BPOM Updates Provisions on Food and Drug Imports

The Head of the National Agency for Drug and Food Control (Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan – “BPOM”) has issued Regulation No. 12 of 2015 on the Oversight of Food and Drug Imports into Indonesian Territory (“2015 Regulation”).

The 2015 Regulation aims to improve and streamline the entire process of importing food and drugs into Indonesia by adjusting the customs clearance and cargo release processes for products listed under Appendix II to the 2015 Regulation. These matters were previously regulated under Head of BPOM Regulation No. 27 of 2013 (“2013 Regulation”).[1]