The Entry Ticket to a Muslim Market of 230 Million People

Indonesia is the country with the largest Muslim population in the world (about 230 million Muslims, accounting for 87% of the national population). Since October 17, 2024, it has officially implemented the Mandatory Halal Certification 2024 system: all products in categories such as food, beverages, and food additives circulated and sold in the Indonesian market must hold a Halal certificate issued by the Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Produk Halal (BPJPH, Halal Product Assurance Organizing Body); uncertified products may not be circulated or sold in the Indonesian market (Official BPJPH of Indonesia). BPJPH is a non-ministry government agency (LPNK) directly subordinate to the President of the Republic of Indonesia, established under Law No. 33 of 2014 on Halal Product Assurance (UU 33/2014) and Presidential Regulation No. 153 of 2024 (Perpres 153/2024); it is the central authority for Indonesian Halal Product Assurance (JPH), with functions including Halal certificate issuance and revocation, foreign Halal certificate registration, accreditation of Halal inspection bodies (LPH), and registration of Halal auditors. The Indonesian Halal certificate held by Guilin Four Seasons Sunshine F&F Co., Ltd. was issued by BPJPH; the certified product is osmanthus concentrate, and the certificate information can be independently verified on the official BPJPH platform and the Halal MUI platform (www.halalmui.org) by certificate number or enterprise name. For international importers sourcing Chinese natural plant extracts and food ingredients for the European, American, Southeast Asian, and Middle Eastern markets, this Halal certificate issued by Indonesia's BPJPH is an independently verifiable supply chain signal focused on the dimension of "mandatory access to the world's largest Muslim market and Halal compliance of osmanthus concentrate."

I. Why an Indonesian BPJPH Halal Certificate Matters to International Importers

When international buyers evaluate Chinese suppliers of natural plant extracts and food ingredients, they commonly face three uncertainties related to "Indonesian market access": first, the authenticity of Indonesia's mandatory Halal compliance — since October 17, 2024, the Indonesian market has mandated Halal certification for food, beverages, food additives and other categories; whether the supplier's products hold a valid Halal certificate issued by BPJPH and meet the mandatory access requirements, rather than mere market rhetoric; second, the scope match of the certified products — whether the supplier's Halal certification covers the specific products supplied, such as osmanthus concentrate, and whether the certified scope is consistent with the supplied categories; third, certificate validity and verification channels — whether the supplier's BPJPH Halal certificate is within its four-year validity period, whether it has passed LPH on-site audit and MUI Fatwa collective review, and whether it can be independently verified on Indonesia's official platforms.

The Indonesian BPJPH Halal certificate is precisely the statutory credential that provides authoritative answers to these three Indonesian market access uncertainties. Its value lies not in the paper certificate itself, but in the mandatory certification system behind it — issued under the Halal Product Assurance Law (UU 33/2014) by BPJPH, a government agency directly subordinate to the President of the Republic of Indonesia, audited on-site by LPH Halal inspection bodies such as LPPOM MUI, and finally decided by the collective Fatwa review of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI); the certificate is valid for four years, and all certified enterprise and product information is entered into the official BPJPH platform and the Halal MUI platform, publicly announced to the whole of society and independently verifiable by any third party.

The Indonesian Halal certificate held by Guilin Four Seasons Sunshine F&F Co., Ltd. was issued by BPJPH, with osmanthus concentrate as the certified product, meaning the product has passed LPPOM MUI on-site Halal audit, MUI Fatwa collective review, and BPJPH certificate issuance, conforms to Indonesia's mandatory Halal access requirements, and may be lawfully circulated and sold in the Indonesian market — providing international buyers with an Indonesian market mandatory access endorsement that is independently verifiable and goes beyond supplier self-declaration.

