Manufacturers usually approach this the wrong way round. They ask which rules apply to consumer audio, or to industrial sensors, or to medical accessories. Indonesia does not organise it that way. It asks what transmits, on what band, at what power.
What certificates actually cite in 2026
From our snapshot of the public certificate register, covering the 7,865 certificates issued between 1 January and 1 August 2026:
| Standard | Covers | Share of 2026 certificates |
|---|---|---|
| Ministerial Decree 260/2024 | Short-range devices — Bluetooth, NFC, RFID, UWB, wireless power, ITS | 60.72% |
| Ministerial Decree 12/2025 | Wireless LAN / Wi-Fi | 39.99% |
| Ministerial Decree 60/2022 | — | 25.51% |
| CISPR 32 | Electromagnetic compatibility | 7.11% |
| Ministerial Decree 569/2025 | LTE and 5G, including Band 41 and n41 | 6.87% |
| Ministerial Decree 45/2025 | Telecommunications equipment technical standards | 5.77% |
| Ministerial Decree 46/2025 | Wireless power transmission | 3.13% |
| Ministerial Decree 197/2026 | Specific absorption rate | 1.22% |
Shares total more than 100% because a single certificate can cite several standards.
The multi-standard problem
Among 2026 certificates, 57.34% cite a single standard, 26.79% cite two, 5.70% cite three, and 10.16% cite four or more. Put the other way: close to half of all certified devices fall under more than one standard.
This is where foreign applicants lose time. A test report prepared against one standard leaves the others uncovered, and the gap surfaces at verification rather than at planning. A wireless earbud with charging case is the textbook case — Bluetooth under one standard, the charging coil under another.
Standards that changed recently
Two shifts are worth knowing because older guidance still reflects the previous position.
- Wireless power transmission. Ministerial Decree 46 of 2025 now governs wireless charging. Of the 88 wireless-power certificates issued in 2026, 87 cite it. Guidance pointing only to Decree 260 of 2024 for this feature is behind.
- Wi-Fi. Ministerial Decree 12 of 2025 governs wireless LAN, and its share has risen sharply — from 24.06% of certificates in 2025 to 39.99% so far in 2026.
Longer term, the register shows how fast this ground moves. In 2024 the two most-cited references were directorate-level regulations from 2019, together appearing on roughly three quarters of certificates. Neither is a current reference for new filings.
One certificate, or several?
Two provisions of Ministerial Regulation 3 of 2024 decide this, and both are stricter than manufacturers expect.
Different country of manufacture means a different certificate. The same brand and type produced in two countries requires two certificates. Dual-sourcing a product for supply-chain resilience has a certification cost attached.
Covering several variants under one certificate is possible but narrow. The conditions include the same brand and type, transmit power below 10 mW, and a single identical telecommunications feature. Most product families do not qualify, and assuming they do is an expensive planning error.
Which devices need certification at all
The list of equipment subject to mandatory technical standards is set out in Ministerial Decree 469 of 2025, which took effect in December 2025. The scope is wider than most manufacturers assume — our register data shows certificates issued for refrigerators and washing machines, air conditioners, treadmills, vacuum cleaners, toys, kitchen appliances, weighing scales, furniture, lighting, drawing tablets and breast pumps. In each case the reason is the same: something inside transmits.
If your product connects to anything, assume it is in scope until confirmed otherwise.
Methodology
Figures are derived from a snapshot of the public certificate register taken on 1 August 2026, covering 115,687 certificates. The 2026 subset comprises 7,865 certificates issued between 1 January and 1 August 2026. Standard references were extracted from each certificate, split where multiple references appear, and normalised across 1,451 distinct spellings. Percentages are shares of certificates, and because one certificate may cite several standards they sum above 100%. Where a decree’s subject matter is not stated in an official source we have left the description blank rather than infer it. We publish aggregate statistics only.
Questions we are asked
Our device only receives — GPS, no transmitter. Does it need certification?+
Receive-only products sit differently from transmitters, but “receive-only” is a claim worth verifying against the actual design rather than the datasheet summary. Send us the specification and we will confirm it.
We have twenty SKUs in one family. How many certificates?+
Usually more than you hope and fewer than you fear. It depends on how brand, type, transmit power and telecommunications features map across the range, which is exactly the analysis to do before budgeting.
Do these percentages tell us what will apply to our device?+
No — they tell you what the market looks like, which is useful for planning and useless for compliance. Your device needs its own assessment.
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