The government is preparing a special or captive market for products\nfrom UMKM with halal certification. This step is intended to ensure that\nhalal certification is not merely an administrative obligation but also\nprovides real economic benefits for small business actors.<\/p>\n
Rosy Wediawaty, Director of Sharia Economy and SOEs at the Ministry\nof National Development Planning\/Bappenas, stated that market incentives\nare crucial to encourage more UMKM to obtain halal certification.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe halal certification obligation should not just become an\nadministrative burden, but must provide market certainty for business\nactors,\u201d said Rosy during a webinar titled \u201cAccelerating Halal Industry\nDevelopment: Sharia Economy Bill for Job Creation,\u201d on Friday\n(8\/5\/2026).<\/p>\n
According to her, the micro-business sector forms the main foundation\nof the national sharia economy because it dominates Indonesia\u2019s business\nstructure, particularly in the food and beverage sector.<\/p>\n
However, out of around 56.2 million national business actors, only\nabout 2.6 million have products that are halal-certified. The majority\ncome from the food and beverage sector.<\/p>\n
Rosy said that many UMKM still view halal certification as a\ncomplicated and expensive process. Therefore, the government is\npreparing several strategies to accelerate halal certification for small\nbusinesses.<\/p>\n
One of them is through the integration of the OSS and SIHALAL systems\nso that the process of obtaining business permits and halal\ncertification can run more simply and quickly. The government is also\ncontinuing subsidies for halal certification costs through the Sehati\nprogramme.<\/p>\n
In addition, halal certification assistance is being expanded through\nuniversities, pesantren, and sharia economic communities in various\nregions.<\/p>\n
According to Rosy, a special market for halal UMKM products is needed\nso that business actors have a clear economic incentive after obtaining\ncertification.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the market is already formed, UMKM will also be more motivated to\nimprove their product quality,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Kris Sasono Ngudi Wibowo, Head of the Halal Industry Centre at the\nMinistry of Industry, stated that strengthening halal UMKM is important\nbecause the Indonesian halal market is now being targeted by many\ncountries.<\/p>\n
Halal products from China, South Korea, Japan, to the United States\nare now increasingly entering the domestic market. This situation\nrequires local business actors to enhance their competitiveness so as\nnot to lose in their own market.<\/p>\n
Therefore, the government is also strengthening the halal industry\necosystem through the development of halal industrial zones, halal hubs,\nhalal raw material centres, and the expansion of halal certification for\nvarious industrial sectors in 2026.<\/p>\n
The government hopes that strengthening halal UMKM can increase the\ncompetitiveness of local products while enlarging Indonesia\u2019s\ncontribution to the global halal industry.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/government-prepares-special-market-for-halal-certified-umkm-products-1778234024", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }