According to a regulation issued by the Ministry of Industry of Indonesia in September, starting from September 11, 2019, lubricants sold locally in Indonesia will be required to comply with a new national standard (SNI).
 The new national standard regulation numbered 25/2018 also stipulates that lubricant mixers must meet certain administrative requirements. After approval, manufacturers must add the SNI logo to their products.
 These administrative requirements include the need for foreign companies to designate a domestic representative of the brand. Foreign manufacturers must designate a local Indonesian company as the SNI's management representative, but not necessarily a branch or official representative. And, lubricant import companies must do the same.
 SNI also requires that the label be translated into the official language of Indonesia. Lubricants that do not meet the SNI standards will not be sold in Indonesia. In addition, companies selling lubricants that do not meet the standards will also have their business licenses and product licenses revoked.
 The implementation of SNI is not easy. The cost of complying with SNI is very expensive. And it is not a one-time fee. The SNI label is valid for only four years, which means that companies must reapply every four years. The lubricant SNI was first proposed in 2005, and the technical committee developed the standard according to the recommendations of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and the Ministry of Industry. The Product Certification Association is recognized by the National Certification Board and is responsible for issuing the "SPPT-SNI" certification to identify products that meet the standard, compliance will be enforced by the Indonesian National Bureau of Standardization.