On October 15, 2026, the Halal Product Assurance Organizing Agency (BPJPH) of Indonesia issued Decree No. 387 of 2026 on Product Types Required to Be Halal-Certified, which specifies in a list the product types required to hold halal certificates; cosmetics fall under the same fourteen categories as food and beverages, medicines, and others. The decree took effect on October 18, 2026.
Background
Indonesia's mandatory halal certification obligation is established under Law No. 33 of 2014 on Halal Product Assurance (as amended). The decree was issued to provide guidance and legal certainty regarding the product types required to be halal-certified, and to maintain administrative order in the organization of halal product assurance.
Under the phased arrangement of Government Regulation No. 42 of 2024, multiple product categories, including cosmetics, were originally required to hold halal certification before entering the Indonesian market from October 18, 2026. On October 16, 2026, Indonesia's Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs announced a revision of the transition arrangements, postponing the mandatory halal certification obligation for cosmetics and other categories to October 17, 2028.
Decree No. 387 of 2026 was signed by the Head of BPJPH in Jakarta on October 15, 2026. The annexed list runs to 504 pages, itemizing product types and their detailed entries by product category.
Main Contents of the Decree
With respect to category division, the decree classifies products required to be halal-certified into fourteen categories according to the characteristics of their constituent materials and/or production processes: (1) food and beverages; (2) medicines; (3) cosmetics; (4) chemical products; (5) biological products; (6) genetically engineered products; (7) consumer goods; (8) slaughter services; (9) processing services; (10) storage services; (11) packaging services; (12) distribution services; (13) sales services; and (14) serving services.
With respect to the scope of application, products required to be certified include:
- final products that are consumed, used, and/or utilized directly by end consumers and traded within the territory of Indonesia (B2C);
- raw materials, additives, or auxiliary materials (B2B) that will be further processed by other business operators and present halal critical points, which are characterized by use as raw materials/additives/auxiliary materials for food and beverages, use or containment of slaughtered animal elements or their derivatives, or production through chemical processes whose halal traceability must be assured;
- and services of various kinds related to food, beverages, medicines, and cosmetics.
In addition, the decree provides that: stakeholders may submit proposals for the addition to or removal from the annexed list to the Directorate of Halal Standardization under the BPJPH Deputy for Partnership and Halal Standardization, accompanied by the production process flow, composition, a certificate of analysis or equivalent documents, and other supporting documents; product types not listed in the list or adjusted in accordance with laws and regulations may still be applied for halal certification by business operators in accordance with laws and regulations; and halal certificates obtained before this decree takes effect within the original inspection scope remain valid.
Cosmetics-Related Provisions
The annex "C. Kosmetik" (Cosmetics) defines cosmetics as materials or preparations intended to be applied to external parts of the human body (such as the epidermis, hair, nails, lips, and external genital organs, or the teeth and the oral mucous membranes), for the purpose of cleaning, perfuming, changing the appearance, correcting body odors, and/or protecting or keeping the body in good condition, and subdivides them by dosage form and use into 20 subcategories and approximately 130 detailed product entries, covering common categories such as baby skin care products (baby oil, baby lotion, baby cream, etc.), day creams, night creams, moisturizers, acne skin preparations, chemical peeling preparations, skin-whitening and anti-wrinkle preparations, face masks, foundations, and concealers.
CIRS Reminder
(1) Check product classification against the list: cosmetics and raw material enterprises exporting to Indonesia should check the annexed list to confirm whether their own products fall within the scope requiring halal certification, and should also pay attention to halal critical points in processing, storage, packaging, distribution, and other stages; related services and B2B inputs are also covered;
(2) Ensure proper transition of existing certificates: halal certificates obtained before this decree takes effect remain valid within the original inspection scope, and enterprises should check whether the certificate scope covers new products; if they consider that a product should be added to or removed from the list, they may submit a proposal to BPJPH with supporting documents such as the production process flow, composition, and certificate of analysis as required by the decree;
(3) Make early arrangements within the window period: under the current transition arrangements, the mandatory halal certification obligation for cosmetics has been postponed to October 17, 2028, and after that date cosmetics without certification will no longer be legally sellable in the Indonesian market. Enterprises that have not yet obtained certification are advised to plan their certification path as early as possible, and at the same time pay attention to labeling requirements such as the halal label and the disclosure of non-halal information.
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