Decree of the Deputy of Fish Quarantine of the Indonesian Quarantine Authority Number 13 Year 2025 Concerning Procedures for Registration of exporters from the Country of Origin

The Decree of the Deputy of Fish Quarantine of the Indonesian Quarantine Authority Number 13 Year 2025 establishes the procedures for the registration of exporters from the country of origin intending to export fish and fishery products into the Republic of Indonesia as a pre-border measure risk control instrument to ensure fish health, biosecurity, traceability, and the safety and quality of fishery products. This regulation regulates the procedure or stages of registration, which include harmonization and bilateral communication with the Competent Authority of the exporting country, submission and evaluation of questionnaires (country and exporters), implementation of on-site audits, and review and determination of registration recommendations. It further sets out provisions concerning the addition of commodity scope, extension of registration validity, periodic monitoring and evaluation, as well as mechanisms for suspension or rejection in cases where minimum requirements are not fulfilled. The Indonesian Quarantine Authority (IQA) will issue registration numbers to all exporters from the country of origin that comply with the import requirements for fish and fishery products as stipulated by Indonesia.In addition, IQA as the competent border authority in Indonesia, as mandated by Law Number 21 of 2019 concerning animal, fish, and plant quarantine, and as the veterinary quarantine authority in accordance with Government Regulation Number 34 of 2024, IQA plays a significant role in the export, import, and inter-area movement of animal, fish, and plant commodities as well as in ensuring that products entering Indonesia are healthy and safe for human consumption.Concerning the entry into force of the provisions stipulated in this regulation, IQA grants a grace period of 12 (twelve) months, commencing from the date this regulation is notified to the WTO Secretariat.