Barantin and BPJPH Integrate Data to Strengthen Export-Import Services
The Indonesian Quarantine Agency (Barantin) and the Halal Product Assurance Agency (BPJPH) have integrated their data systems to strengthen oversight of export and import commodities and accelerate trade services.
Barantin Head Abdul Kadir Karding stated that the cooperation agreement, signed in Jakarta on Thursday, aims to ensure that products entering and leaving Indonesia comply with health aspects and halal product assurance provisions according to each agency’s authority.
“Essentially, we want to protect the public in two ways. First, protecting health and halal integrity. Second, ensuring that the export and import process runs quickly. Even though products are inspected, the process is fast,” Karding said after the signing.
He explained that the scope of cooperation includes joint supervision of products, law enforcement against suspected violations, and data integration between the two agencies. The integrated data will allow BPJPH to directly verify Barantin’s information, and vice versa, particularly for imported products that claim halal certification from their country of origin.
“We don’t just take it at face value. Besides the quarantine check, we confirm whether the product is genuinely halal in its origin country,” Karding added, while assuring that the collaboration would maintain smooth trade flows through inter-agency coordination without adding to the inspection time for businesses.
BPJPH Head Ahmad Haikal Hasan described the agreement as an initial step to strengthen synergy in protecting the public, insisting that the cooperation must be implemented concretely to ensure products entering Indonesia meet health, cleanliness, safety, and halal standards. He also mentioned plans to station officers at each other’s offices to speed up coordination, sampling, and laboratory testing.
“We will check directly, so it doesn’t add time. If the importer is honest, everything is safe. If they lie, it will be complicated,” Haikal said.
The agreement follows an initial memorandum of understanding explored in May 2026 to strengthen supervision of export and import commodities from biosecurity and halal compliance aspects. The enhanced synergy comes after Barantin destroyed 312 tonnes of Brazilian meat and bone meal (MBM) worth approximately IDR 2.4 billion across 12 containers, after laboratory tests found porcine content that did not match the import documents. Barantin has enforced a zero-tolerance policy against quarantine violations, including destruction of goods and legal proceedings if criminal elements are found.