Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Indonesia's government has no immediate plans to revise the latest import regulations, according to Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto. The current regulations are outlined in the Trade Minister's Regulation No. 8 of 2024, which came into effect on May 17, 2024.

"There is no such plan (revision) yet," Airlangga said after attending the One Map Policy Summit in Jakarta on July 11, 2024. The chairman of the Golkar Party emphasized that the government is currently focused on implementing these regulations effectively.

Previously, Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita reportedly proposed a return to the previous rules, the Trade Minister's Regulation No. 36 of 2023. The government, Airlangga said, was still looking at what should be done at this early stage.

Demands for a revision of the import policy came from the business community. The Chairman of the Indonesian Shopping Center Management Association (APPBI), Alphonzus Widjaja, expressed concerns that the current regulations fail to address the core issue of illegal imports. "We conclude that it should be revised as it hasn't tackled the root cause," he said in Jakarta, Friday, July 5, 2024

Trade Minister Zulfiki Hasan addressed the revision requests, highlighting his efforts to fulfill all proposed changes, including a shift from post-border to border supervision. He also mentioned the implementation of technical considerations required for such a change.

The import regulations have undergone multiple revisions in recent months. The Trade Minister's Regulation No. 36 of 2023 was initially replaced by Regulation No. 3 of 2024 in March. A month later, it was further revised to No. 7 of 2024. The current version, No. 8 of 2024, has been valid since May 17, 2024.

Source: https://en.tempo.co/read/1890549/indonesia-has-no-plan-to-revise-import-rules-says-minister-airlangg