Indonesia’s Expanding Halal Standards with Trade Impacts on the Horizon

ID2025-0035 – Published on August 27, 2025 On October 17, 2026, mandatory halal certification requirements are scheduled to expand to most food and beverage products. In addition, genetically engineered products would also need to be certified halal by this date, although Indonesian officials have informally signaled flexibility. (Note that meat and dairy products must already […]

Indonesia Accredits Five US Halal Certifying Bodies

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On March 1, the Government of Indonesia’s Halal Product Assurance Agency (BPJPH) listed five U.S. halal certifying bodies (HCBs) on its website as fully accredited to issue halal certificates for U.S. products destined for the Indonesian market. The accreditation of these five HCBs is vital to providing U.S. suppliers with as many halal certification service providers as possible before enforcement of Indonesia’s mandatory halal certification law for most food and beverage products begins on October 17, 2024. U.S. producers seeking to send halal-eligible products to Indonesia should apply for halal certification either directly with the Indonesian government or through an accredited U.S. HCB. Mandatory halal certification does not apply to non-eligible products (i.e., haram/forbidden products such as those containing pork, alcohol, and other forbidden ingredients).

Indonesia Halal Overview 

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This report provides an overview of relevant regulations, decrees, and standards related to halal certification and the implementation of Indonesia’s 2014 Halal Law. A 5-year phase-in period for the mandatory certification of food, beverages, meat, and poultry began on October 17, 2019 and will end on October 17, 2024. After that date, all food, beverages, meat, and poultry must be marketed according to the 2014 Halal Law. However, many details related to the implementation remain uncertain.