Goodyear Complains About SNI Licence Extension, Purbaya's Office Steps In
The Task Force for the Acceleration of Strategic Government Programmes (P2SP) has held another debottlenecking session aimed at resolving business issues for entrepreneurs in Indonesia. This session addressed a complaint from Indonesian tyre manufacturer PT Goodyear Indonesia. The session began at around 15:00 WIB and was the second debottlenecking session held on Thursday (11/6/2026).
Chairman of the P2SP Task Force Working Group, Satya Bhakti Parikesit, revealed that Goodyear Indonesia reported delays in the process of obtaining Standard Nasional Indonesia (SNI) certification and the SNI Mark Usage Approval Letter (SPPT) through the National Industrial Information System (SIINas). ‘The issue is the lengthy process of obtaining SNI and SPPT SNI through the SIINAS system at the Ministry of Industry,’ Satya said, opening the second XI debottlenecking session.
Goodyear Indonesia President Director Iman Santoso stated that his company has been operating since 1917 and its factory in Bogor, West Java, has been established since 1935. The company is currently experiencing obstacles with SNI renewal at its overseas plants. Of the 14 existing plants, 10 have been successfully renewed, but four others are still pending. ‘However, there are still 4 that currently have some issues, including the plants in Hanau and Fürstenwalde, both in Germany, as well as our plant in Turkey and one of our plants in Kunshan, China,’ said Iman.
The issue at the two German plants concerns the renewal of SNI certification, which will expire on 17 October 2026. Meanwhile, in Turkey and China, the SNI licencing is hampered by new regulations. ‘We are asking for certainty that the upcoming process can be completed before the validity period expires,’ explained Iman. Iman emphasised that if the SNI renewal for the two German plants is not carried out soon, Goodyear will lose partner commitments with its partners in Germany. ‘This is one of our commitments as a global tyre supplier. If we supply tyres for new cars, we must provide those tyres wherever the cars are marketed. That is the risk,’ he stated.
In response, Head of the Industrial Standardisation and Policy Agency at the Ministry of Industry, Emmy Suryandari, explained that Goodyear had submitted 14 certificate applications. ‘Goodyear has indeed submitted 14 certificate applications. I received the latest letter dated 30 April 2026. There are actually 2 cases; of the 14 applications, 10 have been issued, 9 of which are for imports and 1 is a domestic SNI. So, out of the total 14 applied for, only one is for domestic industry, produced locally, an IDN certificate, while the remaining 13 are for imports,’ said Emmy.
She stated that this relates to scheduling, where domestic production is prioritised. ‘Regarding scheduling, this regulation has taken effect and there is a one-year extension period. I have just seen when this scheduling was carried out for the Turkish and Chinese applications submitted to us. My point is that we convey that 83% of SNI applications come from domestic sources, 17% are imports, and we do indeed make prioritising domestic industry one of our objectives,’ said Emmy.
On this basis, the session agreed that the company can still extend the SNI certification, in accordance with applicable provisions. ‘The SNI renewal process will be adjusted to the existing service level agreement,’ Satya concluded.