It’s Time to Realize the Importance of SNI Certification Procedures to Develop Your Company!
Corporate Secretary Service Indonesia – What is the SNI Registration procedure? This is a step-by-step process to obtain a certificate for a product. A certificate that meets national standards is important because it shows quality. You must be familiar with the SNI label on various goods. Starting with clothing, stationery, office equipment, and safety equipment such as helmets, glasses, hats, and many more. Usually, people will immediately think about their quality and legality.
Every product circulating in Indonesia with this label is guaranteed to be safe and of good quality. It is common for consumers to compare one product with another from this label before buying. And prefer products that already have the SNI Registration label over products that do not.
What is SNI Certification?
The Indonesian National Standard (SNI) is a quality standard set by the National Standardization Agency (Badan Standarisasi Nasional / BSN) and only applies in Indonesia. The SNI Formulation Technical Committee formulates the standard. The SNI certification procedure is carried out by the parties appointed as stakeholders. Among them are the government, academics, industry circles, and experts who are competent in their fields.
The stakeholders who act as the Technical Committee are supported by the secretariat of the technical committee, which is spread across all institutions and ministries in Indonesia so that consumers will value goods with the SNI label more because of their high standardization. Entrepreneurs are prohibited from distributing or trading their products in Indonesia if they are included in the mandatory list or do not provide a label. It is considered illegal and can be subject to sanctions for distributing the goods.
Meanwhile, goods outside the mandatory list are still allowed to circulate, but consumers will consider their quality below standard. However, there are still many commercial goods circulating that have not gone through the SNI certification procedure. However, they are still circulating on the market.
SNI Certification Procedure
The management of the SNI certification procedure must first meet several requirements, such as a Notary Deed, SIUP, TDP, NPWP, Trademark Registration Letter, and so on. After all document requirements are met, the next steps are as follows.
1. Filling out the SPPT Form
SPPT SNI stands for Sertifikat Produk Penggunaan Tanda or Certificate of Product Use of the SNI Mark. In this SNI certification procedure, you need an attachment in the form of a photocopy of the ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System certificate that has been legalized.
2. Verification
PortCorp carries out verification and verifies several points in the SNI certification procedure. The verification process is related to the scope of the audit location and the ability to understand the local language.
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3. Audit of the Manufacturer’s Quality Management System
Checking the conformity between the completeness and adequacy of the manufacturer’s quality management system documents against the application requirements. If a discrepancy is found, it will be requested to be corrected within 2 months.
4. Sample Testing
Sample testing is done by taking product samples to be tested and labeled with test samples (LCU), then sealing them. Sample testing is carried out in an accredited test laboratory.
5. Sample Assessment
After the testing process, a Test Result Certification will be issued. If the results do not meet the standards, you will be asked to repeat them until they meet the provisions. If they cannot meet the standards, the application will be rejected.
6. Certification Decision
An independent team will hold a meeting to discuss the results of the audit and testing.
7. Submission of SPPT-SNI
After the panel meeting, the PortCorp team will clarify the company or manufacturer concerned—classification based on completeness of legality, standard provisions, production processes, and quality management systems.
Certification Activity Classification
The SNI certification procedure implemented in Indonesia is carried out in 3 classifications. This separation or classification has its standards. Referring to the type of product or competence.
- Management System Certification is a certification for the company’s management system. Examples include ISO 9001, 14001, 22000, and HACCP. Generally, clothing uses this standard.
- Product Certification is for products produced by the company based on certain standards. For example, SNI 1811:2007 for Helmets, 3554:2015 for Bottled Drinking Water, and 2054:2014 for concrete reinforcement steel.
- Personnel Certification for personnel competence. Such as Auditors, PPC, Oil and Gas Workers, Electrical Workers, etc.
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