Halal Market Blue Ocean: Hebei Ximai Partners with SINOQUAL, Successfully Obtains HFC Certification, Opens New Chapter in Globalization
Under the wave of globalization, the Halal market has become an important blue ocean for food enterprises to expand overseas increments. According to authoritative market research data, the global Halal market size exceeded USD 2.99 trillion in 2025 and is expected to grow to USD 4.54 trillion by 2030, with a compound annual growth rate of 8.74%. This market covers food, beverages, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and other sectors, with core Halal markets in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and other regions harboring enormous commercial potential due to large population bases and continuously rising purchasing power.
Enterprise Need: Using Certification as the Key to Unlock New Globalization Opportunities
For Hebei Ximai Foods Co., Ltd. - China only oat full-industry-chain listed company, the certifier and promoter in the oat grain industry, deeply cultivating oat grain health food - obtaining authoritative international Halal certification is the critical step to open the doors of the global Halal market and achieve brand internationalization upgrade. However, the Halal market has stringent compliance requirements covering the entire chain from raw material sourcing, production control, warehousing and transportation, and HFC Halal certification, as one of the authoritative certifications in the global Halal industry, serves as the legal pass for products to enter these markets.
With nearly twenty years of professional certification service experience and authoritative qualification endorsement, Hebei Ximai ultimately chose to partner with SINOQUAL to jointly advance the HFC Halal certification project.
Certification Challenges: Full Supply Chain Compliance Control, Breaking Through Multiple Obstacles
HFC Halal certification is known for its detailed standards and strict audits, covering the entire product lifecycle from raw material procurement to finished product warehousing. For grain processing enterprises, the core challenges include: first, building a raw material traceability system to ensure all raw materials comply with Halal standards and avoid Halal-sensitive sources; second, production process control to guarantee that production equipment and workshops are not contaminated by non-Halal materials and establish proper cleaning and disinfection procedures. Additionally, Hebei Ximai rich product line with different production processes for different products further increased certification complexity.
SINOQUAL Full-Process Empowerment: Professional Customized Service, Efficiently Breaking Certification Bottlenecks
Addressing Hebei Ximai certification needs and core challenges, SINOQUAL leveraged its Professional, Focused, Dedicated service philosophy and HFC official direct authorization qualification, assembling a dedicated certification service team to provide full-process customized certification services, precisely resolving certification pain points. This included comprehensive review of the enterprise product line, production processes, raw material procurement channels, and warehouse management procedures, conducting full-scope gap analysis against HFC certification standards. For oat processing characteristics, it specifically clarified oat raw material traceability requirements, production equipment cleaning verification standards, and finished product zoned storage specifications, tailoring a detailed certification advancement plan and system construction guidance manual for the enterprise. It also assisted the enterprise in building complete Halal management system documentation including Halal material lists, production traceability procedures, and internal auditor management systems, ensuring system documentation fully met HFC certification requirements.
Certification Success: Obtaining Authoritative Credentials, Opening a New Chapter in Globalization
Through SINOQUAL professional empowerment and Hebei Ximai active cooperation, the entire certification process was efficiently advanced, smoothly completing all workflow from system construction, document submission to factory audit, successfully assisting Hebei Ximai in passing HFC Halal certification review, building a compliance foundation for its products to enter international markets. Going forward, SINOQUAL will continue to empower enterprises, assisting those aspiring to go overseas in breaking through international trade barriers, building production management systems compliant with international Halal standards, and providing the golden key for enterprises to smoothly open the doors of core Halal markets in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and other regions.
FAQ
- What Halal certification did Hebei Ximai obtain?
- Hebei Ximai Foods (China only oat full-industry-chain listed company) partnered with SINOQUAL and successfully passed HFC Halal certification review, building a compliance foundation for its oat grain health food products to enter the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and other core Halal markets.
- What are the core challenges for grain processing enterprises in obtaining Halal certification?
- Two key points: first, building a raw material traceability system to ensure all raw materials comply with Halal standards and avoid Halal-sensitive sources; second, production process control to guarantee production equipment and workshops are not contaminated by non-Halal materials and establish proper cleaning and disinfection procedures. Additionally, a rich product line with different processes increases complexity.
- How large is the global Halal market?
- According to authoritative market research data cited in the article, the global Halal market size exceeded USD 2.99 trillion in 2025, expected to grow to USD 4.54 trillion by 2030, with a CAGR of 8.74%, covering food, beverages, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and other sectors.