The government is to impose mandatory SNI on 544 products, which will consist of 521 products of textile and textile product (TPT), 21 products of children toys, and 2 electronic products. This will effectively cover 400 HS tariff codes.
The regulation regarding the SNI will be in the form of Decree of the Minister of Industry and Decree of the Minister of Trade. The Decree of the Minister of Industry are scheduled to be issued by the end of the month. The Decree of the Ministry of Industry will regulate the technical provisions, while the Decree of the Minister of Trade will regulate the import of the products. However, up to this point, no notification to the WTO has been made.
The obligation to comply with SNI will be in force 6 months after the issuance of the Decrees.