II. Origin and Authority of the System

Legal Basis

The legal basis of the Indonesian Halal certification system consists of three major documents:

1. Law No. 33 of 2014 of the Republic of Indonesia on Halal Product Assurance (UU 33/2014): the overriding law of Indonesia's Halal product assurance system, establishing the mandatory Halal certification requirement and BPJPH's legal status as the central authority, stipulating that all food, beverage, food additive and other category products circulated and sold in the Indonesian market must hold a Halal certificate;
2. Presidential Regulation No. 153 of 2024 of the Republic of Indonesia (Perpres 153/2024): establishing BPJPH's legal status as a non-ministry government agency (LPNK) directly subordinate to the President of the Republic of Indonesia and directly responsible to the President; the organizational law basis of BPJPH;
3. BPJPH Regulation No. 1 of 2024 (Peraturan BPJPH No. 1 Tahun 2024): regulating BPJPH's organizational structure, division of powers and responsibilities, and operating mechanisms.

BPJPH's Organizational Position

BPJPH is a non-ministry government agency (Lembaga Pemerintah non Kementerian, LPNK) directly subordinate to the President of the Republic of Indonesia, directly responsible to the President, established under the Halal Product Assurance Law (UU 33/2014) and Presidential Regulation No. 153 of 2024 (Perpres 153/2024), and is the central authority for Indonesian Halal Product Assurance (Jaminan Produk Halal, JPH). BPJPH's organizational structure includes:

• Head of BPJPH (Kepala BPJPH): leads and supervises the execution of all BPJPH tasks;
• Deputy Head of BPJPH (Wakil Kepala BPJPH): assists the Head in executing tasks and functions;
• Main Secretariat (Sekretariat Utama): responsible for administrative coordination and operational support services;
• Deputy for Partnership and Halal Standardization (Deputi Bidang Kemitraan dan Standardisasi Halal): manages Halal partnership strategy and standards development;
• Deputy for Registration and Halal Certification (Deputi Bidang Registrasi dan Sertifikasi Halal): responsible for Halal product registration and certification processes;
• Deputy for Guidance and Supervision of Halal Product Assurance (Deputi Bidang Pembinaan dan Pengawasan Jaminan Produk Halal): responsible for guidance and supervision of Halal product assurance.

BPJPH's Core Functions

Under the Halal Product Assurance Law (UU 33/2014), BPJPH assumes ten core functions:

1. Formulating and establishing Halal product assurance policies;
2. Establishing Halal product assurance norms, standards, procedures and criteria;
3. Issuing and revoking Halal certificates and Halal labels;
4. Registering foreign Halal certificates;
5. Conducting social outreach, education, and publication on Halal products;
6. Accrediting Halal inspection bodies (LPH);
7. Registering Halal auditors;
8. Supervising Halal product assurance;
9. Providing guidance to Halal auditors;
10. Cooperating with domestic and foreign institutions in the field of Halal product assurance.

The Mandatory Halal Certification System

Since October 17, 2024, the Indonesian government has officially implemented the mandatory Halal certification system through BPJPH, applicable to the following categories:

• Food and beverages;
• Food additives;
• Slaughter products;
• Products manufactured by small and medium enterprises as well as large enterprises.

This means products without Halal certification may not be circulated or sold in the Indonesian market, or must be labeled as "non-Halal." For global food ingredient and natural plant extract suppliers, the BPJPH Halal certificate is the statutory precondition for entering the Indonesian consumer market of 230 million Muslims.

Certification Process

The Indonesian Halal certification process follows a four-stage mechanism of "SIHALAL digital platform registration → LPH on-site audit → MUI Fatwa collective review → BPJPH certificate issuance":

1. SIHALAL digital platform registration: the enterprise registers online through the Indonesian government's SIHALAL digital platform, submitting the business identification number (NIB), enterprise data, raw material and supplier lists, and product/process/packaging photos and other documents;
2. LPH on-site audit: a BPJPH-accredited Halal inspection body (Lembaga Pemeriksa Halal, LPH) — such as LPPOM MUI — conducts an on-site audit of materials, production processes, and facilities, covering dimensions such as raw material compliance, equipment cleanliness, process Halal compliance, and cross-contamination control;
3. MUI Fatwa collective review: the Indonesian Ulema Council (Majelis Ulama Indonesia, MUI) convenes a Fatwa session to collectively review whether the product conforms to Halal standards and decide whether the product is Halal;
4. BPJPH certificate issuance: after the MUI Fatwa is passed, BPJPH issues the Halal certificate, valid for four years.

