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Tell us what you need certified and a little about your organisation. We’ll return a costed scheme of work — usually within two business days. No obligation.

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Your request

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    Organisation
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    What you need
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    Documents
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    Review
Which of these describes you? *

Recertification, or adding a standard to your CAS certificate: pick Current CAS client and give a certificate number. Moving a certificate issued by another body to CAS: pick Transferring from another certification body.

Please complete all fields in English only.Your certificate is issued in English, so the organisation name, scope and every other field must be in English (not Arabic).

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What to expect

  • ✓ A costed proposal within 2 business days
  • ✓ Audit time set by the accredited rules
  • ✓ A two-stage initial audit (ISO/IEC 17021-1)
  • ✓ An independent certification decision
  • ✓ Annual surveillance & 3-yearly recertification

Before you apply

Not sure which standard fits? Browse all services →
Want to read the terms first? Conditions of certification →
What may never be offered to an audit team? Gifts & anti-bribery →
Prefer to talk? Contact our team →

From request to certificate

How your request moves through to a certificate, under ISO/IEC 17021-1.

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    You submit this request

    Choose your standard(s) from our full catalogue — ISO management systems, food safety, Halal, Kosher, GMP, social/ethical and market-access schemes — describe your scope and size, list your products for Halal/Kosher, and attach your legal documents (e.g. commercial register and tax card). It takes a few minutes and there's no obligation.

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    We review & prepare a proposal

    usually ≤ 2 business days

    Our certification team reviews your request, confirms the scope and applicable scheme(s), and prepares a costed scheme of work (proposal) based on the accredited audit-time rules.

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    You accept the proposal

    Once you accept, we issue the agreement and invoice. Payment in full is due within 7 days of signing (or before the audit, if sooner), and the audit is scheduled once it is received. The conditions that will apply are published in our Conditions of Certification.

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    Stage 1 & Stage 2 audit

    Competent, impartial auditors carry out a two-stage initial audit under ISO/IEC 17021-1. Stage 1 checks readiness; Stage 2 evaluates implementation and effectiveness.

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    Independent certification decision

    A decision-maker who was not part of the audit team reviews the audit file and makes the certification decision — keeping the grant of certification impartial.

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    Certificate issued & maintained

    We issue your certificate and certification mark, then maintain certification through annual surveillance and three-yearly recertification.

Common questions

Does submitting this cost anything?+
No. Requesting a proposal is free and places you under no obligation. You only proceed once you accept our costed scheme of work.
Which standards can I request?+
The form lists our full catalogue of 49 schemes, grouped as on our services page: the 6 standards within CAS's EGAC accreditation, the schemes issued By CAS (by topic), Halal and Kosher through our exclusive partners, and the schemes delivered through partner bodies (such as FSSC 22000, BRCGS, GLOBALG.A.P., SMETA/Sedex and WRAP), whose certificate, audit report, registration or assessment comes from the partner body or the scheme owner, not from CAS — and you can type any other standard in the “Other” field.
How is the price worked out?+
Fees are charged per audit: an administrative fee and a technical review fee, plus the audit man-days, which are calculated from the employees, sites and activities within your scope under the accredited audit-time rules for each scheme. Each certificate also carries a certification fee every year. Your written proposal states every figure, and the method is explained on our Certification fees page.
Can you certify several standards together?+
Yes. Where your management systems overlap (for example ISO 9001 + ISO 14001 + ISO 45001), we plan one integrated audit. Its audit time is adjusted under Global ACI TECH-3-008 (formerly IAF MD 11) to how integrated your system is — an audit-time rule, not a discount. Mention this in the message field.
What documents do I need to attach?+
Please upload at least one legal document for your organisation — typically your commercial register and tax card, plus any operating licences relevant to your scope. You can attach several files (PDF, Word, Excel or images). For Halal or Kosher certification, also choose the scheme type(s) and list the specific products to be certified.
What happens to my information?+
Your request and uploaded documents are handled confidentially under our Confidentiality & Information Security policy and used only to prepare your proposal and, if you proceed, manage your certification.
May we offer anything to the audit team?+
No gifts, of any value, at any time — CAS prohibits them absolutely. The only things a client may provide are hospitality, transport and accommodation that are reasonable and necessary for conducting the audit: a working lunch in the canteen, a car to a site with no practical alternative, a standard room for the audit nights. Anything beyond that is prohibited. Every legitimate fee is invoiced by CAS in writing and paid to CAS itself, by bank transfer, cash or cheque against an official CAS receipt — never to an auditor or to anyone personally — so if anyone asks you for a payment or a personal benefit, report it to us. The full rules, and what happens if the line is crossed, are in our Gifts, Hospitality & Anti-Bribery policy.
I already hold a certificate — can I transfer, recertify or add a standard?+
Yes. To recertify a CAS certificate or add a standard to it (expansion), pick “Current CAS client” at the top of the form and give one of your CAS certificate numbers. To move a valid accredited certificate issued by another certification body, pick “Transferring from another certification body” and give that body's name, its accreditation body, the certificate number and its expiry date; we then carry out the transfer review under Global ACI TECH-3-002 (formerly IAF MD 2). An expired, suspended or non-accredited certificate cannot be transferred — in that case, apply as a “New client”.