When will Indonesia enforce mandatory halal certification, and which products does it cover?

Indonesia's national halal certification body (BPJPH) says that, to boost global-market competitiveness, Indonesia will require all halal products to be certified from October 2026. Most consumer goods and restaurants (including imports) must carry a halal label by October 17, and the rule applies to all business types including SMEs, covering food and beverages, herbal and health supplements, cosmetics and other everyday goods. The first phase began in October 2024, initially applying only to large enterprises such as Unilever and Nestlé. Under the 2014 law, mandatory certification will expand to more categories of medicines in coming years, while uncertified products or restaurants must declare that they do not meet halal standards. As of last October, Indonesia had 9.6 million halal-certified products, and the global halal market was worth about US$2.43 trillion in 2023.

Indonesia to Enforce Mandatory Halal Certification From October

JAKARTA: Indonesia's national halal certification body says that, to boost its competitiveness in the global market, Indonesia will require all halal products to be certified from October 2026. As the world's most populous Muslim country and Southeast Asia's largest economy, Indonesia is seeking to strengthen its position in the global halal market, worth about US$2.43 trillion in 2023. Most of Indonesia's consumer goods and restaurants, including imports, must carry a halal label by October 17; the rule applies to all business types including SMEs, covering food and beverages, herbal and health supplements, cosmetics and other everyday goods. As of last October, Indonesia had 9.6 million halal-certified products.

Halal-certified cafe

On October 19, 2025, an employee walks out of a halal-certified cafe in Lumajang, East Java.

JAKARTA: Indonesia's national halal certification body says that, to boost its competitiveness in the global market, Indonesia will require all halal products to be certified from October 2026.

Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country and Southeast Asia's largest economy, is seeking to strengthen its position in the global halal product market. According to the latest State of the Global Islamic Economy Report, that market was worth about US$2.43 trillion in 2023.

Most of Indonesia's consumer goods and restaurants, including imported products, must carry a halal label by October 17.

The rule applies to all types of businesses, including SMEs, and covers food and beverages, herbal and health supplements, cosmetics and a range of other everyday goods.

"Halal certification should be seen as a competitive advantage, a pillar of consumer protection, and a driver of inclusive and sustainable economic growth," Ahmad Haikal, head of Indonesia's halal certification body BPJPH, said in a statement this week.

"Halal means customer satisfaction. Halal represents the hygiene, health, safety and quality of a product. Therefore, halal is now seen as a market requirement, not merely a regulation."

Indonesia's first-phase halal certification requirement took effect in October 2024, initially applying only to large enterprises, including major global food producers such as Unilever and Nestlé.

Under the law passed in 2014, the scope of mandatory halal certification will expand to more categories of medicines in the coming years, while products or restaurants without halal certification must declare that they do not meet halal standards.

Halal prohibits the consumption of intoxicants such as pork and alcohol, and meat may be eaten only after being slaughtered in the prescribed manner.

According to BPJPH data, as of last October Indonesia had a total of 9.6 million halal-certified products nationwide.

The body's head, Haikal, said the halal certification body has been cooperating with overseas counterparts, including in Russia, the United States and China, to promote exports of Indonesian products and strengthen the global halal industry ecosystem.

"Our ultimate goal is to enhance the competitiveness of Indonesia's halal products in the global market, and to make Indonesia a world halal hub."

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When will Indonesia enforce mandatory halal certification, and which products does it cover?: Indonesia's national halal certification body (BPJPH) says that, to boost global-market competitiveness, Indonesia will require all halal products to be certified from October 2026. Most consumer goods and restaurants (including imports) must carry a halal label by October 17, and the rule applies to all business types including SMEs, covering food and beverages, herbal and health supplements, cosmetics and other everyday goods. The first phase began in October 2024, initially applying only to large enterprises such as Unilever and Nestlé. Under the 2014 law, mandatory certification will expand to more categories of medicines in coming years, while uncertified products or restaurants must declare that they do not meet halal standards. As of last October, Indonesia had 9.6 million halal-certified products, and the global halal market was worth about US$2.43 trillion in 2023.

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