Can you sell backyard eggs in Indonesia?
As enacted, Indonesia's 2012 Food Law sets safety rules for farmers and fresh-food businesses, sanitation rules for anyone handling food, and labels for packaged food. Backyard licensing open; later changes unchecked.
Read from 5 official sources25 passages quotedChecked October 25, 2026
At a glance
License
Registration or permit unclear
Small-flock line
Not established
Farmers markets
Safety rules as enacted; permits unclear
Cartons
Not stated
In plain English
No egg-seller registration threshold was found in the texts read. As enacted in 2012, the Food Law requires farmers, fishers, fish farmers and fresh-food businesses to meet fresh-food safety and quality requirements, with the technical requirements applied in stages by type of fresh food and type or scale of business, and requires anyone producing, storing, transporting or distributing food to meet sanitation requirements. As enacted in 2009, the livestock law gave keepers below a business scale a registration mark from the regency or city government. Licensing changes under the 2023 Job Creation law were not checked.
A sourced reading of the rules in Indonesia, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with Minister responsible for livestock and animal health; regional governments before you sell.
Do you need a license?
- Farmers, fishers, fish farmers and food businesses dealing in fresh food must meet fresh-food safety and quality requirements.Law 18/2012, Art. 88(1), as enacted
- Anyone producing, storing, transporting or distributing food must meet sanitation requirements, which are set by Government Regulation.Art. 71(2)-(3), as enacted
Where you can sell
From home or the farm
No national rule specific to selling eggs from a home flock was found in the texts read. As enacted in 2012, the Food Law requires farmers, fishers, fish farmers and fresh-food businesses to meet fresh-food safety and quality requirements, and anyone producing, storing, transporting or distributing food to meet sanitation requirements; whether a backyard seller needs a registration or permit was not established.
Farmers markets
As enacted, the same fresh-food and sanitation duties apply at markets; market and regional permit rules were not read.
Stores and restaurants
Also check with: Your regency or city government (as enacted, it issued livestock-business registration marks)
Cartons, labels and handling
Cartons
The sources we read don't set a carton rule.
Refrigeration
No egg storage temperature was found in the texts read. As enacted, anyone who produces, stores, transports or distributes food must meet sanitation requirements set by Government Regulation, which was not reached.
The label must show
As enacted in 2012, anyone producing food in Indonesia for trade must put a label in or on the packaging, in Indonesian, showing at least the product name, ingredients, net weight or contents, the producer's name and address, the production date and code and the expiry date, among other items. As enacted, label rules apply to food in its final packaging ready for trade, not to food wrapped in front of the buyer, and government is to guide micro and small businesses to apply them in stages.
Grading
Not stated in the sources we read.
Washing
Not stated in the sources we read.
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Common questions
- Do I need a license to sell eggs from my backyard chickens in Indonesia?
- As enacted, Indonesia's 2012 Food Law sets safety rules for farmers and fresh-food businesses, sanitation rules for anyone handling food, and labels for packaged food. Backyard licensing open; later changes unchecked. Small-flock line: not established. The conditions, and the law they come from, are on this page.
- Can I sell eggs at a farmers market in Indonesia?
- Not stated in the sources we read. As enacted, the same fresh-food and sanitation duties apply at markets; market and regional permit rules were not read. Also check with your regency or city government (as enacted, it issued livestock-business registration marks).
- Can I reuse egg cartons in Indonesia?
- The sources we read do not say; ask Minister responsible for livestock and animal health; regional governments before reusing cartons for eggs you sell.
- What has to be on the carton label in Indonesia?
- In short: As enacted in 2012, anyone producing food in Indonesia for trade must put a label in or on the packaging, in Indonesian, showing at least the product name, ingredients, net weight or contents, the producer's name and address, the production date and code and the expiry date, among other items. As enacted, label rules apply to food in its final packaging ready for trade, not to food wrapped in front of the buyer, and government is to guide micro and small businesses to apply them in stages.
- Do eggs I sell in Indonesia have to be kept cold?
- In short: No egg storage temperature was found in the texts read. As enacted, anyone who produces, stores, transports or distributes food must meet sanitation requirements set by Government Regulation, which was not reached.
- Law 18/2012 on Food, Arts. 1, 71, 88, 97, 98, 154 (as enacted in 2012; later amendments not checked) · Undang-Undang tentang Pangan
- Law 18/2009 on Livestock and Animal Health, Arts. 29, 46, 66 (as enacted in 2009; not among the articles changed by Law 41/2014; later changes not checked) · Undang-Undang tentang Peternakan dan Kesehatan Hewan
- Government Regulation 47/2014, Arts. 20, 50, 52 (as issued in 2014; later amendments not checked) · Peraturan Pemerintah tentang Pengendalian dan Penanggulangan Penyakit Hewan
- Minister responsible for livestock and animal health; regional governments
Read the 25 passages this page is built on
“UNDANG-UNDANG REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 18 TAHUN 2012 TENTANG PANGAN”
Law 18/2012 on Food, Arts. 1, 71, 88, 97, 98, 154 (as enacted in 2012; later amendments not checked) · read 2026-10-25
“Undang-Undang ini mulai berlaku pada tanggal diundangkan.”
