The Indonesian Quarantine Agency (Barantin) requires importers, especially those from China, to provide certified laboratory test result certificates for animal, fish, and plant commodities to be imported into Indonesia. The Head of the Jakarta Animal, Fish, and Plant Quarantine Center (BBKHIT) stated that Chinese goods are targeted because the country's food safety system has not yet been recognized by Indonesia, so laboratories must be registered and accompanied by an SOA certificate. He explained the policy stipulated in the Minister of Agriculture Regulation No. 55 of 2016, one point of which states that for countries that have not yet obtained recognition and registration, certification is required. The same applies to African countries without laboratory recognition and registration. Nevertheless, he emphasized that Chinese laboratories have now been registered, confirmed by a decree from the Head of the Indonesian Quarantine Agency, to ensure the safety of every commodity entering Indonesia.
According to the Minister of Agriculture's regulation, products imported from China cannot enter Indonesia directly. For example, fruit commodities from China are not allowed to enter Tanjung Priok Port but can only enter through Belawan Port in North Sumatra and Makassar Port in South Sulawesi. This is because Tanjung Priok Port only serves importing countries that have obtained recognition and have registered laboratories, such as Chile and the United States. If the service user or importer is unable to send the goods back to the country of origin, they will be destroyed. The Head of the BBKHIT Jakarta Plant Quarantine Team added that they recently issued a warning to an importer after discovering that ornamental fern commodities from China exceeded the specified quantity limit. The quota for these ornamental plants was 1,000 plants, but they found 5,000 plants. They destroyed the excess goods and issued a warning to the importer of the goods from China.
The Indonesian Quarantine Agency (Barantin) requires importers, especially those from China, to provide certified laboratory test result certificates for animal, fish, and plant commodities to be imported into Indonesia. The Head of the Jakarta Animal, Fish, and Plant Quarantine Center (BBKHIT) stated that Chinese goods are targeted because the country's food safety system has not yet been recognized by Indonesia, so laboratories must be registered and accompanied by an SOA certificate. He explained the policy stipulated in the Minister of Agriculture Regulation No. 55 of 2016, one point of which states that for countries that have not yet obtained recognition and registration, certification is required. The same applies to African countries without laboratory recognition and registration. Nevertheless, he emphasized that Chinese laboratories have now been registered, confirmed by a decree from the Head of the Indonesian Quarantine Agency, to ensure the safety of every commodity entering Indonesia.
According to the Minister of Agriculture's regulation, products imported from China cannot enter Indonesia directly. For example, fruit commodities from China are not allowed to enter Tanjung Priok Port but can only enter through Belawan Port in North Sumatra and Makassar Port in South Sulawesi. This is because Tanjung Priok Port only serves importing countries that have obtained recognition and have registered laboratories, such as Chile and the United States. If the service user or importer is unable to send the goods back to the country of origin, they will be destroyed. The Head of the BBKHIT Jakarta Plant Quarantine Team added that they recently issued a warning to an importer after discovering that ornamental fern commodities from China exceeded the specified quantity limit. The quota for these ornamental plants was 1,000 plants, but they found 5,000 plants. They destroyed the excess goods and issued a warning to the importer of the goods from China.