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MAIN REPORT

The Government

Reduces De Minimis

Value to USD 75 to

Boost Domestic

Product

The government has been actively constricting the enter of
import products through e-commerce, specifically for transactions
exceeding the limit of exemption value and for commercial purpose.
In just one year since the implementation of Minister of Finance
Regulation number PMK 182/PMK.04/2016, consignment goods from
e-commerce has been rapidly increasing. Meanwhile, the exemption
value of customs duty and import related tax according to PMK 182
is granted up to FOB USD 100, moderately high compared to several
other developing countries.
Therefore, Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DGCE) has
made several amendments to the policy regulating consignment
goods by stipulating Minister of Finance Regulation number PMK 112/
PMK.04/2018 in the Amendment of Minister of Finance Regulation
number PMK 182/PMK.04/2016 in Import of Consignment Goods.

In this new regulation, the government has adjusted exemption value
(de minimis value) of import duty for consignment goods from USD 100
to USD 75/person/day and it has been implemented since October 10
th
2018. It is expected that after the implementation of this regulation
people will actually buy goods for personal use, therefore domestic
market has chance for growing, thus will create competitiveness
between domestic product, mainly produced by small-medium
enterprises, and import product.

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