Indonesia / SDPPI / KOMDIGI
Two separate 2026 changes tightened Indonesia's telecom-equipment certification regime, administered by SDPPI (Direktorat Jenderal SDPPI, still widely called Postel) under KOMDIGI. From 15 January 2026, RLAN devices — Wi-Fi and Bluetooth equipment — need a type-approval test report from a lab located in Indonesia, or from a lab in a country covered by an Indonesian Mutual Recognition Arrangement; a foreign-only report with no MRA coverage no longer qualifies. Separately, KOMDIGI Ministerial Decree No. 197/2026, effective 22 April 2026, added a mandatory SAR Test Report (LHU SAR) requirement for mobile phone and tablet certification applications.
Last updated 9 September 2026
Before 15 January 2026, an RLAN device's type-approval test report could come from any competent lab, including one with no formal relationship to Indonesia's regulator. From that date, SDPPI requires the report to originate from either a domestic Indonesian testing laboratory or a lab based in a country that has an active Mutual Recognition Arrangement with Indonesia covering the relevant test scope. A report from an unrelated foreign lab is no longer, by itself, sufficient to support a submission.
Separately, Ministerial Decree No. 197/2026 updated the SAR (Specific Absorption Rate) testing framework for mobile phones and tablets. From 22 April 2026, the certification application for these device categories must include a SAR Test Report, referred to locally as an LHU SAR (Laporan Hasil Uji SAR), alongside the other required documentation.
Source: GMA Labs, "Indonesia: Komdigi Decree 197/2026 Sets New SAR Limits for Mobile Phones and Tablets"; TÜV SÜD, "Indonesia Market Access — Telecommunications Equipment Certification"; SDPPI Certification, Indonesian telecom type-approval guidance.
Both changes affect what has to be lined up before a test report can even be submitted, not just what the report contains. An RLAN device tested only at a lab with no MRA standing relative to Indonesia now needs a re-test at a qualifying lab before a type-approval application can proceed — a scheduling and cost item that is easy to miss if the original test plan was built around whichever lab was fastest or cheapest, not whichever lab SDPPI would actually accept. Phone and tablet manufacturers relying on an existing SAR report from another market's certification (US FCC, EU) should check it separately meets the LHU SAR submission format rather than assuming reciprocity.
Any manufacturer or importer placing an RLAN device (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and similar short-range wireless equipment) on the Indonesian market needs to confirm, from 15 January 2026 onward, that the test report backing a new type-approval submission comes from a qualifying lab. Any manufacturer or importer of mobile phones or tablets needs a SAR Test Report (LHU SAR) in every application submitted from 22 April 2026. Products already certified before these dates are not retroactively affected; the requirements apply to submissions made on or after each effective date.
Indonesia's local-lab and SAR requirements sit alongside a wider set of Southeast Asian and APAC rules on a different clock each — Vietnam's QCVN 86 transition, Singapore's IMDA cellular rules, and Taiwan's BSMI cybersecurity documentation category all move independently. We track the Indonesian SDPPI requirements as part of the same market-access review we run for the rest of APAC, so a device programme covering multiple markets gets one process, not a separate one per country.
Book a scoping callFrom 15 January 2026, SDPPI/Postel requires RLAN device type-approval test reports to be issued by a testing laboratory located in Indonesia, or by a lab in a country covered by an Indonesian Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA). A test report from a foreign lab with no MRA coverage is no longer sufficient on its own.
KOMDIGI Ministerial Decree No. 197/2026, effective 22 April 2026, updated SAR (Specific Absorption Rate) testing rules for mobile phones and tablets. Certification applications for these device categories must now include a SAR Test Report (LHU SAR) as part of the submission.
SDPPI (Direktorat Jenderal Sumber Daya dan Perangkat Pos dan Informatika), commonly referred to by its earlier name Postel, operating under KOMDIGI (Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs).
Yes. The rule targets foreign-lab-only reports with no MRA coverage, not MRA-partner labs. A report from an Indonesian domestic lab or a lab in a country with an active Indonesian MRA continues to be accepted.