Halal Requirement - Indonesia
Traceability/ Labelling
1 April 2026
Summary of Decree of the Head of Halal Product Assurance
Region: APAC - Indonesia
Status: Final regulation - not yet effective
Draft regulations was notified to WTO in November 2025 (G/TBT/N/IDN/183)
Stages enforcement - check the full regulation for more info
Introduction
The draft decree creates a comprehensive SJPH (Halal Product Assurance System) framework for logistics services covering storage, packaging, and distribution activities that handle halal‑obligatory products, aligning Indonesian practice with SMIIC, MS 2400, HACCP/ISO 22000, and MUI (Indonesian Ulema Council) fatwas. It defines which logistics operators must be halal certified, prescribes detailed requirements for facilities, processes, traceability, supervision, and cleansing/tathhir, and anchors oversight in BPJPH (Halal Product Assurance Agency) through audits, reporting and guidance for logistics supply‑chain actors.
Summary
The draft sets technical guidelines for implementing the Halal Product Assurance System (SJPH) for storage, packaging, and distribution services, treated collectively as logistics services in the product supply chain. It covers governance (commitment, halal policy, halal supervisor), process controls (location, equipment, segregation, cleaning and K‑9 procedures), product handling (acceptance, storage/packing/distribution, non‑conformities), traceability, monitoring and evaluation, and halal labelling of logistics facilities and vehicles.
The document references Law 33/2014, GR 42/2024 and existing BPJPH/MORA (Ministry of Religious Affair) decrees, and harmonizes national practice with international halal supply‑chain references (SMIIC 17‑1/‑2/‑3, MS 2400, HAS 23000‑5) and MUI fatwas on impurities and purification. It also annexes KBLI codes (Business Line Code) to precisely delineate which warehousing, transport and logistics business fields must obtain halal certification, and provides model integrity pacts and risk‑management tools to institutionalize compliance between logistics operators, tenants and customers.
Scope & Applicability
Services covered:
Storage (warehousing, containers/ULDs, regulated agents’ temporary storage, other storage providers).
Packaging (sorting, primary/secondary/tertiary packaging, (re)packing, labelling services across 3PL, exporters/importers, wholesalers, retailers, distribution centres).
Distribution (road, rail, sea, air transport; courier/express; freight forwarding; loading/unloading companies).
Who must be certified:
Business operators providing those services for products that must be halal certified: food, beverages, medicines, cosmetics and slaughtered products, as specified in MORA Decree 748/2021 as amended.
KBLI‑based list includes warehousing (5210x), cold storage, bonded warehousing, various freight transport (road, sea, air, pipeline), freight forwarding, cargo handling, postal/courier and packaging activities.
Exemptions (illustrative):
Manufacturers and retailers whose storage is part of their own production or sales operations, storage of non‑food/beverage/medicine/cosmetics, and pure facility owners who just lease buildings/yards to storage providers.
Key Requirements
Governance & Halal Management
Written halal policy integrated into warehouse/packing/distribution quality systems; commitment to prevent contamination, provide resources and comply with JPH (Halal Product Assurance) regulations.
Appointment of a Halal Supervisor (and optionally a halal management team), with defined duties on monitoring, corrective/preventive actions, certificate updates, documentation and training; micro/small operators allowed to use external supervisors.
Mandatory halal competence development and evidence of training; medium/large/foreign operators must use LSP‑certified halal supervisors.
Materials, Processing Aids & Packaging
All processing aids/supporting materials (water, soap, sanitizers, packaging materials) that fall under mandatory scope must be halal certified or fall into exempt categories under MORA decrees 748/2021 and 1360/2021.
Detailed material/packaging risk documentation: biological/chemical/physical characteristics, origin, process, packaging, storage conditions, shelf life, and handling before use.
PPH Controls – Location, Equipment, Segregation
Site‑selection risk criteria: avoidance of pollution‑heavy, pig, flood‑prone, pest‑prone, or waste‑mismanaged areas for storage, packing and depots.
Structural requirements: durable, cleanable, if possible disinfectable and purifiable premises; separate storage/packing/distribution areas and equipment for halal vs non‑halal, with halal‑dedicated facilities for specific cases (e.g. cold storage for meat, lifting/transport equipment for halal meat).
Conditional sharing facility rules: sharing only with non‑prohibited goods, rigorous cleaning when switching between halal‑certified and non‑certified but non‑haram products, and registration of all places and equipment.
Cleaning, Tathhir & K‑9 Provisions
Written cleaning procedures for areas/equipment with adequacy assessed by removal of colour/odour; continuous monitoring and records.
Distinct rules for light, moderate and severe impurities, aligned with MUI fatwas (e.g. seven‑wash rule with soil for pig/dog; limited use of non‑water purification for certain equipment, and one‑time cleansing for heavy‑impurity facilities after which they become halal‑dedicated).
Special guidance for K‑9 detection activities in storage and distribution: handling of possible saliva splashes, drying time, repackaging recommendations for certain outer packaging, and advice on personal purification, while stating that routine K‑9 tracking does not automatically require facility purification.
Process Management & Outsourcing
Identification of all parties involved (including subcontracted storage/packing/transport) and obligation that all must implement SJPH.
Procedures covering loading/unloading, consolidation of goods from different customers, use and leasing of equipment/facilities, and handling of loss, damage or change in halal status.
Product Handling, Non‑Conformities & Traceability
Mandatory physical segregation and prohibition on handling products with sensory profiles indicating haram or declared haram by fatwa.
Detailed procedures and records for receipt inspections, storage, sorting, packing, loading/unloading, and management of non‑conforming products, including prohibition on reworking/downgrading such products as halal and destruction where necessary.
Minimum traceability data (dates, locations, codes, origins, etc.) and documented movement records for all product flows in storage, packing and distribution.
Monitoring, Internal Audit & Management Review
Annual minimum internal audits of SJPH implementation across own and third‑party facilities used; audits must be performed by competent halal supervisors/auditors, with reporting to BPJPH and documented corrective actions.
Annual management reviews, with procedures and records, including periodic reporting (every six months) to BPJPH on compositions and PPH/packed products/distributed PPH.
Halal Labelling for Logistics Services
Logistics halal label to follow BPJPH decree on halal labels/logos and to be affixed to walls/pillars in storage and packing areas, and to depot walls, vehicle bodies/doors and internal locations in transport.
Labelling limited to certified facilities; new depots/hubs require certificate renewal before labelling, but new vehicles may display the halal label on simple notification to BPJPH (copy to LPH).
Guidance, Supervision & Integrity Pacts
BPJPH‑led guidance through socialization, education, and technical assistance in collaboration with Trade/Industry ministries and logistics associations.
Periodic and ad‑hoc supervision with sanctions for violations pursuant to applicable regulations.
Model integrity pacts for customers and facility/infra tenants committing not to use pork/haram/hazardous materials, to implement SJPH and PPH, and to accept sanctions if false information is provided.
Compliance Deadlines (timeline format)
The draft decree itself states that it comes into force on the date of stipulation and does not specify transitional dates or phased deadlines in its main body or appendices. Given it is a guideline decree that operationalizes obligations already set by Law 33/2014, GR 42/2024 and MORA Decree 748/2021, its time references translated into deadlines stipulated in GR 42/2024 which is 17 October 2026.
Downloadable resources:
2014_UU_Nomor_33_Tahun_2014_Jaminan_Produk_Halal_2209235c2a.pdf
Salinan_PP_Nomor_42_Tahun_2024_tentang_Bidang_Penyelenggaraan_Jaminan_Produk_Halal_ce371e0e1e.pdf