Complete! This Is The Service Fee And All Halal Certification Application Rules

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Religion as of December 1, 2021, will begin to impose service tariffs for the Public Service Agency (BLU) of the Halal Product Guarantee Agency (BPJPH).

This rule is contained in the Decree of the Head of BPJPH Number 141 of 2021 concerning the Determination of Tariffs for BPJPH BLU Services and BPJPH Regulation Number 1 of 2021 concerning Procedures for Payment of Tariffs for BPJPH BLU Services.

"The issuance of the Service Tariff Regulation of the BPJPH Public Service Agency must then be guided in every service activity carried out by the BPJPH BLU," said the Head of BPJPH of the Ministry of Religion, Muhammad Aqil Irham, in Jakarta, Wednesday, March 16, as reported by the ministry's website.

The Decree of the Head of BPJPH No. 141 of 2021 is a follow-up to the issuance of Regulation of the Minister of Finance No. 57/PMK.05/2021 concerning BPJPH BLU Service Tariffs which was promulgated on June 4, 2021. This regulation is also a follow-up to Government Regulation No. 39 of 2021 concerning the Implementation of the Halal Product Assurance Sector.

"The determination of service tariff regulations is also a form of the government's commitment to provide tariff certainty and transparency of the cost of halal certification services in Indonesia," explained Aqil Irham.

"This is also the government's commitment to be present in providing comfort, security, and certainty over the availability of halal products for all people in Indonesia," he continued.

Aqil Irham explained, Decree of the Head of BPJPH No. 141 of 2021 stipulates that BPJPH BLU service tariffs consist of two types, namely: main service tariffs and supporting service tariffs. The main service tariff consists of halal certification of goods and services; Halal Inspection Agency (LPH) accreditation; halal auditor registration; halal auditor and supervisor training services; and certification of halal auditor and supervisor competence.

The tariff for supporting services includes the use of land for rooms, buildings, and buildings; use of equipment and machinery; laboratory use; and use of motorized vehicles.

Halal certification services for goods and services include: (a) halal certification application services with a statement of business actors (self declare); (b) halal certification application services; (c) halal certificate renewal application services; and (d) foreign halal certificate registration services.

LPH accreditation services include: (a) LPH accreditation services; (b) LPH accreditation extension services; (c) LPH level re-accreditation services; (d) LPH scope expansion services.

Agil Ihram explained that the tariff provisions for halal certification application services with a statement of business actors (self declaring) are subject to a tariff of Rp. The charging of service fees for halal certification applications with statements of business actors originating from the APBN, APBD, alternative financing for MSEs, financing from partnership funds, government grants or other institutions, revolving funds, or other legal and non-binding sources.

"For 2021, the amount of payment for the self-declared service fee component deposited by the service fee facilitation provider is IDR 300,000," he said. This amount is intended for the registration component, the registration component, checking the completeness of documents and issuing a halal certificate (Rp. 25,000.00), for the component of supervision and monitoring by PPH mentoring institutions (Rp. 25,000.00), for the incentive component of PPH companions (Rp. 150. 000.00), and for components of the MUI halal fatwa session (Rp.100.000,00).

"The amount of payment for the service fee component of a halal certification application with a statement from business actors that is charged to the facilitation provider in the 2022 budget year will be adjusted by considering the state's financial capacity," he continued.

Technically, the Head of the Center for Halal Registration and Certification at BPJPH Mastuki added that his party had issued Decree of the Head of BPJPH No. 33 of 2022 concerning Technical Assistance for the Process of Halal Products in Determining Obligations to Be Halal Certified for Micro and Small Business Actors based on Statements of Business Actors. This decree is intended for micro and small business actors (SMEs) to carry out the obligation to be certified halal with the criteria that the product is not at risk or uses materials and production processes that have been confirmed to be halal.

