Halal certificates for imported, distributed or traded products

The Parliament passed a bill on halal products in September 2014 and on 17 October 2014 the President enacted the bill as Law No. 33 of 2014 on Guaranty for Halal Products (Law 33 of 2014). Law 33 of 2014 requires that all products imported, distributed, or traded in Indonesia bear a halal certificate. However, products that are considered not halal are exempted from obtaining the halal certificate provided that such products provide sufficient statement informing the non-halal nature of the products. Products covered under Law 33 of 2014 are very wide, including products or services relating to food, beverages, medicines, cosmetics, chemical products, biological products, genetically engineered products, or any other goods that can be used by humans.