OU Direct







OU Kosher · Self-Service Portal

Manage your kosher certification, all in one place.

Pay invoices, update your product and ingredient lists, print Letters of Certification, and keep your account current — securely, anytime.

🔒 Secure, encrypted connections to your financial institution

Your OU Direct dashboard
$ Annual certification feeDue
Letter of CertificationReady
+ Product submissionApproved
Ingredient updateIn review

Trusted since 1923

The OU symbol certifies over 1.3 million products worldwide

Financials

Pay your bill in seconds — card or ACH.

From the Financials page, select the invoices you want to pay and click Pay. We use current fintech standards so you connect securely with your bank.

  • 1 Open the Financials page in your account
  • 2 Select the invoices you want to settle
  • 3 Pay by credit card or ACH — done

Go to Financials

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What you can do

Everything your certification program needs

One secure portal to manage listings, finances, letters, and contacts.

Products & ingredients

  • Manage and view your ingredient lists
  • Manage and view your product lists
  • Track submissions as they’re reviewed

Open listings

Letters of Certification

  • Print, search, and link your LOCs
  • In-house, private label & custom letters
  • Available in several formats

View your LOCs

Electronic payments

  • Pay invoices by credit card or ACH
  • Settle multiple invoices at once
  • Secure, encrypted connections

How it works

Financial overview

  • Print invoices on demand
  • View your current account balance
  • See your full payment history

Open financials

Contacts

  • Add new contacts to your account
  • Update existing contact details
  • Keep the right people in the loop

Edit contacts

Download resources

  • Forms and applications
  • Official OU logos for your labels
  • Reference materials, ready to go

Browse downloads

Universal Kosher Database

Every product listed meets the OU’s kosher standards. Search by company name or product name across the OU and participating agencies.

Search Products

New to OU Kosher?

Become part of the OU Kosher family of companies

We’ll walk you through the application process. Once you’re certified, OU Direct gives you everything you need to keep your account up to date.

Pay
Card & ACH
Print
Your LOCs, anytime
Update
Products & ingredients

Just released

Download the new OU Kosher App and try out the new smart product search and other new features