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ETPIK registration
ETPIK is the registration that makes a company a recognised exporter of forest industry products. Only a registered exporter can obtain the V-Legal document that every Indonesian wood shipment needs, which makes it the first thing to establish about a furniture supplier.
The essentials.
- What it is
- Registration as an exporter of forest industry products, held by the company rather than granted per shipment.1
- What it unlocks
- The right to export timber products and to apply for a V-Legal document against an invoice.1
- Who issues the V-Legal
- An accredited verification body, per invoice, for a registered exporter. Licences issued are recorded in the national system.1
- What it covers
- Wood-based industry output: furniture, joinery, plywood, pulp and the rest of the sector.1
Who asks for it.
This travels with the goods wherever they go. Either Indonesia requires it on the way out, or it is an ordinary trade document that any buyer, bank and carrier expects to see.
What it does not cover.
A workshop is not usually an exporter
Most Javanese furniture is made by workshops that ship through a registered exporter. That is normal and legitimate. What matters is that you know who the exporter is and that they hold the registration.
It says nothing about the wood
Registration establishes who may export. Species, grade, moisture and construction stay in the contract, and the deforestation question for the EU is answered separately.
Questions buyers ask.
How do I check my supplier holds it?
Ask who the exporter of record will be and for their registration. If the company quoting you is a workshop shipping through someone else, that is worth knowing at the start rather than when the documents arrive with a name you do not recognise.
Does it apply to rattan and bamboo?
The registration covers forest industry products, and where an article falls is decided by its classification rather than by the common name. Confirm it for the specific goods rather than assuming from the material.
Where this comes up.
Indonesian teak furniture
Where it is built, what the trade grade letters actually mean, the mandatory V-Legal document, and why SVLK alone no longer answers the EU.
Indonesian acacia furniture
Acacia is the volume alternative to Indonesian teak. Where it competes, where it does not, and what a contract has to name so you get what you priced.
Indonesian rattan furniture
Indonesia restricts export of raw rattan, so what leaves the country is finished furniture. What that means for a buyer, and how to specify a piece.
EUDR and Indonesian goods
What the EU Deforestation Regulation covers, the 30 December 2026 deadline, Indonesia's standard-risk classification, and why an SVLK certificate does not answer it.
Worth reading.
Sources
- 1SVLK, Indonesia's timber legality assurance system. FLEGT licence information service. Checked 3 August 2026.
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