In the decision, said Mastuki, it was explained that the determination of the obligation to be certified halal for MSE actors based on the statement of business actors was determined using the following criteria: 1. The product is not risky or uses ingredients that have been confirmed to be halal2. The production process is guaranteed to be halal and simple 3. Have annual sales results (turnover) of a maximum of Rp. 500 million as evidenced by an independent statement4. Have a Business Identification Number (NIB)5. Have a location, place, and tools for Halal Product Processing (PPH) that are separate from the location, place, and tools for processing non-halal products

6. Having or not having a distribution permit (PIRT/MD/UMOT/UKOT). Sanitation Hygiene Eligibility Certificate (SLHS) for food/beverage products with a shelf life of less than 7 (seven) days, or other industrial permits for products produced from relevant agencies/agencies7. Have outlets and/or production facilities at most 1 (one) location8. Actively producing 1 (one) year prior to the application for halal certification9. The products produced are in the form of goods (not services or businesses in restaurants, canteens, catering, and shops/houses/food stalls)10. The ingredients used have been confirmed to be halal. Proven by a halal certificate, or included in the list of materials according to the Decree of the Minister of Religion Number 1360 of 2021 concerning Materials that are Exempted from the Obligation to be Certified Halal

11. Do not use hazardous materials12. Halal has been verified by the companion of the halal product process13. Types of products/product groups that are certified as halal do not contain elements of slaughtered animals, unless they come from producers or slaughterhouses/poultry slaughterhouses that are already halal-certified14. Using production equipment with simple technology or done manually and/or semi-automatically (home business not factory business)15. The preservation process for the resulting product does not use radiation techniques, genetic engineering, the use of ozone (ozonization), and a combination of several preservation methods (hurdle technology).

16. Complete the application document for halal certification with the online business actor statement mechanism through SIHALAL

Mastuki explained that the application for halal certification of goods and services with a regular mechanism, is subject to service tariffs. The service tariff consists of a registration fee component, inspection of completeness of documents, inspection of product halalness by LPH, determination of product halalness by MUI, and issuance of halal certificates.

"The payment for the component is deposited by the business actor into the account of the BPJPH Public Service Agency," he explained.

"Payments are made by business actors after LPH submits cost details to BPJPH to be issued as a single bill of cost components," he continued.

For example, continued Mastuki, the cost of applying for a halal certificate of goods and services belonging to MSEs is Rp. 300,000.00 plus the cost of checking the halalness of UMK products by LPH of a maximum of Rp. 350,000.00. So the total cost is IDR 650,000.00.

For medium-sized businesses of food products with simple processes/materials, the total cost is Rp. 8,000,000.00, consisting of a certificate application fee of Rp. 5,000,000.00 and a maximum LPH examination fee of Rp. 3,000,000.00.

The following are the components of the cost of applying for a Halal Certificate for Goods and Services (per Certificate): 1. Application for Halal Certificate: a. Micro and Small Enterprises: IDR 300,000.00b. Medium Enterprises: IDR 5,000,000.00c. Large Business and/or originating from abroad: Rp. 12,500,000.00

2. Application for Halal Certificate Extension: a. Micro and Small Enterprises: IDR 200,000.00b. Medium Enterprises: Rp.2.400.000.00c. Large Business and/or originating from overseas: IDR 5,000,000.00

3. Registration of Overseas Halal Certification: IDR 800,000.00

The following is a list of the highest unit costs for product halal inspection fees by the halal inspection agency for micro and small business actors: 1. Products in the positive list / products with simple processes / materials: Rp. 350,000.002. Processed food: Rp. 350,000.00,3. Medicine: IDR 350,000.004. Cosmetics: IDR 350,000.00

5. Used Goods: IDR 350,000.006. Service: IDR 350,000.007. Restaurant/ Catering/ Canteen: IDR 350,000.008. Slaughterhouse/Poultry and Slaughter Service: IDR 350,000.00

The following is a list of the highest unit costs for product halal inspection fees by the Halal Inspection Agency for Medium, Large and/or Overseas Business Actors:1. Products in the positive list / products with simple processes / materials: IDR 3,000,000.002. Processed food, chemical products, microbial products Rp.6.468.750.003. Flavor and Fragrance: IDR 7,652,500,004. Genetically Engineered Products Rp. 5,412,500,005. Medicines, cosmetics, biological products IDR 5,9000,000.00

6. Vaccine Rp21,125,000,007. Gelatin IDR 7,912,000.008. Used Goods and Packaging Rp. 3,937,000.009. Services: IDR 5,275,000,0010. Restaurant/ Catering/ Canteen Rp3.687.500.0011. Slaughterhouse/Poultry and Slaughter Services IDR 3,937,000.00