Jakarta –
The Ministry of Industry has issued Minister of Industry Regulation Number 6 of 2024 concerning Procedures for Issuing Technical Considerations for the Import of Electronic Products. Through this regulation, the flow of imports of electronic products will be regulated.
Director of the Electronics and Telematics Industry (IET) of the Ministry of Industry, Priyadi Arie Nugroho, emphasized that this policy was made in order to create a conducive business climate for producers who have invested in Indonesia.
“This regulation is a concrete effort from the government to create investment certainty for industrial players in Indonesia, especially in the context of producing electronic products domestically,” he explained in an official statement from the Ministry of Industry quoted on Tuesday (9/4/2024).
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He continued to regulate import flows as a follow-up to the President’s direction regarding the condition of the electronic product trade balance in 2023, which still shows a deficit. Therefore, based on consideration of proposals and the capabilities of the domestic industry, it has been determined that there are 139 electronic tariff posts regulated in Permenperin 6/2024, with details of 78 tariff posts being applied to Import Approvals (PI) and Surveyor Reports (LS) and 61 other tariff posts being applied only with LS.
“Some of the products included in the 78 tariff posts include air conditioners, televisions, washing machines, refrigerators, fiber optic cables, refrigerators, laptops and several other electronic products,” said Priyadi.
Furthermore, Priyadi stated that his party understands that the import trade system for electronic products is something new and has never been implemented. “We need to know and emphasize together that the issuance of this electronic product import trade policy does not mean that the government is anti-import, but rather to maintain a conducive industrial business climate in the country, especially for products that have been produced domestically,” he explained.
Referring to Permenperin 6/2024, from the implementation of this import trade system, it is hoped that domestic producers will be able to capture opportunities for demand for electronic products so as to further increase capacity and diversify their product types. Meanwhile, for Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) or Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), it is an opportunity to collaborate with international brand holders who do not yet have domestic production lines.
“Meanwhile, for importers, there is certainty of distribution and/or sales of imported goods domestically,” explained Priyadi.
The IET Director gave an example, based on SIINas data in 2023, production capacity for AC products is 2.7 million units and actual production is around 1.2 million units. This means that production utilization is only 43 percent. Meanwhile, it is very unfortunate, based on Surveyor Report data, imports of AC products in 2023 will reach 3.8 million units.
Therefore, it is hoped that this import regulation can increase the utilization of domestic AC production. “The Minister of Industry Regulation was also welcomed by domestic electronics manufacturers. This was shown by several official letters received by the government from domestic producer associations expressing their support,” concluded Priyadi.
Secretary General of the Electronics Entrepreneurs Association (Gabel) Daniel Suhardiman stated that the publication of Permenperin 6/2024 must be seen from the perspective of national interests, so that Gabel as an association of electronics manufacturers welcomes it and has high hopes that this regulation can be implemented consistently.
“Indeed, the problem of domestic industrial competitiveness cannot be solved only by the import trade system, there are still other complicated problems such as weak industrial downstreaming of raw materials and core components,” said Daniel.
However, downstream activities will not occur without the growth of the upstream industry to the level of economies of scale for the downstream industry. Therefore, with Permenperin 6/2024, Gabel hopes that the upstream industry will grow rapidly so that it will trigger integrated downstreaming.
“Of course, the government’s challenges in implementing this regulation are very high, and it needs the support and input of all stakeholders so that it can be implemented smoothly. Even if there are problems in operations, they can be fixed together, the essence of the Ministerial Regulation is not a problem,” added Daniel.
Chairman of the Indonesian Cable Manufacturers Association (APKABEL) Noval Jamalullail stated that the implementation of Permenperin 6/2024 is the best solution as a form of support for the domestic cable industry, especially fiber optic cable producers.
“Because this will revive the production of the domestic fiber optic cable industry to be able to actively meet national needs which are currently building telecommunications facilities and internet networks throughout Indonesia,” he explained.
Noval continued, the Minister of Industry Regulation also provides new hope for the development of the domestic fiber optic cable industry. Moreover, currently the capability and capacity of the fiber optic cable industry in Indonesia is sufficient and can make all types of fiber optic cables, from small to large sizes. Whether for purposes inside buildings, in the air and on the ground, as well as ducts and sub-marine cables. “The total capacity reaches 15 million ScKm (Kmfiber),” he said.
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2024-04-09 06:00:11
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