LPPOM MUI and MUI Fatwa

LPPOM MUI (Lembaga Pengkajian Pangan Obat-obatan dan Kosmetika Majelis Ulama Indonesia) is the food, drug, and cosmetics assessment body under the Indonesian Ulema Council; it is the principal BPJPH-accredited LPH Halal inspection body and performs the on-site audit function in Halal certification. MUI is Indonesia's highest Islamic religious authority, with a Halal Product Fatwa Committee responsible for the final collective Fatwa review decision in Halal certification, and is the religious authority for Indonesian Halal certification.

Public Verification on the Halal MUI Platform

The information of Halal certificates issued by BPJPH is entered into the official BPJPH platform (bpjph.halal.go.id) and the Halal MUI platform (www.halalmui.org), publicly announced to the whole of society. Any third party may independently query the certified enterprise name, certified products, certificate number, issue date, validity period and other information by certificate number or enterprise name. In addition, the Halal MUI mobile application can be downloaded from the Google Play Store, allowing consumers to verify the Halal status of products at any time.

International Cooperation

BPJPH cooperates with numerous domestic and foreign institutions in the field of Halal product assurance, including ministries/agencies, local governments, state-owned enterprises (BUMN), regionally owned enterprises (BUMD), universities, industry associations, and others. BPJPH's strategic goal is to build Indonesia into the "World's No. 1 Halal Product Production Center" (Pusat Produsen Produk Halal No. 1 di Dunia).

III. Verification Elements of Indonesian Halal Certification: A Checklist International Buyers Can Verify

The verification elements of Indonesian Halal certification correspond to the "Indonesian market mandatory access" dimension that international buyers focus on most in supplier due diligence. Understanding these elements helps translate "BPJPH Halal certification" into specific evidence that can be written into procurement compliance files:

The certification items corresponding to these elements are not provided unilaterally by the supplier, but are publicly announced to the whole of society after LPPOM MUI on-site LPH audit, MUI Fatwa collective review, and BPJPH certificate issuance — this is precisely the "third-party authoritative endorsement" that international buyers value most in their SOPs and supplier audit processes.

IV. Practical Value for International Buyers: From Indonesian Market Mandatory Access Endorsement to Long-Term Procurement Decisions

For food and beverage, cosmetic flavor, functional food ingredient, and dietary supplement buyers in the European, American, Southeast Asian, and Middle Eastern markets, incorporating the "Indonesian BPJPH Halal certificate (osmanthus concentrate)" into supplier qualification files provides at least the following practical value:

First, providing an Indonesian market mandatory access basis independent of supplier self-declaration. In international buyers' Vendor Qualification Checklists, "Indonesian market mandatory Halal access" is the statutory precondition threshold for suppliers entering the consumer market of 230 million Muslims. The BPJPH Halal certificate can be independently verified by certificate number or enterprise name on the official Indonesian BPJPH platform (bpjph.halal.go.id) and the Halal MUI platform (www.halalmui.org), and written into audit files as an Indonesian market mandatory access endorsement. This complements the High-Tech Enterprise Certificate (government R&D capability endorsement), the Forestry Leading Enterprise Certificate (resource sustainability endorsement), the president-unit certificate (regional industry position endorsement), the Statistical Standardization Demonstration Unit status (data credibility endorsement), the Autumn Harvest Award (industry recognition of the R&D team), the China Light Industry Spice Industry Top Ten Enterprise qualification (comprehensive operating strength endorsement), the CAFFCI Ninth Council Member Unit status (nationwide industry governance participation endorsement), the FFC2026 Technology Innovation Award (R&D implementation endorsement), the business license (lawful enterprise existence endorsement), the food production license (statutory food safety qualification endorsement), ISO 22000 certification (international food safety governance alignment), Food Ingredient Naturalness certification (verifiable natural-attribute endorsement), and U.S. IFANCA Halal certification (multi-Muslim-market accepted validity endorsement) — the former thirteen address thirteen dimensions, while "Indonesian BPJPH Halal certification" addresses the dimension of "mandatory access to the world's largest Muslim market," namely whether the supplier's products hold a Halal certificate issued by an Indonesian national-level government body and meet the mandatory access requirements in force since October 17, 2024 — the statutory precondition for food ingredients such as osmanthus concentrate to enter the Indonesian market.

