Indonesia Regulatory News

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will collaborate with small to large enterprises involved in textiles manufacturing in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Vietnam to manage and reduce...

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will collaborate with small to large enterprises involved in textiles manufacturing in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Vietnam to manage and reduce hazardous chemicals and to prevent workers from risks associated with the handling of hazardous chemicals.

The programme which is known as the 'Reducing uses and releases of chemicals of concern in the textiles sector' has a budget of $43m. The objective is to eradicate the most hazardous chemicals from manufacturing of textiles.

 The development of processing mills to take charge of chemicals according to best practice is difficult    due to lack of understanding and technical skills.

 This project is seen as beneficial not just to the above mentioned countries but it also encourages partner countries to bring about plan of action towards chemical management as well as occupational health and safety, thus to make efforts in order to create an environment relieved of harmful chemicals which also consist of  per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ( PFAS) .

Since this project has capitalization from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and is supported by the Basel & Stockholm Convention Regional Centre South-East Asia and the Natural Resources Defence Council (NRDC),it can avail stakeholders to predict and take measures in accordance to this project so as to extract maximum profit , both in terms of finance and environmentally

 The “Regulation of the Minister of Industry No. 13 of 2021 on the Recommendation of the Importation of Hazardous substances” came into force in Indonesia on 13th of July 2021.   The regulat...

 The “Regulation of the Minister of Industry No. 13 of 2021 on the Recommendation of the Importation of Hazardous substances” came into force in Indonesia on 13th of July 2021.  

The regulation concerns two categories of importers of hazardous substances; 1) “manufacturers and importers” (API-P) and 2) “general importers” (API-U). In the case of “Manufacturers and importers”, these types of importers have no right to further distribute hazardous substances on the Indonesian market. In the case of “General Importers” group, only state-owned companies will be granted the recommendation letter to import hazardous chemicals and distribute them on the Indonesian market. However, if one of the “General importers'” buyers does not comply with the regulations, the buyer will be banned from purchasing hazardous chemicals. 

According to the new regulation, the API-P type of importers of hazardous substances must get a recommendation letter from the Ministry of Industry. To obtain the letter, the importer must first verify itself through a third-party organization and then submit its application to the Ministry of Industry through the “State Industrial Information System (SIINas)”.  After the recommendation letter is obtained, the importer must submit an import result at least once a month to the Director General in charge through SIINas. 

The documents required for verification are as follows (for API-P only):  

• Company Registration Number (NIB) 

• Industrial business license or expansion business license Import plan 

• Hazardous substances inventory list owned by the company 

• List of types and quantities of major equipment used and production process flow 

• List of workers 

• Safety data sheets (SDS) for hazardous substances 

• Production capacity and types of products to be produced 

• Production performance reports for the last 3years 

• Hazardous substances utilization report for the last 3 years 

• Production plan and hazardous substances requirements for one year of production. 

After the verification by a third party, the company is supposed to apply for the recommendation letter through SIINas: https://siinas.kemenperin.go.id/.  The application must include reports on the verification results. Furthermore, the importer should provide:; 

• Identification information of the company 

• The business license of the company 

• The CAS number of the hazardous substances to be imported 

• The HS tariff number/item of the hazardous substances to be imported 

• Intended use of hazardous substance 

• Recommended import quantity 

• Country of origin, country of loading 

• Port of destination 

• The recommendation letter's validity period 

Definition:  

According to the regulation, the definition of hazardous substances is the following: Hazardous substances are components, chemicals, and biological materials in the form of single substances or mixtures that are toxic, carcinogenic, teratogenic, mutagenic, corrosive, and irritant that may pose a risk to health and the environment, directly or indirectly.