Certification
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Indonesia halal certification: what's actually mandatory from 17 October 2026
Indonesia's halal certification deadline for imported food, beverages and slaughter products lands 17 October 2026. What's actually enforced, and how to prepare.
newsChina signals continued streamlining of agri-food market access through 2030
China's GACC will keep streamlining agri-food quarantine and market-access rules through 2030, having cleared 264 product types from 79 countries since 2026.
newsPhilippines suspends livestock and meat imports from 7 countries over FMD
The Philippines suspended livestock and meat imports from 7 countries over FMD from 23 August 2026. A second ban on 23 more origins took effect on 19 September.
newsChina suspends seed potato imports from 31 countries over zebra chip pathogen
GACC suspended seed potato imports from 31 countries and territories with documented zebra chip disease, effective 1 August 2026, per China's agriculture ministry.
guideIndonesia mandatory halal certification: the October 2026 deadline for food exporters
Indonesia's halal certification deadline lands October 17, 2026. Who BPJPH is, what is in scope, the certification steps, and what happens without it.
guideForeign halal certificate recognition with BPJPH: using a certificate you already have
A foreign halal certificate can sometimes satisfy Indonesia's requirement without new certification, via BPJPH's Path B. How that recognition route works.
guideIndonesia halal certification by product type: meat, seafood, dairy and processed foods
Halal requirements differ by product: meat, seafood, dairy and processed foods each have distinct certification paths and exemptions. What applies to which category.
guideWhich cold-chain standards actually apply to food, and which do not
ISO 23412 covers refrigerated transport, but EU GDP and WHO PQS are pharma and vaccine standards, not food certification. Here is what actually applies.