Import Duty Tariff Rise!

  Officers Acting Head of Fiscal Policy Office (BKF) Ministry of Finance, Suahasil Nazara said beleid policy contained in Finance Minister Regulation (PMK) No. 132 / PMK.010 / 2015 in a move to harmonize fare are the lowest in the world recognition. According Suahasil, he told the main purpose of adjustment of import duties to encourage domestic industry. The Government, he added, focused on the increase in import duty of consumer products (downstream) imported in the hope can be replaced or filled the domestic industry.

      He added that, in the management of the list of consumer goods and tariffs involving the role of the Ministry of Commerce (Kemendag), Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin), Ministry Coordinator (Kemenko) and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the other technical.

    "The increase in rates is issued by PMK, but technical materials including the type of goods and the level of rates that are hammered out Tim Rates between the Ministries, including the Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Industry, and Ministry for Economic Affairs and other Ministries," he explained. Meanwhile, when confirmed about how severe invasion of imported products, especially from China to Indonesia so that the domestic crushing industry, Suahasil not give specific answers. "I think the data or import statistics can be delivered Kemendag," said Suahasil.

  Confirmed separately, Minister of Industry Saleh Husin said the proposal imposition of import duty food and beverage products aims to protect domestic industry, improve the utilization rate preferences economic cooperation in order to determine baseline rates within the framework of cooperation RCEP.

"For food and beverage products proposed import duty there rose 154 tariff lines (total agro 194 tariff lines), among others processed cocoa powder, instant coffee mix until ready to drink coffee, tea, ice cream, processed meat, fish and other seafood, drinks light, alcoholic drinks, flour and processed foods from flour, "he said. As is known, the adjustment of import duties of consumer goods contained in Finance Minister Regulation (PMK) No. 132 / PMK.010 / 2015 on the Classification System of Goods and Imposition of Import Duty on Imported Goods.

The average increase of import tariffs in this policy amounted to 5 %. The increase in consumption of products subject to import duties, among other things, fish, tea, coffee, underwear, condoms, cosmetics or beauty supplies, alcoholic beverages to motor vehicles with rates ranging from 10 %  to 150 %.

Source: Liputan6

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