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Indonesia will mandate Halal certification starting in October.
2026-03-12
Jakarta – Indonesian certification body BPJPH announced that the country will implement mandatory certification for all Halal products starting in October 2026 to enhance their competitiveness in the global market.
Indonesia, the world's Muslim-majority country and Southeast Asia's largest economy, is seeking to strengthen its position in the growing global market for Halal products. According to the latest Global Islamic Economy Report, this market was valued at approximately $2.43 trillion in 2023.
Most consumer goods and food service products in Indonesia, including imported products, must be labeled with Halal by October 17, 2026.
The regulations apply to all types of businesses, including small and medium-sized enterprises, covering food and beverages, herbs and health supplements, cosmetics, and a range of other everyday products.
“Halal certification should be positioned as a competitive advantage, a pillar of consumer protection, and a driver of inclusive and sustainable economic growth,” Ahmad Haikal, head of the Halal certification body BPJPH, said in a statement this week.
"Halal stands for customer satisfaction. Halal represents the hygiene, health, safety, and quality of a product. Therefore, Halal is now seen as a market requirement, not just a regulation."
The first phase of Halal certification requirements in Indonesia will be implemented in October 2024, initially only applicable to large enterprises, including major global food producers such as Unilever and Nestlé.
Under a law passed in 2014, mandatory Halal certification will be extended to more types of medicines in the coming years, and products or restaurants that are not Halal certified will be required to declare that they do not comply with Halal regulations.
Halal regulations prohibit the consumption of intoxicating substances such as pork or alcohol, and meat may only be consumed from animals slaughtered according to prescribed methods.
According to data from BPJPH, as of October last year, 9.6 million products in Indonesia had obtained Halal certification.
Haikal stated that the Halal certification body has been working with foreign counterparts, including those from Russia, the United States, and China, to promote the export of Indonesian products and strengthen the global Halal ecosystem.
"The ultimate goal is to make Indonesian Halal products more competitive in the global market and to position Indonesia as the world's Halal hub."