Law 18/2012 on Food, Arts. 1, 71, 88, 97, 98, 154 (as enacted in 2012; later amendments not checked) · read 2026-10-25
“Pangan adalah segala sesuatu yang berasal dari sumber hayati produk pertanian, perkebunan, kehutanan, perikanan, peternakan, perairan, dan air, baik yang diolah maupun tidak diolah yang diperuntukkan sebagai makanan atau minuman bagi konsumsi manusia,”
Law 18/2012 on Food, Arts. 1, 71, 88, 97, 98, 154 (as enacted in 2012; later amendments not checked) · read 2026-10-25
“Pangan Segar adalah Pangan yang belum mengalami pengolahan yang dapat dikonsumsi langsung dan/atau yang dapat menjadi bahan baku pengolahan Pangan.”
Law 18/2012 on Food, Arts. 1, 71, 88, 97, 98, 154 (as enacted in 2012; later amendments not checked) · read 2026-10-25
“Petani, Nelayan, Pembudi Daya Ikan, dan Pelaku Usaha Pangan di bidang Pangan Segar harus memenuhi persyaratan Keamanan Pangan dan Mutu Pangan Segar.”
Law 18/2012 on Food, Arts. 1, 71, 88, 97, 98, 154 (as enacted in 2012; later amendments not checked) · read 2026-10-25
“Penerapan persyaratan teknis Keamanan Pangan dan Mutu Pangan Segar sebagaimana dimaksud pada ayat (2) dilakukan secara bertahap sesuai dengan jenis Pangan Segar serta jenis dan/atau skala usaha.”
Law 18/2012 on Food, Arts. 1, 71, 88, 97, 98, 154 (as enacted in 2012; later amendments not checked) · read 2026-10-25
“Setiap Orang yang menyelenggarakan kegiatan atau proses produksi, penyimpanan, pengangkutan, dan/atau peredaran Pangan wajib: a. memenuhi Persyaratan Sanitasi; dan”
Law 18/2012 on Food, Arts. 1, 71, 88, 97, 98, 154 (as enacted in 2012; later amendments not checked) · read 2026-10-25
“Ketentuan mengenai Persyaratan Sanitasi dan jaminan Keamanan Pangan dan/atau keselamatan manusia sebagaimana dimaksud pada ayat (2) diatur dalam Peraturan Pemerintah.”
Law 18/2012 on Food, Arts. 1, 71, 88, 97, 98, 154 (as enacted in 2012; later amendments not checked) · read 2026-10-25
“Setiap Orang yang memproduksi Pangan di dalam negeri untuk diperdagangkan wajib mencantumkan label di dalam dan/atau pada Kemasan Pangan.”
Law 18/2012 on Food, Arts. 1, 71, 88, 97, 98, 154 (as enacted in 2012; later amendments not checked) · read 2026-10-25
“Pencantuman label di dalam dan/atau pada Kemasan Pangan sebagaimana dimaksud pada ayat (1) dan ayat (2) ditulis atau dicetak dengan menggunakan bahasa Indonesia serta memuat paling sedikit keterangan mengenai:”
Law 18/2012 on Food, Arts. 1, 71, 88, 97, 98, 154 (as enacted in 2012; later amendments not checked) · read 2026-10-25
“a. nama produk; b. daftar bahan yang digunakan; c. berat bersih atau isi bersih; d. nama dan alamat pihak yang memproduksi atau mengimpor;”
Law 18/2012 on Food, Arts. 1, 71, 88, 97, 98, 154 (as enacted in 2012; later amendments not checked) · read 2026-10-25
“f. tanggal dan kode produksi; g. tanggal, bulan, dan tahun kedaluwarsa;”
Law 18/2012 on Food, Arts. 1, 71, 88, 97, 98, 154 (as enacted in 2012; later amendments not checked) · read 2026-10-25
“Ketentuan mengenai label berlaku bagi Pangan yang telah melalui proses pengemasan akhir dan siap untuk diperdagangkan.”
Law 18/2012 on Food, Arts. 1, 71, 88, 97, 98, 154 (as enacted in 2012; later amendments not checked) · read 2026-10-25
“Ketentuan label tidak berlaku bagi Perdagangan Pangan yang dibungkus di hadapan pembeli.”
