Jakarta --- Good news for business. Today the Foreign Halal Certificate (SHLN) Registration menu on the Halal Information System (Sihalal) of the Halal Product Assurance Organizing Body (BPJPH) of the Ministry of Religious Affairs (Kementerian Agama) of the Republic of Indonesia is opened. Once operationally activated, the menu available on the ptsp.halal.go.id webpage can be used to register halal certificates that have been issued by the Foreign Halal Certification Agency (LHLN) which has collaborated on mutual recognition of halal certificate with BPJPH.
"Alhamdulillah, starting at 13.00 WIB today, the registration menu for Foreign halal certificates is opened on Sihalal." said the Head of BPJPH, Muhammad Aqil Irham, in Jakarta, Monday (15/7/2024).
"This Foreign Halal Certificate registration will certainly provide convenience for industrial activities and trade in halal products, where products that have been certified halal by LHLN which has collaborated on mutual recognition of halal certificates or a Mutual Recognition Agreement with BPJPH no longer need to apply for halal certificates. So all that remains to do is just register the foreign halal certificate." Aqil continued.
Furthermore, Aqil said that the SHLN registration service was an implementation of the provisions of Law Number 33 of 2014 concerning Halal Product Assurance. Article number 4 of the Law regulates that products entering, circulating and being traded inThe aIndonesian territory must be certified halal. Furthermore, the article number 47 regulates that foreign halal products imported into Indonesia do not need to submit an application for a halal certificate as long as the halal certificate is issued by LHLN which has collaborated on mutual recognition of halal certificates with BPJPH. The halal certificate must be registered by BPJPH before the product is distributed in Indonesia. Further, Government Regulation (PP) Number 39 of 2021 Article 127 regulates that halal certificates for products in the categories of raw materials, additional materials, supporting materials and slaughter products issued by LHLN which has collaborated on mutual recognition of halal certificates with BPJPH are mandatory registered before being distributed in Indonesia.
"However, in the event that the local country does not recognise foreign halal institutions in that country, halal product certification is carried out at BPJPH in accordance with the existing regulations." he stressed.
The opening of the RSHLN menu on Sihalal, continued Aqil, was carried out after BPJPH carried out a series of preparatory stages. BPJPH coordinated with relevant Ministries/Institutions, as well as integrating LHLN competency scope data and implementing the SHLN Registration system in Sihalal. BPJPH also conducted Public Test of the RSHLN System with Representatives of the Importers Association (Meeting via Zoom, followed by a Public Test of the RSHLN System in Sihalal within 7 working days. Furthermore, BPJPH prepared technical instructions for verifying RSHLN documents, and socialised RSHLN to the stakeholders.
"Furthermore, the mechanism for implementing foreign halal certificate registration services is regulated in the the Decree of the Head of BPJPH Number 90 of 2023 concerning Procedures for Registration of Foreign Halal Certificates." added Aqil.
In more detail, Kepkaban Number 90 of 2023 regulates that a new application or extension of SHLN registration is submitted by the applicant (the importer and/or official representative in Indonesia) to BPJPH in writing using an integrated electronic system via the Sihalal. If the requirements document uses a non-English language, it must be accompanied by a requirements document that has been translated into English by a formal/sworn translator.
The requirements that must be met by business to register for foreign halal certificate include the following: (1) Application letter for foreign halal certificate registration; (2) The appointment letter is in the form of a letter of agreement from the home country company which includes a clause granting rights and/or authority to the applicant as the company appointed to carry out the application for foreign halal certificate registration; (3) Business Liscence Number (NIB) from the importer and/or official representative in Indonesia; (4) A copy of the Foreign Halal Certificate for products that will enter the excise/customs area in Indonesia and has been authorized by the Indonesian representative abroad in the form of a legalization signed by an authorized official; (If the LHLN is in a member country of the Apostille convention, then only an Apostille certificate document is required.) (5) The list of goods to be imported into Indonesia is equipped with a harmonized system code (HS Code) number; and A statement that the documents submitted are correct and valid.
The following is the process flow that must be carried out to carry out RSHLN on Sihalal:
(1) Registration: a. Importer/Authorized Representative (PR) creates an account on Sihalal b. Log in, click the foreign halal certificate Registration menu c. Fill in applicant data and requirement documents
(2) Verification a. BPJPH verifies the completeness and validity of the application documents b. If the verification results have not been met, the Importer/PR is required to submit additional documents and original documents (5 working days, after that the application is canceled by the system)
(3) Payment a. If the verification results passes, BPJPH issues an invoice. The importer/PR makes payment (7 working days, after that the application is canceled by the system) b. The system verifies payment and issues a Payment Receipt
(4) Publishing a. BPJPH issues Form Draft SHLN Registration Number b. Electronic Signature Approval c. SHLN Registration Number is issued
The complete technical information regarding the implementation of SHLN registration can be found on the halal.go.id page.