The government encourages the Indonesian textile industry to meet halal product standards to increase competitiveness and expand the market. Head of Standardization and Industrial Services Policy Agency (BSKJI) of the Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) Doddy Rahadi said the government had issued several Indonesian National Standards (SNI) for textile product lines used for worship.
These standards include mukena (SNI 8856:2020), ihram cloth (SNI 8767:2019), carpet (SNI 7116:2019), veil (SNI 8098:2017), socks (SNI 7131:2017). According to him, this standard is an effort to increase the competitiveness of the domestic industry to produce quality and sustainable products. The assurance of the quality of the products produced by the industry is an important thing that must be maintained and improved.
According to him, in government regulations regarding the distribution of halal products, halal certification is also required for Textiles and Textile Products (TPT) which are included in the use goods category, namely clothing, head coverings, and accessories, worship equipment for Muslims. "This rule will be enforced from October 17 this year to October 17, 2026," he said in a press release, Tuesday.
According to him, the government is committed to encouraging the development of the halal industry because it has great potential in spurring the national economy. Moreover, Indonesia has the opportunity to become the largest producer and exporter of halal products in the world. "The products of the Muslim fashion industry are included in the 2019-2024 Indonesian Islamic economic master plan," he said.
In addition to fashion, other industries are halal food and beverages, halal tourism, media and recreation, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries and the renewable energy industry.
The Head of the Textile Center (BBT) of the Ministry of Industry, Cahyadi, said that his party assisted stakeholders in preparing a halal ecosystem from a series of upstream to downstream sector production processes. "We open cross-stakeholder collaboration to jointly complete the study of determining the critical point of contamination of non-halal content in the textile industry," he said. This is expected to provide recommendations for the Halal Product Guarantee Agency (BPJPH) of the Ministry of Religion in carrying out the conformity assessment process for the Used Goods sector, especially textiles and textile products.
Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita said that from year to year the consumption of Muslim fashion in Indonesia has always increased with an average growth rate of 3.2 percent per year. In 2020, Indonesia is in fifth place in the world's Muslim fashion consumers. Indonesia is also the fifth largest exporter in the OIC member countries, with a proportion of 9.3 percent. "This value when viewed globally is only around 3.8 percent of the total world market for halal products. Therefore, it needs to be optimized again," he said. In addition, the need for domestic halal products is still wide open with a Muslim population of 87.2 percent of the total population.
