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Korea wins key halal concessions from Indonesia to protect K-beauty exports

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Korea’s booming cosmetics industry scored a crucial regulatory victory in Southeast Asia on Monday after a Korean delegation successfully negotiated a series of concessions to ease strict halal certification rules in Indonesia. Following high-level bilateral talks in Jakarta, Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced a landmark agreement that slashes administrative red tape just months before Indonesia’s mandatory halal labeling law takes effect on Oct. 18. Indonesia, home to the world’s largest Muslim population, represents a cornerstone market for Korean beauty exports. However, impending mandates requiring all cosmetics sold domestically to bear official halal certification threatened to stall K-beauty momentum due to stringent labor and facility requirements. In response, a joint public-private delegation led by Korean regulators met with Indonesia’s Halal Product Assurance Organizing Agency (BPJPH) and the Indonesian Food and Drug Authority (BPOM) from July 20-22. The neg

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