Indonesia - Standards for TradeIndonesia - Standards for Trade
Overview
Rapid growth of international trade has resulted in the development of product and service standardization in all industrial sectors. Products and services exported to a foreign market must meet standard requirements in order to be successful. Standards could also be used as a non-tariff barrier to protect a country’s domestic economy from the flow of foreign products and services.
At present, standards are commonly used in most Indonesian industries. The Indonesian government and related industrial players have been very active in formulating standards for products and services, which are either locally manufactured or imported and exported.
Standards
Rapid growth of international trade has resulted in the development of product and service standardization in all industrial sectors. Products and services exported to a foreign market must meet standard requirements in order to be successful. Standards could also be used as a non-tariff barrier to protect a country’s domestic economy from the flow of foreign products and services.
At present, standards are commonly used in most Indonesian industries. The Indonesian government and related industrial players have been very active in formulating standards for products and services, which are either locally manufactured or imported and exported.
Conformity Assessment
In line with the economic globalization and the WTO’s “Standard Code” on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), the role of standards and conformity assessment has become very crucial. In order to successfully compete in the global market, the Indonesian government formulates its national standards with reference to regional and/or international standards.
In order to ensure that certain standards have been complied with a conformity assessment mechanism is required. Moreover, the available scheme of Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRAs) in the area of standard and conformity assessment should be used as the basis of recognition on product certificates and/or test reports when trade transaction cross inter-country territories.
Product Certification
At present, product certification is required. According to the Government Regulation on National Standardization, the only national standards are Indonesian National Standards (SNIs). Institutionally, BSN is responsible for the formulation of the SNIs, whereas the task on accreditation is given to the National Accreditation Committee (KAN). SNIs are formulated in accordance with the nationally agreed mechanism of standard formulation and normally aligned with similar regional or international standards whenever possible.
Accreditation
The National Accreditation Committee (KAN) is the formal accreditation body. The main function of KAN is to establish an accreditation system in Indonesia and to grant accreditation in certain fields including testing and calibration laboratories, certification bodies and inspection bodies.
Currently, KAN has been operating an accreditation system for testing and calibration laboratories, certification bodies that consist of ISO 9000 quality system certification bodies, ISO 14000 series environmental quality system certification bodies, personnel certification bodies, product certification bodies, HACCP certification bodies, and inspection bodies.
Publication of technical regulations
There are publications issued by BSN on technical regulation. Those publications are available at the BSN Library.
Contact Information
The National Standardization Agency (Badan Standardisasi Nasional “BSN”)
Gedung I BPPT
Jl. MH Thamrin No. 8
Jakarta 10340
Tel (62-21) 392-7422; (62-21) 392-7528
Email bsn@bsn.go.id
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Rapid growth of international trade has resulted in the development of product and service standardization in all industrial sectors. Products and services exported to a foreign market must meet standard requirements in order to be successful. Standards could also be used as a non-tariff barrier to protect a country’s domestic economy from the flow of foreign products and services.
At present, standards are commonly used in most Indonesian industries. The Indonesian government and related industrial players have been very active in formulating standards for products and services, which are either locally manufactured or imported and exported.
Standards
Rapid growth of international trade has resulted in the development of product and service standardization in all industrial sectors. Products and services exported to a foreign market must meet standard requirements in order to be successful. Standards could also be used as a non-tariff barrier to protect a country’s domestic economy from the flow of foreign products and services.
At present, standards are commonly used in most Indonesian industries. The Indonesian government and related industrial players have been very active in formulating standards for products and services, which are either locally manufactured or imported and exported.
Conformity Assessment
In line with the economic globalization and the WTO’s “Standard Code” on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), the role of standards and conformity assessment has become very crucial. In order to successfully compete in the global market, the Indonesian government formulates its national standards with reference to regional and/or international standards.
In order to ensure that certain standards have been complied with a conformity assessment mechanism is required. Moreover, the available scheme of Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRAs) in the area of standard and conformity assessment should be used as the basis of recognition on product certificates and/or test reports when trade transaction cross inter-country territories.
Product Certification
At present, product certification is required. According to the Government Regulation on National Standardization, the only national standards are Indonesian National Standards (SNIs). Institutionally, BSN is responsible for the formulation of the SNIs, whereas the task on accreditation is given to the National Accreditation Committee (KAN). SNIs are formulated in accordance with the nationally agreed mechanism of standard formulation and normally aligned with similar regional or international standards whenever possible.
Accreditation
The National Accreditation Committee (KAN) is the formal accreditation body. The main function of KAN is to establish an accreditation system in Indonesia and to grant accreditation in certain fields including testing and calibration laboratories, certification bodies and inspection bodies.
Currently, KAN has been operating an accreditation system for testing and calibration laboratories, certification bodies that consist of ISO 9000 quality system certification bodies, ISO 14000 series environmental quality system certification bodies, personnel certification bodies, product certification bodies, HACCP certification bodies, and inspection bodies.
Publication of technical regulations
There are publications issued by BSN on technical regulation. Those publications are available at the BSN Library.
Contact Information
The National Standardization Agency (Badan Standardisasi Nasional “BSN”)
Gedung I BPPT
Jl. MH Thamrin No. 8
Jakarta 10340
Tel (62-21) 392-7422; (62-21) 392-7528
Email bsn@bsn.go.id
Prepared by our U.S. Embassies abroad. With its network of 108 offices across the United States and in more than 75 countries, the U.S. Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce utilizes its global presence and international marketing expertise to help U.S. companies sell their products and services worldwide. Locate the U.S. Commercial Service trade specialist in the U.S. nearest you by visiting http://export.gov/usoffices.