On October 16, 2026, Indonesia’s Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs announced an extension to the transitional period for its mandatory halal certification requirements. The government will implement this extension by amending Government Regulation No. 42 of 2024.
Under the revised timeline, mandatory halal certification for key product categories—including cosmetics, chemical products, health supplements, natural medicines, and quasi-drugs—has been postponed to October 17, 2028.
The Ministry explained that the decision follows feedback from industry associations and businesses. Given the sheer scale of the mandate—which impacts millions of businesses across multiple sectors—the extension gives stakeholders the necessary breathing room to adapt and strengthens Indonesia's broader halal ecosystem.
CIRS Group has summarized the primary updates and regulatory changes below.
Regulatory Background and Legal Basis
Superior law: Law No. 33 of 2014 on Halal Product Assurance, as amended by Law No. 6 of 2023
Implementing regulation: Government Regulation No. 42 of 2024 on the Implementation of the Halal Product Assurance Sector
Original schedule: under Government Regulation No. 42 of 2024, several batches of mandatory halal certification obligations were to apply from October 18, 2026.
After its evaluation and taking into account comments from the business community and industry associations, the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs considered that mandatory halal certification covers a broad scope, involving millions of business operators and multiple industry sectors, and that sufficient space should be reserved for strengthening the ecosystem and for the preparation of all stakeholders.
Key Adjustments
The Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs made clear that this adjustment will be implemented through amending Government Regulation No. 42 of 2024, covering the following types of provisions:
1. Article 160 — Service products related to food, beverages, and slaughtered products
Except for slaughter services, mandatory halal certification for the above service products will apply from October 18, 2028.
2. Article 160 — Micro and small enterprises (UMK)
For food, beverages, slaughtered products, and slaughter services produced or operated by micro and small enterprises, the transition period for mandatory halal certification is extended to October 17, 2028.
3. Article 160 paragraph (3) — Products and services from outside Indonesia (imported)
For food, beverages, slaughtered products, and slaughter services imported into Indonesia, mandatory halal certification will apply from October 18, 2028.
The determination of this start date also needs to take into account the progress and completion of mutual recognition cooperation on halal certificates between Indonesia and other countries.
4. Article 161 (letters a, d, e, f, and g) — Product categories originally expiring in 2026
The transition period is uniformly extended to October 17, 2028 for the following products:
- Natural medicines and quasi-drugs;
- Health supplements;
- Cosmetics;
- Chemical products;
- Genetically engineered products; and
- Several categories of daily consumer goods.
5. Unchanged Timelines
The Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs noted that categories other than the above will continue to follow the established timetable of Government Regulation No. 42 of 2024 and are not adjusted this time, mainly including:
- Over-the-counter drugs and restricted over-the-counter drugs: transition period until October 17, 2029;
- Hard drugs excluding psychotropic substances: transition period until October 17, 2034.
Key Supporting Measures
Revocation of an import conformity verification rule: BPJPH Regulation No. 4 of 2026 on the Assurance of Conformity of Foreign Halal Products Entering the Territory of Indonesia will be revoked simultaneously. This regulation had previously drawn considerable industry attention as it proposed pre-shipment conformity verification for imported products.
Impacts and Recommendations for Cosmetics and Related Enterprises
For cosmetics enterprises, this adjustment amounts to a two-year buffer obtained as the original deadline approached, but the obligation itself has not been cancelled. Companies are advised to proceed in the following directions:
- Re-plan compliance schedules and fully check the halal status of raw materials and supply chains: initiate halal compliance assessment of product formulas as early as possible, focus on verifying the sources of animal-derived components, alcohol, fermented materials, enzyme preparations, fragrances, and other raw materials, and prepare corresponding traceability documents simultaneously.
- Establish a Production Process for Halal Products (PPH) control system: implement physical separation requirements between halal and non-halal products, develop halal cleansing procedures for shared production equipment and utensils with complete records retained, and set up mechanisms for cross-contamination prevention and emergency response.
- Optimize product labeling schemes: products with valid halal certification shall bear halal marks in accordance with regulatory requirements; products falling within the scope of mandatory halal certification exemption still need to be labelled with a "non-halal" statement as required by law. Both labeling obligations must not be omitted.
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