Halal Guide

Applying for Bakery Halal Certification: MYeHALAL, Fees, Audit and the 90-Day Plan

The bakery application flow through MYeHALAL, official fees, audit, corrective action, the e-Cert and a 90-day work plan.

Last reviewed 5 November 2026

ManaHalal note: An educational guide to help you prepare. It is not a certificate, an approval or an official eligibility decision from JAKIM/JAIN/MAIN (Jabatan/Majlis Agama Islam Negeri, the state Islamic religious departments and councils). Operators need to check the requirements in force and the scope of their own application.

Once the licences, workers, kitchen, ingredients and IHCS (Internal Halal Control System) are stable, an application in MYeHALAL starts to make sense. Applying too early does not save time when the manufacturer evidence, the menu or the shift records are not yet complete.

Official fees for a single-premises bakery

Item Rate Note
Domestic application processing RM20 For each ordinary application
Bakery certification RM100 a year/premises Rate under the Skim Premis Makanan (Food Premises scheme) — bakery shop
Estimated official fee for a 2-year certificate RM220 RM20 processing + (RM100 × 2 years), subject to the official fee notice
Menu addition application RM200 According to the menu addition provision for a two-year period, where applicable

Not included: training, injections, kitchen repair costs, replacing ingredients, consultants, printing or laboratory tests when required. The figure of RM220 is not an estimate of the total cost of becoming audit-ready.

Application steps

  1. Confirm the scheme: Premis Makanan — Kedai Bakeri (Food Premises — Bakery Shop), or another scheme if the operation is different.
  2. Confirm the business and premises registrations: SSM, PBT (local authority), KKM and the physical address.
  3. Prepare the MYeHALAL data: full menu, raw materials, manufacturers, suppliers, workers and supporting documents.
  4. Check ingredients digitally: JAKIM has introduced MyHALALINGREDIENTS for managing raw material data; follow the current system instructions.
  5. Submit the application: the application will go through a document check and assessment by the authorities.
  6. Pay when the notice is issued: the manual sets payment within 14 working days of receiving the charge letter through MYeHALAL.
  7. Get ready for the audit: show the kitchen flow, recipes, ingredient documents, worker certificates, stock logs and evidence that the IHCS is being carried out.
  8. Corrective action: if the auditor records a non-conformance, carry out the correction and submit evidence as instructed.
  9. Panel decision: the certificate is issued only when the application is approved.

JAKIM uses the e-Cert for applications approved by the panel on or after 5 May 2025, and applicants can print it through MYeHALAL. Do not advertise the business as “halal certified” while the status is still awaiting audit.

Application process map

MYeHALAL application process through to the panel decisionCheck the scheme, workers, premises and IHCS, register the menu, ingredients and suppliers, then submit the MYeHALAL application and go through the document check. If incomplete, fix and check again. If complete, receive the fee notice and pay, then go through the premises audit and records check. If there is a non-conformance, carry out corrective action and provide evidence. Then comes further assessment by the authorities and the panel decision. If approved, the SPHM e-Cert is issued within scope. If not yet or not approved, follow the official instructions and the improvement plan.NoYesYesNoApprovedNot yet / not approved

Check scheme, workers, premises and IHCS

Register menu, ingredients and suppliers

MYeHALAL application

Document check

Complete and accepted?

Fix and update documents

Fee notice and payment

Premises audit and records check

Any non-conformance?

Corrective action and evidence

Further assessment by the authorities

Panel decision

SPHM e-Cert within scope

Follow the official instructions and improvement plan
MYeHALAL application process up to the panel decision

90-day work plan (a management suggestion, not a JAKIM approval period)

Phase Tasks Evidence of completion
Days 1–15 Confirm the scheme, licences, KKM, staff, shifts and kitchen scope Gap register, appointment of the Penyelia Halal (Halal Supervisor)
Days 16–30 Audit risky ingredients, suppliers, toppings and the menu Ingredient and recipe register with decisions
Days 31–45 Tidy up the store, chiller, tools and cleaning SOP Kitchen flow map, cleaning schedule
Days 46–60 Set up the IHCS, batch tracing and incidents Policy, batch log and evidence of checks
Days 61–75 Internal audit following the ingredient-to-product flow List of NCRs (non-conformance reports) and closing actions
Days 76–90 Check that three months of records are available and the MYeHALAL forms are ready Complete application file for review

Note: For a newly opened shop, three months of full operation is a condition for a new application. This 90-day plan is not a promise that the certificate will be out on day 90. The audit and the panel decision take time separately.

Final check before pressing “Submit”

  • The scheme and scope of operation are confirmed.
  • All active menu items are recorded.
  • Critical ingredients and manufacturers can be proven.
  • The worker schedule and the Penyelia Halal meet the requirements.
  • The kitchen can be audited without changing operations temporarily.
  • The IHCS is carried out with real records.
  • No SPHM (Sijil Pengesahan Halal Malaysia, the Malaysia Halal Certificate) logo/claim is displayed before approval.

Output of this article: one audit readiness document to use before making the real application.

Sources & status

This content was prepared based on sources reviewed on 2026-11-05. Final decisions and requirements are subject to JAKIM/MAIN/JAIN and the latest notices; information on fees, scope and instructions may change.