Urgent! BPJPH Issues Important Statement on the Mandatory Enforcement of Packaging, Storage, and Distribution

Pursuant to the Government Regulation of Indonesia Number 42 of 2024 (PP42/2024), halal certification applies not only to physical goods including food, beverages, medicine, cosmetics, chemical products, biological products, genetically engineered products and consumer goods. The obligation of halal certification is also imposed on the services of slaughtering, processing, storage, packaging, distribution, sale; and/or food serving. This halal certification obligation for services only applies to services related to food, beverages, medicine, or cosmetics (Article 157 of PP 42/2024).

17 October 2026 is the mandatory deadline for halal certification enforcement for food, beverage, and slaughtered product categories sold in Indonesia, including natural ingredient medicines, quasi-drugs, health supplements, cosmetics, chemical products, genetically engineered products, and consumer goods traded within the territory of Indonesia. The entire supply chain, starting from raw materials, logistics, warehousing, packaging, to distribution, will be subject to the halal certification obligation with no further extension.

However, today I must honestly inform the public that we have identified a very serious compliance gap in the cross-border circulation process.

Many imported products have obtained halal certification for the product itself, but halal certification has not been obtained simultaneously for the packaging and storage links, which are operated by non-original manufacturers that do not hold halal certification. What does this mean? It means that halal products may be stored in non-halal warehouses, packaged on packaging lines that are also used for non-halal products, and may be unintentionally mixed with non-halal products. This causes cross-contamination, resulting in products that already hold halal certification becoming non-halal.

Law Number 33 of 2014 clearly stipulates that the locations, premises, and equipment used for halal products, including those for storage, packaging, and distribution, must be separated from those for non-halal products. This has been clearly stated in the law, and we must enforce it.

On this occasion, on behalf of BPJPH, I would like to officially announce several compliance requirements that must be fulfilled.

The Halal Law System (LHLN) requires a complete set of halal certification: halal certification is mandatory not only for business actors that produce products, but also for business actors operating in the sectors of storage, packaging, and distribution.

For companies applying for halal certification for the first time, they must complete halal certification for their products, packaging, and warehousing when submitting applications to SIHALAL, and submit complete documents for the Halal Product Guarantee System (SJPH).

Natural products such as rice, onions, garlic, fruits, and vegetables are exempt from halal certification for the product itself. However, as a compliance requirement for entering the Indonesian market, these products are in direct contact with their packaging; if the packaging is not halal, the product is also not halal. These products are vulnerable to cross-contamination during transportation, packaging, and storage. Therefore, halal certification for packaging and storage is mandatory.

Similarly, some products that come into direct contact with the human body, such as clothing, shoes, hats, furniture, household appliances, office supplies (consumer goods), will be considered non-halal if their packaging is not halal, or if non-halal products are mixed during packaging, storage, or other processes. Therefore, halal certification for packaging is also required.

China is the world's largest manufacturing producer and Indonesia's largest trading partner. On April 28, 2026, BPJPH held a halal outreach event in Jakarta, inviting 18 halal inspection bodies from China, where I explained the halal requirements for the entire supply chain, from product manufacturing and packaging to warehousing and distribution. Starting July 1, 2026, BPJPH will carry out halal compliance inspections on products entering Indonesian ports from China, with a focus on verifying the completeness of certification for products, packaging, and warehousing. The SIHALAL official website will also start processing, reviewing, and issuing LHLN certification registrations for packaging and warehousing certifications starting in June.

Finally, to ensure the full implementation of the seven-stage distribution requirements, the halal certification obligation for freight and distribution service business actors will be rolled out in phases. We will release detailed implementation rules and transitional arrangements for freight and distribution service business actors in accordance with actual needs. We are building the halal ecosystem step by step, but we will never stop our progress.

Halal compliance relates to three aspects that I have always emphasized: compliance with regulations, compliance with processes, and compliance with cultural awareness. Complying with regulations means abiding by laws and provisions and obtaining halal certification on schedule; complying with processes means leaving no gaps at any point in the entire supply chain, from the product itself to packaging, warehousing, and distribution; and complying with cultural awareness means integrating halal compliance into the corporate culture, rather than just passively meeting the requirements.

Halal is not a burden, but rather an added value, a competitive advantage, and a pathway to the global market.

Let us join hands to make Indonesia a beacon of the global halal ecosystem.

Head of BPJPH

Ahmad Haikal Hasan

（‌Enclosed is the original text of the official document‌）