18 Chinese Overseas Halal Institutions Visit BPJPH Office Ahead of Mandatory Halal Requirement in October 2026

The Halal Product Assurance Organising Agency (BPJPH) held a Courtesy Meeting & Discussion with China Halal Certification Bodies at the BPJPH office on Tuesday (28/04/2026). The event invited 18 overseas halal institutions (LHLN) from China as an effort to strengthen cooperation on halal products between the two countries through the mandatory halal policy that will apply starting in October 2026.

“So I am inviting all halal institutions from China. Let’s together build a better economy. Of course, with a spirit of mutual benefit for both countries, where exports become easier but selective,” said BPJPH Head Ahmad Haikal Hasan last week.

The figure, familiarly known as Babe Haikal, added that strengthening this cooperation also encompasses the overall halal ecosystem, from inspection processes, inventory, packaging, to product distribution. This becomes an important part in guaranteeing the quality of halal products from upstream to downstream.

In the meeting, Babe Haikal also delivered a key speech affirming that mandatory halal certification is no longer limited to product certification alone, but has been expanded to cover the entire distribution chain, including packaging, storage, and distribution, as an implementation of comprehensive halal control (end-to-end).

“Companies that previously only obtained halal certification for their products will in the future also be required to ensure that the packaging, storage, and distribution processes meet halal certification requirements,” said Babe Haikal.

The new policy related to comprehensive halal control will soon be implemented according to the stages of the halal certification obligation for foreign halal products entering Indonesia. This policy aims to minimise the risk of contamination by non-halal materials to halal products as a whole.