Law 18/2012 on Food, Arts. 1, 71, 88, 97, 98, 154 (as enacted in 2012; later amendments not checked) · read 2026-10-25
“Pemerintah dan Pemerintah Daerah melaksanakan pembinaan terhadap usaha mikro dan kecil agar secara bertahap mampu menerapkan ketentuan label sebagaimana dimaksud pada ayat (1).”
Law 18/2012 on Food, Arts. 1, 71, 88, 97, 98, 154 (as enacted in 2012; later amendments not checked) · read 2026-10-25
“Pasal 46 (1) Menteri menyatakan dan mengumumkan kepada masyarakat luas kejadian wabah penyakit hewan menular di suatu wilayah berdasarkan laporan gubernur dan/atau bupati/walikota setelah memperoleh hasil investigasi laboratorium veteriner dari pejabat otoritas veteriner di wilayah setempat.”
Law 18/2009 on Livestock and Animal Health, Arts. 29, 46, 66 (as enacted in 2009; not among the articles changed by Law 41/2014; later changes not checked) · read 2026-10-24
“(2) Dalam hal suatu wilayah dinyatakan sebagai daerah wabah, pemerintah daerah provinsi atau pemerintah daerah kabupaten atau kota wajib menutup daerah tertular, melakukan pengamanan, pemberantasan, dan pengobatan hewan, serta pengalokasian dana yang memadai di samping dana Pemerintah.”
Law 18/2009 on Livestock and Animal Health, Arts. 29, 46, 66 (as enacted in 2009; not among the articles changed by Law 41/2014; later changes not checked) · read 2026-10-24
“Pasal 20 (1) Berdasarkan laporan sebagaimana dimaksud dalam Pasal 19 dan/atau laporan dari pejabat Otoritas Veteriner nasional, Menteri menetapkan jenis, status situasi, dan peta Penyakit Hewan.”
Government Regulation 47/2014, Arts. 20, 50, 52 (as issued in 2014; later amendments not checked) · read 2026-10-24
“Pasal 50 (1) Penutupan Wilayah sebagaimana dimaksud dalam Pasal 49 huruf a dilakukan berdasarkan penetapan daerah Wabah oleh Menteri.”
Government Regulation 47/2014, Arts. 20, 50, 52 (as issued in 2014; later amendments not checked) · read 2026-10-24
“(3) Penutupan Wilayah sebagaimana dimaksud pada ayat (1) dilakukan oleh bupati/walikota atau gubernur sesuai dengan kewenangannya dalam jangka waktu paling lambat 1 X 24 jam (satu kali dua puluh empat jam) sejak ditetapkan suatu daerah Wabah oleh Menteri.”
Government Regulation 47/2014, Arts. 20, 50, 52 (as issued in 2014; later amendments not checked) · read 2026-10-24
“(3) Ketentuan yang berkaitan dengan penyelenggaraan kesejahteraan hewan diberlakukan bagi semua jenis hewan bertulang belakang dan sebagian dari hewan yang tidak bertulang belakang yang dapat merasa sakit.”
Law 18/2009 on Livestock and Animal Health, Arts. 29, 46, 66 (as enacted in 2009; not among the articles changed by Law 41/2014; later changes not checked) · read 2026-10-24
“UNDANG-UNDANG REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 18 TAHUN 2009 TENTANG PETERNAKAN DAN KESEHATAN HEWAN”
Law 18/2009 on Livestock and Animal Health, Arts. 29, 46, 66 (as enacted in 2009; not among the articles changed by Law 41/2014; later changes not checked) · read 2026-10-24
“PERATURAN PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 47 TAHUN 2014 TENTANG PENGENDALIAN DAN PENANGGULANGAN PENYAKIT HEWAN”
Government Regulation 47/2014, Arts. 20, 50, 52 (as issued in 2014; later amendments not checked) · read 2026-10-24
“Diubah Undang-Undang Nomor 6 Tahun 2023 tentang Penetapan Peraturan Pemerintah Pengganti Undang-Undang Nomor 2 Tahun 2022 tentang Cipta Kerja Menjadi Undang-Undang”
jdih.kemenkoinfra.go.id · read 2026-10-25
“Beberapa ketentuan dalam Undang-Undang Nomor 18 Tahun”
jdih.kemenkoinfra.go.id · read 2026-10-25
What we couldn't confirm
- The Food Law (2012) and livestock law (2009) are quoted as enacted. The 2014 amending law was read and does not list Articles 29, 46 or 66; it was itself amended by the 2023 Job Creation law, whose changes were not checked.
- The implementing food-safety regulation, business-licensing rules and veterinary control numbers were not reached on the official hosts tried.
- No egg grading, carton or storage-temperature rule was found in the texts read.
- Keeper registration for non-business backyard flocks, and regional rules on keeping chickens at a home, were not established.
- Current outbreak areas are not shown.
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