Ministry of Industry Postpones Application of Mandatory Steel SNI

The Ministry of Industry (Ministry) continues to refine a number of deregulation measures in the metal industry sector. One of these involves the revocation of Regulation Minister of Industry No. 35/M-IND/PER/5/2014 (“Regulation 35/2014”) on Mandatory Implementation of Indonesian National Standards (“SNI”) for General-Purpose Steel Bars (BjKU).

“Given that the foundational regulation, Regulation of the Minister of Industry No. 67 of 2024 on Mandatory Implementation of Indonesian National Standards for Zinc-Coated Steel Sheets and Colored Zinc-Coated Steel Sheets, as amended by Regulation of the Minister of Industry No. 23 of 2025 (collectively referred to as “Regulation 67/2024”) has been issued, business actors actually have a very long transition period to meet the required technical provisions,” said Emmy Suryandari, Head of the Agency for Standardization and Industrial Services Policy (BSKJI) at the Ministry.

The government is granting a one-year grace period for the implementation of mandatory SNI standards for certain categories of steel products, extending until early 2027. However, business actors are reminded to remain mindful of the administrative transition deadline. Given that the SNI Mark Usage Product Certificate (“SPPT-SNI”) that still uses the old standard (2012 version) will no longer be valid for customs clearance.