List of Imported Goods to be Restricted for Entry into Indonesia to Save SMEs

List of Imported Goods to be Tightened to Enter Indonesia in Order to Save MSMEs

List of Imported Goods to be Restricted for Entry into Indonesia to Save SMEs

Dream - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has ordered the ministers to tighten various imported goods while gathering a number of ministers at the State Palace on Friday, October 6, 2023. The order is in response to complaints from the public regarding the flood of imported products in the homeland.

The Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, explained that the discussion regarding the tightening of imports for several types of products is also driven by the emptying of traditional markets and the increasing sales of foreign products through e-Commerce platforms.

"So, it is backgrounded by several complaints from associations and the community due to the high or flooding of imported goods in traditional markets. The emptiness of traditional markets and the increase in sales of non-domestic goods in e-commerce."

The translation of the given 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving the HTML tags is: "words of Airlangga at the Palace, quoted from Liputan6.com, Friday, October 6, 2023."

Airlangga explained that imported goods entering the domestic market have made several domestic UMKM products less competitive. The main trigger is that imported goods are sold at much cheaper prices. "The government earlier received instructions from the president to focus on tightening the import of certain commodities," he emphasized.

The following is the translation of the 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving any html tags: "The commodities that have tightened imports are: Children's toys, Electronic goods, Footwear, Cosmetics, Textile goods, Traditional medicines and health supplements, Ready-made clothing and accessories, Bags."

"Previously, Minister of Trade (Mendag) Zulkifli Hasan revealed Jokowi's instructions during the Ministerial Coordination Meeting (Rakor) at the Coordinating Ministry (Kemenko) for Economic Affairs regarding the Follow-up Meeting on President's Internal Meeting on Tightening Import Flow. The meeting discussed the issue of the increasing influx of imported goods. Until there is an improvement in terms of Cross Border issues where there is a lack of supervision."

"By therefore it will be proposed, especially consumer goods, given to the border. Examples include beauty products, clothing, medicines, consumer goods, electronics. There are several consumables such as food and others."

reveal Zulkifli Hasan.

The other discussion is about the legal regulations regarding illegally imported goods. Because, according to him, this is mandatory to be strictly enforced according to applicable rules. "Secondly, law enforcement towards prohibited and illegally imported products must be prohibited. There must be legal enforcement," he said.

The government will also continue to promote the domestic industrial ecosystem, such as micro, small, and medium enterprises (UMKM) and others. Indonesia's efforts to compete with other countries involve improving the business development ecosystem, productivity, capital, market access, and human resources. Regarding the positive list, it will soon be discussed with relevant parties. It should be noted that the positive list will be regulated in Trade Minister Regulation No. 31 of 2023.

This list includes goods from abroad that are allowed to directly cross the border into Indonesia through e-commerce platforms. "The positive list will soon be finalized, it was also discussed to be disseminated immediately regarding what goods are included in the positive list (that are allowed to enter)," he concluded.

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