Indonesia Updates Mandatory SNI Requirements for Wheat Flour

Indonesia has updated the mandatory Indonesian National Standard (“SNI”) framework for wheat flour through an amendment to the Minister of Industry regulation governing the mandatory application of SNI for wheat flour as food. The amendment took effect on 31 July 2026 and amends Minister of Industry Regulation No. 61 of 2024 on the Mandatory Enforcement of SNI for Wheat Flour as Food.

The amendment does not change the underlying obligation to comply with SNI 3751:2018 for wheat flour marketed in Indonesia. Instead, it adjusts several aspects of the certification framework, particularly the treatment of re-packers, minimum facility requirements, and the certification requirements applicable to new companies and SNI certificate holders.

1. Mandatory SNI Requirements Remain in Place

The mandatory SNI requirement continues to apply to wheat flour classified under HS Code 1101.00.11 and ex. 1101.00.19, whether produced domestically or imported, where the product is marketed in Indonesia.

Business actors involved in the production, importation, re-packing, and/or distribution of wheat flour remain subject to the mandatory SNI framework.

Compliance continues to be demonstrated through a Type 5 certification system, which involves an assessment of the production process and implementation of an ISO 9001:2015 quality management system or a recognised food safety management system, together with product testing against SNI 3751:2018.

Accordingly, the 2026 amendment does not remove the mandatory SNI requirement. Rather, it changes several conditions applicable to businesses seeking to obtain and maintain SNI certification.

2. Broader Recognition of Re-Packers

One of the more significant changes concerns the position of re-packers within the SNI certification framework.

An Industrial Company for purposes of the wheat flour SNI regime includes an individual or business entity carrying out industrial activities to produce wheat flour and domiciled in Indonesia, including a re-packer.

Under the previous framework, re-packers seeking recognition as Industrial Companies were effectively required to operate under KBLI 10616, covering the wheat flour industry.

The amended framework now allows an Industrial Company acting as a re-packer to hold an industrial business licence covering KBLI 10616, KBLI 82920, and/or KBLI 82922.

This change expands the category of businesses that may qualify as re-packers for purposes of the wheat flour SNI framework. In particular, businesses operating in packaging-related activities may now fall within the regulatory framework even where their activities do not involve the milling of wheat.

The change therefore provides greater alignment between the regulatory treatment of re-packers and the different business models through which wheat flour may be packaged and placed on the Indonesian market.

3. Minimum Facility Requirements for Re-Packers Are Simplified

The amendment also reduces the minimum facility requirements applicable to re-packers.

For companies that actually manufacture wheat flour, the existing requirements remain substantially unchanged. These companies must maintain facilities including wheat and wheat flour storage, wheat cleaning, milling, sieving, fortificant addition, and packaging facilities, together with the required testing equipment and management-system requirements.

The position is different for re-packers.

Under the previous framework, a re-packer was required to maintain, at minimum, wheat flour storage, sieving, and packaging facilities. The amended framework removes the specific requirement for a sieving facility.

A re-packer is now required to have at least:

• a wheat flour storage facility; and
• a packaging facility.

The change recognises that a re-packer may receive wheat flour that has already undergone the relevant manufacturing and quality-control processes and may only undertake storage and packaging activities.

For businesses operating exclusively as packaging service providers, this adjustment may therefore reduce the facility requirements associated with obtaining SNI certification for re-packed wheat flour.

4. Certification Requirements for New Companies Are Tightened

While the facility requirements for re-packers have been simplified, the amendment also introduces a stricter approach to management-system documentation.

Under the previous framework, newly established companies whose business licences had been issued for less than one year could, in certain circumstances, submit a statement confirming the implementation of a quality management system as a temporary substitute for an ISO 9001:2015 certificate or food safety management system certificate.

The amendment removes this substitute.

Companies seeking SNI certification must now meet the applicable management-system requirements without relying on a self-declaration as a temporary alternative. This applies to Industrial Companies, including re-packers and newly established businesses.

