Indonesia strengthens quarantine regime to support exports of animal, fish and plant commodities
Indonesia’s quarantine agency is upgrading four core control systems to raise confidence in exports of animal, fish and plant commodities and to make market access faster and more reliable.
Indonesia’s Quarantine Agency, Barantin, says it is strengthening four core control systems to support exports of animal, fish and plant commodities. The four pillars are biosecurity, digital traceability, pre-border cooperation and fast-clearance systems. The announcement was made by Barantin head Abdul Kadir Karding at the opening of the Nusatic, Nusapet and Nusahorti 2026 exhibition in Tangerang, Banten, and was released officially on June 13.
Karding said international buyers now look first at product quality, then at biosecurity, traceability and, ultimately, trust in the supplier. In that framework, he argued, biosecurity is no longer an optional differentiator for exporters trying to grow overseas sales. The agency’s message is that trade requirements have shifted: buyers increasingly want proof that goods are safe, traceable and handled within a system they can trust before they will expand purchases.
Barantin says stronger quarantine standards have already improved confidence in several Indonesian biological commodities, including ornamental fish. Karding highlighted the agency’s push for Good Fish Quarantine Practices, known as CKIB, as part of that effort. He said 128 ornamental fish quarantine facilities holding CKIB certification have already been recognised by China’s General Administration of Customs, linking Indonesian compliance work directly to access in a major destination market.
The agency is also changing how it supervises trade. It is moving from manual inspection to a risk-based approach, from paper documentation to digital integration, and from largely post-border controls to active preventive enforcement before goods cross borders. For exporters, those shifts matter both for compliance and for cost. Faster procedures can reduce logistics friction, while stronger biosecurity and traceability can help defend prices by increasing buyer confidence.
Barantin says it is acting not only as an enforcement body but also as a trade facilitator. The agency is coordinating with the ministries of agriculture and marine affairs, the national research and innovation agency, industry participants, exporters and lawmakers. Its stated objective is to strengthen quarantine protection while opening market access and improving the competitiveness of Indonesian export commodities in global trade.