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Govt to deregulate import of some goods
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A worker supervises loading and unloading services on March 28, 2023, at the Jakarta International Container Terminal in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta. (AFP/Adek Berry )
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he government has shared plans to ease import rules for certain goods, but the measures presented on Friday appear to exclude key export commodities from the United States as bilateral trade talks aimed at averting US tariffs have yet to conclude.
The Trade Ministry held an online public hearing attended by dozens of industry groups on Friday to explain the planned deregulation.
The ministry’s presentation deck seen by The Jakarta Post states that Trade Ministry regulations No. 36/2023 and 8/2024, which place conditions and quotas on many types of imports, would be nullified and replaced with a new comprehensive import regulation, the details of which have yet to be disclosed.
In addition, the ministry would issue import regulations for specific “commodity clusters”, such as for textile goods and for agricultural products.
The deck lists new requirements for the importation of products in such clusters, covering a total of 4,637 Harmonized System (HS) codes.
The HS assigns standardized numerical codes to different product types and categories, which are used internationally to classify traded goods for customs, tariff and statistical purposes, ensuring consistent identification across countries.
Beyond the listed HS codes that will be subject to new import requirements, however, the deck lists 484 HS codes bundled into 10 different groups for “prioritized deregulation”.
