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According to Deputy Director of Revenue,
Directorate Revenue and Strategic Planning,
Rudy Rahmaddi, in order to increase import
duties of import tariff is needed thorough
consideration and can’t be applied to
all commodities. What becomes main
consideration is whether the commodities are
classified into raw material goods, capital goods,
or supporting goods for adding value to the
final products. If those products are imposed by
higher income tax on import, this will impact on
lowering the competitiveness of the products.
The increase of the tariff will directly cause
higher production cost of a product which
will impact on higher final price making it not
competitive in the market.

On the contrary, if the government increase the
tariff of income tax on import with the intention
of supressing the increasing import activities,
specifically for consumer products that can be
produced in domestic market such as porcelain,
will bring good impact to domestic industry.
Once the import of those products decline,
domestic products can take place which will Djanuridro Wibowo
stimulate the growth of domestic market. Deputy Director of Import,
Directorate of Customs Technique
This policy is also expected to be able to
decrease consumer goods import from
e-commerce since the import volume has
been considered increasing sharply, meanwhile
domestic industry shows the otherwise. This b. Tariff increase of 218 commodities from
has been reflected from the growth by 6% each 2,5% to 10% including consumer goods
year of textile and textile products demand which large parts of it can be produced
in Indonesia, however it is not stimulating in Indonesia such as electronics (water
domestic textile industry, instead showing the dispenser, air conditioner, lamps), daily
surge of the imported textile products. products such as soaps, cosmetics, and
utensils.
Based on the mentioned considerations, the c. Tariff increase of 719 commodities from
policy review has resulted that there are several 2,5% to 7,5% including all complimentary
adjustments of income tax on import products goods for consumer goods such as
to 1.147 tariff posts, which increase from 2.5% porcelain, tire, audio-visual electronics
up to 7.5% and later stipulated in Minister (cables, speaker boxes), and textile
of Finance Regulation number PMK 110/ products (overcoat, polo shirt, swim
PMK.04/2018. The details of the increase are wear).
listed below:
a. Tariff increase of 210 commodities from According to Djanurindro Wibowo as Deputy
7,5% to 10% including luxury goods such Director of Import, Directorate of Customs
as CBU car and high CC motorcycle. Technique, the policy has been taken into
implementation as a strategy to control import

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