SGS warns of new clothing certification requirements in Indonesia
30/04/2012
A new draft decree from the government in Jakarta states that all fabric used in the production of clothing for babies and children aged less than 36
months, whether imported or produced in Indonesia, must comply with the Indonesian National Standard (SNI) requirements. All approved products will require a product certificate with the SNI Mark, and the SNI Mark must be present on all babies and children clothing.
These requirements are designed to increase the overall quality of clothing produced whilst providing consumers with rigorous safety protections and establishing fair trade in competition.
Product testing in accordance with the standard can only be undertaken by laboratories with the capacity to test for azo dyes and formaldehyde content in fabric used for babies and children’s clothing; the standard states that no toxic azo dyes can be present while formaldehyde levels cannot be higher than 20mg per kilo for fabrics used to produce children’s clothing up to 36 months and 75 mg per kilo for fabrics used in clothing for children aged over 36 months. Further to this, SNI marking requirements necessitate that the information for babies and children’s clothing must contain the name of the brand, the type and composition of fibre used, the country of origin and the designation as either a babies or child’s garment.
Testing laboratories based overseas will require accreditation to be able to carry out these tests and supply the necessary labelling.
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