{"id":2690,"date":"2026-10-20T16:44:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T16:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/indonesia-delays-halal-certificates-for-imported-food-and-cosmetics\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T16:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T16:44:10","slug":"indonesia-delays-halal-certificates-for-imported-food-and-cosmetics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/indonesia-delays-halal-certificates-for-imported-food-and-cosmetics\/","title":{"rendered":"Indonesia Delays Halal Certificates for Imported Food and Cosmetics to October 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Indonesia has delayed mandatory halal certificates for imported food, drinks and meat until Oct. 18, 2028.<\/p>\n

Indonesia’s government has pushed back mandatory halal certification for imported food, drinks and meat, and for cosmetics and other goods, to October 2028.<\/p>\n

The Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs announced the change on Oct. 16, 2026, two days before the old deadline1<\/a><\/sup>. The delay will come through an amendment to Government Regulation No. 42 of 2024 on halal product assurance, known as PP 42\/20241<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n

In short, imported food, drinks and meat now have until Oct. 18, 2028<\/strong>, before a halal certificate becomes mandatory. Cosmetics, supplements, herbal medicines, chemicals and many household goods get the same two extra years.<\/p>\n

What has Indonesia changed in the halal timetable?<\/h2>\n

Under PP 42\/2024, several halal certification duties were due to start on Oct. 18, 20261<\/a><\/sup>. The government has now lengthened these phase-in periods, which are the transition times before the duty applies in full1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n

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Halal deadlines, before and after the amendment<\/h4>\n
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Goods or rule<\/th>Before<\/th>After<\/th><\/tr>\n <\/thead>\n
Imported food, drinks, meat<\/th>Set by Oct. 17, 2026<\/td>Starts Oct. 18, 2028<\/td><\/tr>\n
Small local food businesses<\/th>Oct. 18, 2026<\/td>Phase-in to Oct. 17, 2028<\/td><\/tr>\n
Cosmetics, supplements, chemicals<\/th>Phase-in ending in 2026<\/td>Phase-in to Oct. 17, 2028<\/td><\/tr>\n
BPJPH import checking rule<\/th>Regulation No. 4 of 2026<\/td>Revoked<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Susiwijono Moegiarso, secretary of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, explained the change at an online briefing on Oct. 16, 20261<\/a><\/sup>. He said the government is extending the phase-in through a government regulation amending PP 42\/20241<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n

The legal register of BPJPH, Indonesia’s halal product assurance agency, names this amendment as Government Regulation No. 40 of 2026<\/strong>2<\/a><\/sup>. It lists the regulation as amending PP 42\/20242<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n

This site reported on Oct. 5, 2026, that BPJPH had confirmed the Oct. 18, 2026, start date and ruled out a delay. What is new is that the government has now moved most of that date to October 2028.<\/p>\n

Which imported goods get two more years?<\/h2>\n

The biggest change for importers is in Article 160, paragraph 3, of PP 42\/20241<\/a><\/sup>. This paragraph covers products that come from outside Indonesia1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n

For imported food, drinks, slaughtered animal products and slaughtering services<\/strong>, the halal certificate duty now starts on Oct. 18, 2028<\/strong>1<\/a><\/sup>. Before the change, the duty for foreign products had to be set no later than Oct. 17, 20263<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n

The new start date still depends on mutual recognition deals1<\/a><\/sup>. Mutual recognition means Indonesia accepts halal certificates issued in another country, and that country accepts Indonesia’s. The government says it will take the completion of these deals into account1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Which other goods are covered by the delay?<\/h2>\n

The delay also reaches goods listed in Article 161 of PP 42\/2024, letters a, d, e, f and g1<\/a><\/sup>. These groups had phase-in periods ending in 20261<\/a><\/sup>. Their phase-in now runs until Oct. 17, 2028<\/strong>1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n

The goods in these groups are1<\/a><\/sup>:<\/p>\n