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Indonesia's mandatory halal certification rules take full effect on October 18
Indonesia’s Halal Product Assurance Law is due to take full effect on October 18, 2026, after a 12-year transition period.
The law requires products and businesses in covered categories to obtain halal certification, while products that do not qualify for halal certification must obtain non-halal certification.
Consumer advocate Tulus Abadi says the deadline should be enforced without another extension.
He urges Indonesia’s halal agency to act proactively and businesses to apply, noting that small businesses can use a free self-declaration process.
He also warns that claims such as “no pork, no lard, no alcohol” do not prove food is halal.
Abadi says cigarette products should be labelled non-halal because the law bars products considered hazardous to health from halal certification.
Certification is important to consumer protection and legal certainty in a country where more than 287 million people live and 88 percent are Muslim.
Indonesia’s Law No. 33 of 2014 on Halal Product Assurance is due to take full effect on October 18, 2026.
The law requires halal certification for products and business operators in covered categories, while products not requiring halal certification must obtain non-halal certification.
Consumer advocate Tulus Abadi says there should be no further relaxation after a 12-year transition period.
He urged businesses to apply for certification and called on regulators to enforce the rules.
Tulus also said claims such as “no pork, no lard, no alcohol” do not guarantee that a product is halal.
- Who
- Indonesia’s business operators, with enforcement by the Halal Product Assurance Organizing Agency (BPJPH).
- What
- Mandatory halal certification rules are due to take full effect; products not requiring halal certification must obtain non-halal certification.
- When
- October 18, 2026.
- Where
- Indonesia.
- Why
- The 12-year transition period for Law No. 33 of 2014 is ending, and the rules are intended to provide consumer protection and legal certainty.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
For every product or business operator falling under the categories requiring halal certification, obtaining such certification is a legal obligation. Conversely, products not requiring halal certification must obtain non-halal certification
It is imperative for the Halal Product Assurance Organizing Agency (BPJPH) of the Republic of Indonesia to act proactively and progressively to ensure halal certification for all producers and business operators
That claim does not guarantee a product's halal status; in fact, it is misleading and fails to meet regulatory standards.
Indonesia enacted Law No. 33 of 2014 concerning Halal Product Assurance.
The law is due to take full effect after a 12-year relaxation and transition period.
- Law
- No. 33 of 2014 on Halal Product Assurance
- Full-effect date
- October 18, 2026
- Transition period
- 12 years
- Consumer advocate
- Tulus Abadi
- Muslim share of population
- 88 percent of Indonesia’s population of over 287 million
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