BSN's institution has been strengthened with the establishment of the Law No. 20/2014 about Standardization and Conformity Assessment; Governmental Regulation No. 34/2018 about National Standardization and Conformity Assessment System; Presidential Decree No. 4/2018 about the National Standardization Agency of Indonesia; and Chairman of BSN's Regulation No. 10/2018 about Organization and Governance of the National Standardization Agency of Indonesia. BSN is a government institution, but not a department or a ministry, having the responsibility for standardization, conformity assessment, accreditation and metrology activities in Indonesia. The Agency took over the function and duty of the Standardization Council of Indonesia (Dewan Standardisasi Nasional - DSN). The National Standardization Agency of Indonesia (Badan Standardisasi Nasional - BSN), was established in 1997 under the Presidential Decree 13/1997 and enhanced by the Presidential Decree No 166/2000.

The organization has the following function:

To assess and draft national policies in the field of national standardization, conformity assessment, accreditation and metrology activities in Indonesia
To coordinate the programmes and activities in the implementation of BSN's tasks
To accelerate and empower stakeholders in the implementation of national programme on standardization, conformity assessment, accreditation and metrology in Indonesia
To organize national and international cooperation on standardization, conformity assessment, accreditation and metrology
To organize promotion, researches, and capacity building activities as well as general administratives related to standardization, conformity assessment, accreditation and metrology activities in Indonesia
As notification body and enquiry point for the implementation of the TBT-WTO Agreement
Note: the duty and responsibility of activities related to the conformity assessment and accreditation is performed by the National Accreditation Body (KAN).