“This represents an increase of 13.5 percent compared to the same period in 2024,” said the ministry’s Director General of National Export Development, Fajarini Puntodewi, at the signing of a cooperation agreement between the Indonesian government and Global Australian Halal Certification (GAHC) in Jakarta on Thursday.
According to the ministry's data, the total export value of Indonesian halal products to Australia in 2024 reached US$634.5 million.
"The trend is quite positive, with an average annual increase of 8.06 percent over the past five years," Puntodewi noted.
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The government aims to further boost the sales of halal products in Australia by expanding market access through cooperation with GAHC, a foreign halal institution established by the Indonesian diaspora in Australia. She stated that the institution is committed to increasing opportunities for Indonesian halal products to meet Australian consumer demand.
"We are working with GAHC to develop the market and promote exports of Indonesian halal products in the Australian market. This agreement will remain in effect for two years," Puntodewi explained.
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The Trade Ministry is also targeting the issuance of 1,000 halal certificates for 1,000 SMEs.
"We hope that GAHC will play an active role in marketing, promotional planning, and distribution facilitation in the Australian market," she added.
Puntodewi also highlighted that in 2024, Indonesia’s global halal product exports were led by food (US$41.9 billion), followed by modest fashion (US$8.28 billion), pharmaceuticals (US$0.73 billion), and cosmetics (US$0.43 billion).
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Editor: M Razi Rahman
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