What goes in.
Ingredients, additives, processing aids, and their sources must meet the relevant halal requirements.
HALAL EXPLAINED
What halal means.What your
product needs.
A simple guide to halal, the product categories covered in Indonesia, and how to prepare ahead of the deadline.
Updated 16 October 2026 · The latest requirements and why to start now ↓
FOOD
PERSONAL CARE
HEALTH
SPECIFIED GOODS
Permissible under
Islamic law.
For a product, halal concerns its ingredients and the way it is made and handled. Certification provides formal confirmation that the applicable halal requirements have been met.
How it is made.
Production, equipment, and working practices must protect the product’s halal integrity.
How it is handled.
Storage, packing, distribution, and handling must prevent contamination with non-halal materials.
A product can be plant-based without being halal certified. The assessment considers the wider production process and supporting evidence, as well as the ingredient list. [1]
THE PRODUCT CATEGORIES
Beyond food.
Across everyday products.
These seven groups summarize BPJPH’s original 18 October 2026 scope. They are product groups, not seven separate certificate types. Read the deadline update above.
Food & beverages
Packaged foods, drinks, and other products in the applicable food and beverage classifications.
Food ingredients & processing aids
Raw materials, food additives, and processing aids used to make food and beverages.
Meat & slaughter services
Slaughtered animal products and the slaughter services that supply them.
Cosmetics & personal care
Cosmetics, including skincare and other products classified as cosmetics.
Natural medicines & supplements
Natural medicines, quasi-drugs, and health supplements. Other medicines have separate schedules.
Chemical & engineered products
Chemical and genetically engineered products related to food, beverages, medicines, or cosmetics.
Specified consumer goods & devices
Relevant clothing, accessories, household and office goods, Islamic worship items, and class A medical devices. Check animal-derived content and the exact classification.
Examples are illustrative. Product classification, material composition, business size, origin, and exemptions determine the actual requirement.
BPJPH’s original category overview ↗Consumer goods: check the materials.
Article 158 limits this consumer-goods scope to goods derived from, or containing, animal elements. A product being clothing or a household item does not by itself establish that certification is required. PP 42/2024, Article 158 ↗
Non-halal products follow a different rule.
Products made from prohibited materials are exempt from halal certification and must carry the required non-halal information. An uncertified product is not automatically a declared non-halal product. BPJPH guidance ↗
WHAT CHANGED?
A wider scope.
A phased introduction.
The difference is which businesses and product groups enter the mandatory framework, and when. The meaning of halal has not changed.
2024
EARLIER PHASE · FROM 18 OCTOBER 2024
Food-sector products from medium and large businesses.
The first phase covered the relevant domestic medium and large businesses, including:
- Food and beverages.
- Food ingredients, additives, and processing aids.
- Slaughter products and slaughter services.
2026
ORIGINAL NEXT PHASE · HISTORICAL SCHEDULE
More businesses.
More product categories.
The original schedule extended the food-sector phase to micro and small businesses and imports, and brought in the additional groups shown above.
- Cosmetics and specified health products.
- Relevant chemicals and engineered products.
- Specified goods and class A medical devices.
Schedule update announced: see the 16 October changes ↑
2029
The original regulation sets transition periods to 17 October 2029 for over-the-counter and limited over-the-counter medicines, and class B medical devices.
2034
Prescription medicines other than psychotropics, and class C medical devices, have later transition periods. Biological products and other special cases need a separate scope check.
A later phase does not mean preparation must wait. Check your ingredients, sites, and documents early. Health-product classifications and special provisions should be reviewed individually. BPJPH’s health-sector explanation ↗
YOUR NEXT STEP
Start with your product.
Choose the right route.
Your existing certificates and manufacturing setup help determine what needs to happen next.
Not yet halal certified?
Share your product list, ingredients, and factory details. We help establish the certification scope and prepare the documents for assessment.
See the certification journeyAlready halal certified?
A recognized foreign certificate may let you skip repeat certification and use Indonesian registration. The issuing body and product scope must meet BPJPH’s recognition requirements.
Read about foreign certificatesStart now.
Be ready early.
Tell us what you make, where you make it, and what certification you already have. We’ll help you get the process underway.
SOURCES & REVIEW
- BPJPH: maintaining halal integrity after certification ↗
- PP 42/2024: definitions and Articles 155–162 ↗
- BPJPH: original October 2026 category overview ↗
- BPJPH: October 2024 implementation scope ↗
- Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs: 16 October 2026 announcement ↗
- LPPOM: announcement and pending formal regulation ↗
- BPJPH: health products and phased deadlines ↗
- BPJPH: recognized foreign certificate registration ↗
Reviewed 16 October 2026. This guide separates the original published schedule from the newly announced changes. It is a planning overview; the latest enacted regulation, implementing rules, and product-specific exemptions govern each application.