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BPJPH convened all Chinese overseas representative offices to coordinate and support the implementation of the mandatory halal certification system in 2026.
2026-04-29
2026Year4moon28On that day, the Indonesian Halal Product Protection Implementation Authority (IPA)BPJPHA courtesy meeting and thematic seminar were held at the Bureau's office building with the China Halal Certification Authority. Several overseas halal partner organizations were invited to participate, aiming to strengthen the coordination, alignment, and mutual recognition of halal standards between the two countries, and to lay the foundation for...2026Year10Indonesia's mandatory halal certification law will be fully implemented in May, and preparations are underway for its transition.
Ahmad Haikar Hassan, Director General of the Indonesian Halal Products Protection Agency, stated that approximately [number missing] people were gathered for this event.18Representatives from Chinese overseas halal certification partners participated in the meeting, exchanging and discussing the implementation of Indonesia's current halal regulations and combining them with existing Chinese certification practices to promote rule adaptation and standard alignment between the two sides.
Director Ahmed Haikal Hassan stated at the meeting in Jakarta that day:"Based on Indonesia's local development vision, this move will achieve mutual benefit and win-win results, help upgrade the quality of economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, and make the export trade process to China smoother, more compliant and standardized."
Haikal Hassan added that this upgraded cooperation also covers all aspects of the halal ecosystem across the entire supply chain, encompassing product inspection, inventory management, packaging and processing, and logistics and distribution. This is a key measure to ensure the quality of halal products throughout the entire supply chain and to achieve full compliance from upstream raw materials to downstream distribution.
He further stated:"Therefore, I have specially convened all Chinese overseas halal cooperation agencies. Let us join hands to create a better bilateral economic and trade pattern."
Haikal pointed out that China was the first country invited to participate in this special forum. On the one hand, China has the largest number of halal cooperation institutions in Indonesia, and its trade volume of goods exported to Indonesia from China is enormous; on the other hand, as of...2026In recent years, China's halal industry capacity has continued to climb, making it one of the benchmark countries for the development of the global halal industry.
He added and emphasized:"Although the Chinese population is predominantly non-Muslim, the whole society has a very high level of awareness and attention to halal compliance requirements, which is very worthy of our reference and learning from its mature implementation and management experience."
Next, the Indonesian Halal Product Protection Implementation Authority (IPA)BPJPHThe plan is to hold similar meetings with halal organizations in Europe and other regions. This initiative aims to promote the development of the halal industry and make it one of the core pillar industries helping Indonesia achieve its national economic development goals.
Indonesian Halal Product Protection Implementation Authority (BPJPHWe hope that this forum will further deepen international cooperation in the field of global halal product assurance and help the global halal industry achieve sustainable and healthy development.