the certifier and the importing country. The Association Halal Industry of Kazakhstan, for example, says it is recognised by JAKIM, Malaysia's Halal authority.
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