Request a DemoIndonesia has adopted UN GHS Rev.2 through Minister of Industry Regulation 87/M-IND/PER/9/2009 in 2010 and then moved to UN GHS Rev.4 in 2013 when the Regulation 87/2009 was revised by Minister of Industry Regulation 23/M-IND/PER/4/2013.
The GHS implementation has been mandatory for single substance chemicals since July 12, 2013, and for mixtures since December 31, 2016 with an exception for small and medium enterprises (SME).
Finished pharmaceutical products, food additives, cosmetics and pesticide residues in food are not subject to GHS.
Supporting documents
Indonesia GHS implementation is supported by a Technical Guidelines (Director General Industry Agro and Chemical Regulation No. 21/IAK/PER/4/2010), as amended by the Director General of Industry and Manufacture Regulation No. 04/BIM/PER/1/2014 on the Technical Guideline and Implementation of GHS.
Regulation No. 04/BIM/PER/1/2014 provides guidelines pertaining to building blocks, cut off value, format of SDSs, labelling and size and layout of hazard pictograms, which is similar to the EU-CLP regulation.
In addition, on December 23, 2021, Indonesia introduced two Indonesian National Standards (SNI) for the GHS implementation. They are:
SNI 9030-1:2021, for hazard classification
SNI 9030-2:2021, for safety data sheets (SDS; “LDK” in Indonesian) and labels
Both national standards are based on the UN GHS Rev.7. However, at this time the standards remain voluntary, and will only become mandatory once the necessary legislative or regulatory actions are taken.
Classification
Producers, suppliers and importers that are producing and/or distributing chemicals are required to classify chemicals. If the chemicals are categorized as hazardous, they have to provide a safety data sheet, label and report.
Indonesia GHS adopts UN GHS Rev.4, which is built on 16 physical, 10 health and 3 environmental hazard classes. However, the following GHS building blocks are not adopted (compared with UN GHS Rev.4), including:
Chemically unstable gases, Cat. A and B
Aerosol, Cat. 3
Flammable Liquids, Cat. 4
Self-reactive substances/mixtures, Type C~F
Organic peroxides, Type C~F
Acute Toxicity, Cat. 5
Skin Corrosion/Irritation, Cat. 3
Aspiration Hazard, Cat. 2
Acute Hazards to Aquatic Environment, Cat. 2 and 3
Labelling
Regulation No. 23/m-IND/PER/4/2013 requires labeling for the chemical substances, which includes product identifier, hazard pictograms, signal word, hazard statements, precautionary statements and identity of producers, suppliers and/or importers.
The label must be written in Indonesian language and be accompanied by formal international languages by the United Nations.
It is required to review the label in the event of any changes or at least every 5 years.
The size of the GHS label must be proportionate to the size of the chemical container. This ensures the label is easy to read and clearly visible on the product packaging. Additionally, the size of the hazard pictograms must be proportional to the overall size of the GHS label.
Container Capacity | Label Size (millimeter) | Pictogram Size (millimeter) |
Not exceeding 3 liters (Volume<3L) | If possible, The smallest size of 52x74 | The smallest size 15x15 |
More than 3 liters but not exceeding 50 liters (3L≤Volume<50L) | The smallest size 74x105 | The smallest size 25x25 |
More than 50 liters but not exceeding 500 liters (50L≤ Volume<500L) | The smallest size 105x148 | The smallest size 35x35 |
More than 500 liters (500≤Volume) | The smallest size 210x297 | The smallest size 70x70 |
* For simplified label (for small container＜100mL), the label shall at least contain product identifier, hazard pictograms, signal word, and hazard statements; an extended label could be tied on the container.
Safety Data Sheet
The SDS contains 16 sections in consistent with the UN GHS. It shall be reviewed in the event of any changes or at least every 5 years. It must be written in Indonesian language and be accompanied by formal international languages by the United Nations.
For mixtures, hazardous ingredients that are present above the following thresholds shall be stated on SDS:
Hazard Class | Cut-off value / Concentration Limit |
Acute toxicity | ≥1% |
Skin corrosion / irritation | ≥1% |
Serious damage to eye / eye irritation | ≥1% |
Respiratory /skin sensitization (Cat. 1A) | ≥0.1% (Respiratory: Solid / Liquid / Gas & Skin) |
Respiratory /skin sensitization (Cat. 1B) | ≥1% (Respiratory: Solid / Liquid / Gas & Skin) & ≥0.2% (Respiratory: Gas) |
Germ cell mutagenicity (Cat. 1) | ≥0.1% |
Germ cell mutagenicity (Cat. 2) | ≥1% |
Carcinogenicity (Cat. 1) | ≥0.1% |
Carcinogenicity (Cat. 2) | ≥1% |
Reproductive toxicity (Cat.1) | ≥0.3% |
Reproductive toxicity (Cat.2) | ≥3% |
Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure | ≥10% |
Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure | ≥10% |
Aspiration hazard (Cat. 1) | ≥10% and kinematic viscosity ≤ 20.5 mm2/s at 40℃ |
Hazardous to aquatic environment | ≥1% |
Annual reporting
Businesses should report annually the implementation of GHS (labeling and SDS) via an online system which started from January 28, 2015. The responsible agency for the GHS implementation is the Ministry of Industry (MoI). The Directorate General for Industrial Guide under MoI is responsible for the supervision and implementation of GHS.
