Indonesia BPJPH Official Halal Certificate Application Process

Application Process

1. Submit application materials:

• Application form
• Declaration that equipment and ingredients contain no pork-derived sources
• Process flow chart of the product to be certified
• Basic factory information and factory floor plan
• Factory qualifications (production licence, ISO or HACCP, business licence)

2. Sign the contract

3. Initial review and registration on SIHALAL

4. Training

The Indonesian Halal Supervisor provides Indonesian Halal standard training to the applicant.

5. The company establishes and trial-runs the SJPH system, and submits evidence of the trial run:

• SJPH manual
• Evidence of Halal policy communication
• Internal Halal training records
• Internal audit and management review report

6. Pre-audit or gap assessment (one day)

A pre-audit or gap assessment of the SJPH system documents and supporting evidence established by the applicant, to assess the gap against the Halal standard and provide corrective recommendations.

7. On-site audit

8. Auditors' meeting

9. Document rectification after the factory audit

10. The Fatwa session approves the certificate application

11. Certificate production

Indonesia BPJPH Halal Certification: SJPH/HAS Standard System Document Checklist

Standard 1:

1. Halal Policy
2. Halal Posters
3. Decision Letter on appointment of the Halal Management Team
4. SJPH Training Schedule
5. Training Notification and Training Record

Standard 2:

1. Bill of Halal Materials
2. Bill of materials used in each product
3. Material Purchase Records
4. Material Inspection List

Standard 3:

1. Surat Pernyataan Bebas Babi (declaration of being pork-free)
2. Layout / ichnography of the production workshop
3. Material Purchase Records
4. Material Inspection List
5. Storage records of materials and products
6. Production process flow chart
7. Production records
8. Product distribution / sales records
9. Letter requesting approval to use new materials
10. PPH Procedure (Halal production process procedure)
11. Standard Operating Procedure for handling products that do not meet criteria

Standard 4:

1. Product label and sample diagram
2. Product traceability procedures and records (in preparation)

Standard 5:

1. Internal audit procedures
2. Internal audit plan
3. Internal Audit Meeting Attendance Form
4. Internal Audit Checklist
5. Management Review Plan
6. Management Review Meeting Attendance Form
7. Management Review Meeting Record

Since 2021, SINOQUAL was among the first to establish an office in Indonesia. It currently operates as a cooperation office with two major inspection bodies, MUI and Sucofindo, and has served around 300 companies from China, Singapore, Cambodia and elsewhere, successfully obtaining official Indonesian BPJPH certificates. The products covered include food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, biological preparations, flavours and fragrances, health supplements, packaging materials and more.