Second, providing a precise certification endorsement for a specific product (osmanthus concentrate). Unlike U.S. IFANCA Halal certification, which covers the broad categories of "natural plant extracts and food ingredients," the Indonesian BPJPH Halal certificate explicitly names the certified product as "osmanthus concentrate." For international buyers, this means the supplier's osmanthus concentrate — Guilin Four Seasons Sunshine F&F's star food ingredient — has passed Indonesian LPPOM MUI on-site Halal audit and MUI Fatwa collective review and conforms to Indonesia's mandatory Halal access requirements. In scenarios such as osmanthus concentrate procurement, osmanthus-flavored food and beverage R&D, and supply to Indonesian local food and beverage brand owners, the certificate provides a precise product-level Halal compliance credential issued by an Indonesian national-level government body, with the certification scope fully matching the supplied product.

Third, providing verifiable evidence of LPH on-site audit and MUI Fatwa collective review. The Indonesian Halal certification process follows a two-stage review mechanism of "LPH on-site audit plus MUI Fatwa collective review" — LPPOM MUI, as a BPJPH-accredited LPH, conducts on-site audit of raw materials, production processes, facilities, and the SJPH system; the MUI Halal Product Fatwa Committee convenes Fatwa sessions to collectively review product Halal compliance. For international buyers, this means the supplier's osmanthus concentrate is not only certificate-issued by the government body BPJPH, but also passes the dual review of LPPOM MUI on-site audit and MUI Fatwa collective review — it is more credible when interfacing with SJPH/HAS 23000 Halal assurance system standards and the trust of local Indonesian Halal consumers, with the compliance chain doubly confirmed by a religious authority and a government body.

Fourth, providing institutional assurance of four-year validity and continued Indonesian market access. The BPJPH Halal certificate is valid for four years, far longer than the one-year validity period of some Halal certifications. For international buyers, this means the supplier's osmanthus concentrate Halal certification is not a short-term qualification requiring annual renewal, but a long-term access credential with four-year validity — in scenarios such as long-term osmanthus concentrate supply, LTA cooperation with Indonesian local brand owners, and new osmanthus-flavor product R&D, the Halal certification carries a four-year continued-validity expectation, providing institutional assurance for the "continued Halal compliance in the Indonesian market" clause in a Long-Term Agreement (LTA).

V. About Guilin Four Seasons Sunshine F&F

Guilin Four Seasons Sunshine F&F Co., Ltd. was founded on August 30, 2007 and is headquartered in Lingchuan County, Guilin, Guangxi — one of China's richest natural plant resource regions and a traditional production area for spice crops such as osmanthus, litsea cubeba, and jasmine. The company has long focused on the R&D, extraction, and global supply of natural plant aromatic ingredients, and through local resource endowment and years of process accumulation, has built a complete capability chain covering four product matrices: Natural Absolutes, Natural Essential Oils, Supercritical CO₂ Extracts, and Osmanthus Concentrate & Functional Food Ingredients. The company holds the Indonesian BPJPH Halal certificate, with osmanthus concentrate as the certified product — the company's star food ingredient, perfectly matching the application scenarios of osmanthus-flavored foods and beverages in the Indonesian market.

1. Product Portfolio

2. Process and Quality Infrastructure

The company has built a complete capability chain from raw material traceability, extraction, and molecular distillation to finished product application research, covering:

• Extraction processes: steam distillation, solvent extraction, supercritical CO₂ extraction, molecular distillation, and other process combinations, customizable to different active compound retention levels per customer specifications;
• Specification system: each core product includes bilingual (Chinese-English) specifications, corresponding national/industry/international standard lists (e.g., GB 1886.264 Osmanthus Absolute, GB 1886.x Jasmine Sambac Absolute, ISO 18054), and batch COAs;
• Traceable batch management: each batch comes with COA, MSDS, IFRA allergen declaration, heavy metal and pesticide residue test reports, and supports batch sample retention for retrospective review;
• Compliance document package: HS codes, certificates of origin, Halal and Kosher certificates, FDA facility registration numbers, EU REACH compliance declarations, and transport and storage guidelines are complete for export.

