Jakarta, Oct. 17 -- The Indonesian government has extended the deadline for mandatory halal certification for certain products and services to October 2028, postponing the original enforcement date of October 18, 2026.

The extension is intended to give businesses and the national halal ecosystem more time to prepare for implementation.

Susiwijono Moegiarso, Secretary of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, said the adjustment would be made through an amendment to Government Regulation No. 42/2024 on the Implementation of Halal Product Assurance.

"Taking into account the readiness of the halal ecosystem, the government has extended the phased implementation of mandatory halal certification through a government regulation amen...