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Indonesia's Sweeping Halal Certification Rules
Indonesia is implementing broad new halal certification requirements covering a wide range of consumer products, prompting business pushback, according to FT reporting from October 13, 2026. The rules could significantly affect multinational companies' compliance costs and supply chains in the world's largest Muslim-majority market.
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Indonesia, the world's largest majority-Muslim nation, is moving to force companies to explain how products ranging from clothing to toilet paper are permissible under Islamic law, triggering a business backlash over the sweeping new halal compliance rules (FT, October 13). The policy has significant implications for multinational manufacturers, retailers, and supply chains operating in Indonesia, and is likely to generate ongoing regulatory and compliance disputes as implementation proceeds.