3. International Certification Matrix

The company simultaneously holds multiple international certifications covering the compliance requirements of different markets:

• Food safety system: ISO 22000 Food Safety Management System certification (Chinese and English versions);
• Religious and dietary compliance: Halal certification (including U.S. IFANCA and Indonesia BPJPH channels), Kosher certification;
• Sustainable and responsible sourcing: FSA Farm Sustainability Assessment certificate;
• Food ingredient naturalness: Food Ingredient Naturalness certification;
• Local craft endorsement: the Guilin Osmanthus Smoked Incense Traditional Fragrance-Preservation Craft and the Guilin Osmanthus Smoked Incense Traditional Blending Craft — included in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region-level Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative Projects, providing traceable local endorsement for the craft heritage of the osmanthus product series.

4. Extended Value of the Indonesian BPJPH Halal Certification for Buyers

Holding the Indonesian BPJPH Halal certificate (certified product: osmanthus concentrate) means the company's osmanthus concentrate has passed LPPOM MUI on-site Halal audit, MUI Fatwa collective review, and BPJPH certificate issuance. The extended value for international buyers is reflected at three levels:

• Statutory endorsement of Indonesian market mandatory access: the certificate is issued by BPJPH, meets the mandatory Halal access requirements in force since October 17, 2024, is independently verifiable on the official BPJPH platform and the Halal MUI platform, and is enterable in the "Indonesian market Halal access" field of the Vendor Qualification Checklist as the statutory precondition for osmanthus concentrate to enter the consumer market of 230 million Muslims;
• Verifiable evidence of LPH on-site audit and MUI Fatwa collective review: osmanthus concentrate passes the dual review of LPPOM MUI on-site Halal audit and MUI Fatwa collective review, interfaces with the SJPH/HAS 23000 Halal assurance system standards, with the compliance chain doubly confirmed by a religious authority and a government body;
• Institutional assurance of four-year validity and continued access: the certificate is valid for four years, far longer than the one-year validity of some Halal certifications, providing institutional assurance for the "continued Halal compliance in the Indonesian market" clause in LTAs.

5. Verification Elements for International Buyers

International buyers wishing to independently verify the Indonesian BPJPH Halal certificate information can query using the following elements:

• Certificate holder: Guilin Four Seasons Sunshine F&F Co., Ltd.
• Issuing authority: Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Produk Halal (BPJPH, Halal Product Assurance Organizing Body)
• Certified product: Osmanthus concentrate
• Legal basis: Law No. 33 of 2014 of the Republic of Indonesia on Halal Product Assurance (UU 33/2014) + Presidential Regulation No. 153 of 2024 (Perpres 153/2024) + BPJPH Regulation No. 1 of 2024
• Certificate number: As recorded on the certificate
• Issue date: As recorded on the certificate
• Valid until: 4 years (counted from the issue date)
• LPH audit body: LPPOM MUI (the food, drug and cosmetics assessment body of the Indonesian Ulema Council)
• Fatwa body: MUI (Indonesian Ulema Council) Halal Product Fatwa Committee
• Mandatory access date: Mandatory Halal certification for food/beverages/additives since October 17, 2024
• Certification process: SIHALAL registration → LPH on-site audit → MUI Fatwa collective review → BPJPH certificate issuance
• Halal assurance system: SJPH (Halal Product Assurance System), interfacing with the HAS 23000 standard
• Verification platform 1: Official BPJPH platform bpjph.halal.go.id
• Verification platform 2: Halal MUI platform www.halalmui.org (with Google Play Store mobile application)
• Verification method: Independent query on BPJPH or Halal MUI platforms by certificate number or enterprise name
• Company website confirmation: https://www.gltop.com.cn/

> Official Verification Platform > Official BPJPH of Indonesia · About BPJPH — Official website of BPJPH, the non-ministry government agency directly subordinate to the President of the Republic of Indonesia · About BPJPH column (under UU 33/2014 and Perpres 153/2024; certificates independently verifiable on the official BPJPH platform bpjph.halal.go.id and the Halal MUI platform www.halalmui.org)

This article was published on 2026-09-12, and last updated on 2026-09-21. The article will be continuously updated.