Jakarta –
Entrepreneurs who are members of the E-commerce Logistics Entrepreneurs Association (APLE), reject the revision of the Minister of Trade Regulation (Permendag) No. 50/2020. Revised the rule to prohibit the sale imported goods with a value of less than US$ 100 or the equivalent of Rp. 1.5 million per unit at online stores.
In response to this, the Ministry of Trade explained that regulations regarding restrictions on the sale of imported goods in e-commerce are only for foreign merchants who sell finished goods to Indonesia directly to consumers.
“This means not limiting other imported products that enter through general importation,” Director General of Domestic Trade Isy Karim told detikcom, Wednesday (2/8/2023).
For example, the government prohibits sales of under Rp. 1.5 million directly to consumers, such as in an e-commerce store that sells directly from abroad. Then it includes cross border and is not allowed. It is different if the imported goods are purchased by domestic business actors and then sold to domestic consumers.
Isy explained the effort to have a cross-border platform regulation to encourage exports of goods. This, according to Isy, has been carried out by the Ministry of Trade together with business actors in cross-border Electronic Trading (PPMSE).
Responding to the entrepreneur’s proposal regarding the increase in import tax, Isy said that he would study the proposal first. Because according to him the stipulation needs an analysis related to the impact of the increase in the tax rate.
“We will study the amount of import costs first to see the impact of setting the tariff rate,” he said.
Isy ensured that his party would supervise the goods sold on the platform. This is done to ensure compliance with the standards and technical requirements that apply in Indonesia
Previously, the Chairperson of the E-commerce Logistics Entrepreneurs Association (APLE), Sonny Harsono, assessed that this new policy did not reflect the real conditions on the ground. Sonny gave an example, if the government stops importing goods such as cell phone accessories and/or electronics that are not produced domestically, it will actually create a risk of illegal import activities.
“Because in principle economically, if demand is still there, supply will also take place. This condition has actually been illustrated in local e-commerce which shows most imported goods are offered by non-importer sellers,” he said in his statement.
Sonny explained that there was one suggestion that the government could better implement so that the price of cross-border imported goods was higher, namely by increasing taxes. Such as the size of the import cost component in the form of an increase in import duties from 7.5% to 10% plus 10% VAT and PPh.
“Thus, the price of imported goods is not too cheap, and domestic goods can be more competitive,” he explained.
For information, Minister of Trade Zulkifli Hasan alias Zulhas has said that the revision of Minister of Home Affairs Regulation (Permendag) No. 50 years 2020 is almost final. Currently the stages are in harmonization within the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) and between other Ministries/Institutions.
“Well, Permendang 50 actually we took the initiative from the start. But the discussion between ministries, it’s a long time. If we’ve started from the beginning, that’s it. But this has been completed, all that remains is to harmonize the Ministry of Law and Human Rights on the first day. Today, at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, the harmonization between ministry,” he told the media crew at the Ministry of Trade, Tuesday (1/8/2023).
(there/das)
2023-08-02 08:44:07
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