Plan of the government, in
this case the Industry Ministry and the Trade Ministry, to apply some
Indonesian National Standards (SNI) this year, is not regarding the number of
SNI which reaches 1,000, but there are some commodities, namely textiles &
products therefore (TPT), children’s toys, and telecommunications equipment
(especially cell phone and Personal Digital Assistant/PDA) that have many HS
(Harmonized System) code numbers. As stated by Head of Industrial Policy,
Climate and Quality Assessment Agency (BP-IKMI) of the Industry Ministry,
Aryanto Sagala, that TPT is estimated to have around three SNI.
For children’s toys, there are 8 or 14 SNI to be applied,
and for telecommunications equipment, there will be no SNI applied but only
registration in the form of registration number and the requirement to use
Indonesian-language manual. Therefore, total HS code numbers reaches 568
numbers. According to Arryanto, in the application of the mandatory
requirement, the Industry Ministry will coordinate with the Trade Ministry.
“Currently, there are some SNI which are in process of
notification to the World Trade Organization (WTO). Some time ago, we have sent
a document to be ratified by WTO to the National Standardization Agency (BSN).
BSN will send the document to WTO. After the notification process is complete
and there are no parties who have an objection, a regulation in the form of
Regulation of Industry Minister will be signed.
Normally, during the notification process, the minister
concerned can sign the regulation. Indonesia can act a little bit “naughty”
like what has been done by other countries. Indonesia should not continually
become a “good boy”. But, due to Indonesia’s position which is currently
highlighted by other countries as a result of delay in the implementation of
Regulation of Trade Minister No. 30/M-DAG/PER/5/2012 from June 15, 2012 to
September 28, 2012, the signing process of the regulation is adjusted. The
notification process is a factor that causes delay in the issuance of
Regulation of Trade Minister on SNI on Children’s Toys.
While, for cell phone and PDA products, the Industry
Ministry is waiting for regulation or document submitted by the Ministry of
Communications and Information. As it is related to technical matters on
telecommunications equipment, the Industry Ministry is waiting for preparation
for the application of mandatory registration and requirement to have an Indonesian-language
manual.
Industry Depth
In respond to the need for industry to fill vacancy in
some sectors, in relation to industry deepening, whether from the upstream,
intermediate, and downstream sectors, Arryanto responded that the vacancy only
occurs in some industry sectors, especially petrochemical and metal industries.
TPT and ceramic industry sectors have had a complete chain from the upstream to
the downstream sector.
In petrochemical industry sector, its upstream and
intermediate sectors are not available in Indonesia. If there is any, its
volume is insufficient to meet demand of its downstream sector. Therefore,
Indonesia is still building its steel industry using scraps as iron sand is not
available. Therefore, we are developing metal smelter. If not, the quality of
Indonesia’s steel will finally affect the automotive industry so that there are
some kinds of steel that must be imported, especially for making machine block.
Therefore, machine block producers are unwilling to apply
SNI because almost all of the products good quality and flexible steel. In this
case, SNI application is necessary so that the products are in accordance with
the required specifications”, Arryanto said.
Business News - July 11, 2012
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