Apple’s Investment Hurdle: TKDN Certification Delay Impacts iPhone 16 Sales in Indonesia

Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita, Minister of Industry (Menperin) said that the extension of the domestic component level certificate (TKDN) for the technology company Apple is still waiting to realize the physical investment, so that the products can His iPhone 16 sold in Indonesia.

“Previously, Apple was able to sell its products in Indonesia because they had received TKDN certification. However, the validity period of the certificate has expired, so it needs to be extended. “And, currently the TKDN certification extension process is still waiting for additional investment from Apple,” said the Minister of Industry in Jakarta on Tuesday (8/10/2024) as reported by. Between.

The Minister of Industry said that Apple’s investment performance in Indonesia was still relatively small, which is only IDR 1.48 trillion. According to him, this value is small compared to the large number of products of this large company from the United States to the domestic market.

In addition, he said that Apple had promised to increase investment performance up to IDR 1.71 trillion. “Therefore, there is still a gap of around IDR 240 billion,” said the Minister of Industry.

He said that if the investment promise is realized, Apple will receive a TKDN value of 40 percent, so that the iPhone 16 cell phone and Apple products that use cellular networks can enter the Indonesian market.

“This is all on the ground equity and fair to investors who have a high commitment to investing capital in Indonesia,” he said.

In addition, he explained, based on the Regulation of the Minister of Industry No. 29 of 2017 regarding Provisions and Procedures for calculating the value of domestic components for cell phone, handheld computer and tablet computer products, TKDN calculation can be done using three schemes.

These schemes are making products at home (manufacturing), making applications at home, or developing innovations at home. In this case, the scheme used by Apple is through an innovation development scheme.

Before that, the latest product, the iPhone 16, which opened the official sale on September 20, 2024, could not enter Indonesia, because the smartphone produced by the leading technology company did not meet Apple to the TKDN of 40 percent.

The Ministry of Industry said that products that have a TKDN and a company’s profit weight (BMP) above 40 percent have the requirements to buy. Especially in obtaining goods and services by the government, BUMN, BUMD and the private sector using APBN/APBD or taking advantage of state-controlled resources.

Currently, in Indonesia there are three Apple academies in Tangerang, Sidoarjo and Batam. In addition, when Apple CEO Tim Cook visited Indonesia in April 2024, he said that his party would soon open the fourth Apple Academy in Bali. (ant/nis/bil/faz)