December 3, 2025 | 11:23 am
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has resumed exporting Indonesian shrimp to the United States after receiving certification that the shrimp are free of Cesium-137 contamination. This time, the total volume of exports reached 182 tons with an estimated value of around Rp25 billion.
"This indicates that the trust of the American market is beginning to recover. The KKP Quality Assurance Agency has worked hard until we are out of the ban and have obtained technical specifications from the American authorities," said Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Wahyu Sakti Trenggono during the export release event at the Tanjung Priok Port, North Jakarta, on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
Trenggono stated that this export is the second shipment since the government ensured that Indonesian shrimp products meet international radiation safety standards. He said that the certification of being free from Cesium-137 was issued through cross-institutional cooperation between the KKP, the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), and the Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (Bapeten).
He hopes that the testing and certification system continues to be strengthened so that Indonesian fisheries products can compete in the global market. "We are confident that not only shrimp, but other commodities also need to be maintained to uphold competitiveness," he said.
The Head of the MMAF Quality Assurance Agency, Ishartini, explained that her agency has been designated a certifying agency by the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) since October 31, 2025. Only fisheries products that pass the Certificate of Quality and Safety of Fisheries Products (SMKHP) and radiation tests can be exported with this status.
"This is evidence that the country is present to protect the public from the risk of radioactive exposure while also preserving the sustainability of the national shrimp industry," she said.
Previously, Indonesia had exported 121 containers of shrimp in October after the KKP conducted radiation scanning of 920 containers ready to be shipped to America.
Chair of the Cesium-137 Diplomacy and Communication Task Force, Bara Krishna Hasibuan, stated that the United States government requires a certificate of radiation-free for shrimp and cloves from areas categorized in the yellow list, namely Java and Lampung. "America is open to Indonesian products as long as they meet the certification requirements," he said.
This regulation is stipulated in import alert #99-52 issued by the USFDA following the discovery of Cesium-137 contamination in several shipments of shrimp and cloves from Indonesia. Bara ensures that the government has prepared testing mechanisms that meet American standards.
Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi contributed to this article
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