Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) reported that 1,852 containers of Indonesian shrimp were shipped to the United States between October 31, 2025, and February 7, 2026.The Ministry's Head of the Marine and Fisheries Product Quality Control and Supervision Agency (BQQ), Ishartini, on Tuesday said the success of the export was due to the implementation of the Cesium 137 (Cs-137)-free certification issued by her office as a guarantee of the quality and safety of Indonesian fishery products.”Some of these containers have arrived at the ports of Los Angeles, Houston, Oakland, New York, Chicago, Kansas, Baltimore, Norfolk, Savannah, and Miami,” she reported in a press statement.According to her, all shrimp containers had undergone Cs-137 scanning and testing before receiving the Certificate of Quality and Safety of Marine and Fisheries Products (SMKHP).This certificate is a mandatory document required by the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).”A total of 825 containers are still in transit at sea, while 1,027 containers have arrived and are ready to enter the US market,” Ishartini continued.She then outlined the total export volume reached 155,999 tons, valued at approximately Rp5.3 trillion (US$305 million).Ishartini said all of the shrimp came from Fish Processing Units (UPI) in Java and Lampung, which are the main centers of shrimp production for export.The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, as the sole agency issuing Cesium 137 (Cs-137)-free certification, expressed its commitment to building a strong and consistent certification scheme.The ministry emphasized the importance of maintaining strict quality standards to ensure Indonesian fishery commodities can compete in the global market.The Cs-137 certification system was developed in coordination with the Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (BAPETEN) and the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN).The process includes scanning and testing at key points in the shrimp production chain, particularly in Java and Lampung, to ensure that all exports are free from radioactive contamination.