Process of Obtaining an SNI Label

Getting an SNI label is a challenge for a business, because the process is not easy and the requirements are quite numerous. However, you as a business actor will feel the benefits after going through this long process.

One of them is faster business development and progress. Because SNI products will be more trusted by consumers, so your business can dominate the market well.

To get an SNI label, you can do this by coming to the Ministry of Industry and looking for the Standardization Center Product Certification Institute (LSpro-Pustan) section. The steps you must take are as follows.

1. Fill out the SPPT SNI Application Form
   To fill out this form, prepare and attach a document in the form of a legalized photocopy of the ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System Certificate. You can get this certificate at LSSM (Quality System Certification Institute) which is accredited by KAN (National Accreditation Committee). If your product is an imported product from abroad, then also include a certificate from LSSM in the country of origin of the product which has a recognition agreement with the institution KAN.

For the record, make sure you have prepared the main requirements for SNI standard registration. These requirements include a photocopy of the company’s notarial deed, a photocopy of the TDP and SIUP, a photocopy of the NPWP, and a trademark registration letter from the Director General of Intellectual Property Rights.
   
   
2. Application Verification
   After filling in and completing the application documents, LSPro-Pustan will verify several things. For example, the range of audit locations to the ability to understand local languages.
The general verification time is one day, then after the verification is complete you will get an invoice containing details of the fees you need to pay.
   
   
3. Audit of the Quality Management System
   Next, the certification body will check compliance with the implementation of the quality management system. Your business will be checked for completeness and adequacy of documents regarding the manufacturer’s quality management system, whether they comply with SPPT SNI requirements. Document adequacy audit process, the certification body will review the Quality Management System documents of your business. If it turns out that something is not appropriate, then you must correct it within a maximum period of two months.
   
   
4. Sample Test and Assessment
   Product: This stage is when the certification body visits your business production location, then takes samples of the product for sample testing. Testing is carried out by experts and professionals who have mastered this field.
   Product sample tests are carried out in testing laboratories or at accredited inspection institutions. If you want to apply for a laboratory owned by a business manufacturer, it is necessary to involve witnesses when the sample test takes place.
   The sample will be labeled as LCU (Test Sample Label), then sealed. Product sample testing will take a minimum of 20 working days. If after that the results do not meet the requirements, you must retest the sample yourself until it is suitable and can be checked again by LSPro-Pustan.
The final result if the test has passed is the issuance of a Test Results Certification for your business.
   
   
5. Certification Decision
   After going through the process above, the team from the certification body will summarize the audit and test results armed with audit documents and sample test results. The material preparation process takes seven working days, followed by a panel meeting for one day.
   
   
6. Submission of SPPT-SNI
   After the panel meeting is over, LSPro-Pustan will clarify your company. The results of the decision to hand over the certificate are based on product evaluation which includes administrative completeness, fulfillment of SNI provisions, and implementation of a quality management system in the production process.
   If you pass the evaluation, SPPT-SNI will be issued for your business.
   The validity period of the SNI certificate is 3 years.

This is information about SNI standards and the steps you need to take to get an SNI label. As a business owner, you should register your product to be SNI certified to guarantee the suitability and quality of the product to consumers.