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Indonesia’s New Halal Rule Adds a Report for Each Imported Shipment
Indonesia’s halal product rules are set to take full effect on October 18, 2026.
A regulation issued on August 7 adds a requirement for businesses to submit a halal product assurance report for every shipment.
Before that, businesses already had to obtain several halal certifications for foreign certification bodies, factories and shipments.
The new requirement means one more step in the certification process.
Teguh Boediyana, an executive director of an Indonesian meat industry association, said businesses see the added requirement as a heavy burden.
The rules will take effect on October 18, but the information provided does not say whether the government plans to change the requirements.
Indonesia’s BPJPH Regulation No. 4/2026 adds a requirement for a halal product assurance report for every imported shipment.
The regulation was issued on August 7, 2026.
Teguh Boediyana of the Indonesian Meat Producers and Processors Association said businesses fear the rule will add to the burden of obtaining halal certification.
He said the process could grow from four steps to five.
- Who
- Indonesia’s Halal Product Assurance Agency issued the regulation; imported-product businesses must meet its requirements.
- What
- A halal product assurance report is now required for every shipment.
- When
- The regulation was issued on August 7, 2026.
- Where
- Indonesia.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
BPJPH Regulation No. 4/2026 was issued.
A delegation of meat industry executives visited BPJPH to seek clarification on requirements for imported halal-labeled products.
Teguh Boediyana said in an interview that businesses considered the additional requirement a heavy burden.
- Regulation
- BPJPH Regulation No. 4/2026
- Issue date
- August 7, 2026
- New requirement
- A halal product assurance report for every shipment
- Process steps
- Increased from four to five
- Business representative
- Teguh Boediyana, Executive Director of the Indonesian Meat Producers and Processors Association
What people are saying
Under the current circumstances, we believe this is a very heavy burden
Sources
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