Indonesia's Halal Product Assurance regime (Jaminan Produk Halal, JPH), set by Law No. 33 of 2014 (UU 33/2014) as amended by UU No. 6 of 2023 and implemented by Government Regulation No. 42 of 2024 (PP 42/2024), reaches its next staging date on October 17, 2026. On that date, cosmetics, medicines, chemical products, genetically engineered products and consumer goods (barang gunaan) become subject to mandatory Sertifikat Halal certification, the micro and small enterprise (UMK) food, beverage and slaughter transition closes, and the foreign mutual-recognition route for first-wave food, beverage and slaughter products falls due.
Manufacturers, importers and producers placing those goods on the Indonesian market must obtain a BPJPH Sertifikat Halal through the SiHalal portal by October 17, 2026, or face administrative sanctions: written warnings, administrative fines, certificate revocation and withdrawal from circulation in Indonesia.
- Deadline : October 17, 2026 (obligations fall due; PP 42/2024 Art. 160 staging date)
- Who : Cosmetics, medicine, chemical, GMO and consumer-goods operators, UMK food, beverage and slaughter operators, and foreign first-wave food, beverage and slaughter exporters selling into Indonesia
- What : Hold a BPJPH Sertifikat Halal (via SiHalal) before placing products on the Indonesian market; foreign first-wave products must use the Minister of Religious Affairs recognition pathway
- Otherwise : Written warning, administrative fine, certificate revocation and withdrawal from circulation in Indonesia
- Official source : UU No. 33/2014 (BPK peraturan database)
What is due on October 17, 2026
Three obligations fall due on the same staging date. First, cosmetics, medicines (obat), chemical products, genetically engineered products and consumer goods enter mandatory Sertifikat Halal certification, as BPJPH set out in its May 2025 statement on the PP 42/2024 staging. Second, micro and small enterprise (UMK) food, beverage and slaughter operators must complete certification as the first-wave UMK transition ends under PP 42/2024 Art. 160(2). Third, foreign first-wave food, beverage and slaughter products must obtain the recognition pathway set by the Minister of Religious Affairs through mutual recognition, no later than the statutory outer date under Art. 160(3).
PP 42/2024 (in force from October 17, 2024, replacing PP 39/2021) staged the first wave: medium and large food, beverage and slaughter businesses became obligated from October 18, 2024. The staging date is firm: BPJPH and the Presidential Staff Office confirmed on June 10, 2026 and September 21, 2026 that the Wajib Halal staging proceeds with no postponement, and the cosmetics industry's July 15, 2026 request for a one-year delay remains a proposal, not an adopted act.
| Date | Step |
|---|---|
| October 17, 2014 | UU 33/2014 adopted and in force |
| October 17, 2024 | PP 42/2024 in force (replaces PP 39/2021) |
| October 18, 2024 | First wave: medium and large food, beverage and slaughter businesses obligated |
| October 17, 2026 | UMK transition ends; cosmetics, medicines, chemicals, GMO and consumer goods wave; foreign food recognition due |
Who is covered
The JPH covers every product that enters, circulates and is traded in Indonesia under UU 33/2014 Art. 4. The October 17, 2026 staging extends the duty to six groups by market exposure: cosmetics manufacturers and importers; producers and importers of natural medicines, quasi-drugs and health supplements; suppliers of chemical products and genetically engineered products; importers of class A medical devices and household health supplies (barang gunaan); micro and small (UMK) food, beverage and slaughter operators; and foreign food and beverage exporters relying on the mutual-recognition pathway.
Halal certification runs in parallel to, not instead of, BPOM cosmetics and medicine notifications and Kemenkes device registrations. A product in scope still needs its BPOM izin edar or Kemenkes NIE; the Sertifikat Halal is the additional market-access condition the JPH staging activates.
What to do before October 17, 2026
- Register on SiHalal (ptsp.halal.go.id) and submit a Sertifikat Halal application to BPJPH for each in-scope product.
- Engage an accredited Lembaga Pemeriksa Halal (LPH) to inspect facilities and test products.
- Obtain the MUI halal fatwa (penetapan) through the designated fatwa body.
- Build the technical file: ingredients, materials, process flow and supply-chain halal status for each product.
- For foreign first-wave food, beverage and slaughter products, complete the Minister of Religious Affairs recognition (mutual recognition) pathway.
- Align BPOM notifications and Kemenkes registrations with the Sertifikat Halal and Label Halal requirements.
What happens otherwise
Products placed on the Indonesian market without a Sertifikat Halal after the staging date is live face the JPH administrative sanctions: written warnings, administrative fines, certificate revocation and withdrawal from circulation. BPJPH enforces the regime, coordinated with BPOM and Kemenkes for regulated products. Continuous, per-jurisdiction monitoring surfaces staging dates and guidance the moment BPJPH publishes them.