The change effectively places greater emphasis on substantive implementation of the required management system as part of the SNI certification process rather than allowing newly established companies to rely on a temporary declaration.

This is particularly relevant for businesses preparing to enter the wheat flour market, as the management-system requirement should be addressed before the SNI certification process rather than treated as a subsequent compliance step.

5. Changes to SNI Certificate Revocation at the Second Surveillance Stage

The amendment also changes the specific grounds for revocation of an SNI Certificate at the second surveillance stage.

Under the previous framework, an SNI Certificate could be subject to mandatory revocation where the certified company failed to provide a required brand certificate and/or management system certificate during the relevant surveillance process.

Following the amendment, the specific revocation trigger at the second surveillance stage is narrowed to the failure to present a valid brand certificate.

This does not mean that management-system compliance is no longer required.

The obligation to implement the applicable ISO 9001:2015 quality management system or recognised food safety management system remains part of the underlying conformity assessment and certification requirements. The change instead removes management-system documentation as a separate, specific ground for mandatory revocation at the second surveillance stage.

Accordingly, management-system compliance continues to be relevant through the broader certification and surveillance framework, while the amended provision identifies the brand certificate as the specific document whose absence may trigger revocation at that stage.

6. Core Structure of the SNI Certification Framework Remains

Despite these changes, the principal structure of the wheat flour SNI certification framework remains in place.

SNI Certificates may continue to be held by Industrial Companies and Foreign Producers. Each certificate applies to a particular production location and may cover more than one brand.

The framework also continues to recognise arrangements involving Brand Cooperation (Kerja Sama Merek) and subcontracting or Maklun, with the applicable SNI certification and responsibility arrangements determined under the relevant provisions.

SNI Certificates continue to be issued by the relevant Product Certification Body (Lembaga Sertifikasi Produk or “LSPro”) following the applicable validation process. The certificates are electronically linked to the relevant industrial information system and form the basis for the issuance of the Approval for the Use of SNI Mark (SPPT SNI) required for the use of the SNI mark on products.

The amendment therefore modifies selected parts of the certification framework without replacing its overall structure.

7. Practical Implications for Wheat Flour Businesses

The 2026 amendment creates different practical effects depending on the business model involved.

For re-packers, the changes are generally reflected in two areas. First, businesses operating under KBLI 82920 and/or KBLI 82922 may now fall within the eligible category of Industrial Companies acting as re-packers. Second, re-packers are no longer required to maintain a dedicated sieving facility as part of the minimum facility requirements.

For new companies, however, the certification process becomes more demanding in relation to management-system requirements. A newly established business can no longer rely on a management-system statement as a temporary substitute for the applicable certification.

For existing SNI certificate holders, the amendment also changes the specific document-related trigger for revocation at the second surveillance stage. Nevertheless, continued compliance with the broader SNI certification and management-system requirements remains necessary.

Businesses involved in the production, importation, re-packing, or distribution of wheat flour should therefore review their KBLI classification, facility configuration, management-system documentation, and SNI certification status against the amended framework.

Conclusion

The 2026 amendment does not alter Indonesia’s fundamental policy of mandatory SNI compliance for wheat flour. Instead, it recalibrates several elements of the certification framework.

The most notable changes are the broader recognition of re-packers through the inclusion of KBLI 82920 and KBLI 82922, the removal of the mandatory sieving facility for re-packers, and the removal of the temporary management-system statement previously available to certain new companies.

At the same time, the amendment narrows the specific ground for SNI certificate revocation at the second surveillance stage to the failure to present a valid brand certificate, while management-system compliance remains part of the underlying conformity assessment and surveillance framework.

For businesses operating in Indonesia’s wheat flour market, the changes make it important to reassess both the licensing basis and operational arrangements supporting their SNI certification.

This alert is part of a series examining recent developments in Indonesia’s industrial standards, product certification, and regulatory framework. Please feel free to contact us should you wish to discuss these developments further.

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