Some time ago, President Jokowi asked the relevant ministers to focus on tightening imports of certain commodities, such as children's toys, electronic goods, footwear, textile products and cosmetics. This was announced by the Coordinating Minister for the Economy of the Republic of Indonesia, Airlangga Hartarto. "The President's (Jokowi) directive was to focus attention on reducing imports of certain commodities. Commodities that have been selected include children's toys, electronic goods, footwear, textile products, cosmetics, traditional medicines and health supplements, ready-made clothing, ready-to-wear accessories. , and bag production," said Airlangga on Friday (6/10).
The government plans to tighten imports of products, such as clothing, children's toys and cosmetics because there are complaints that imported goods have flowed into markets and e-commerce in large quantities.
One of the steps taken by the government is to change policies regarding imports, which previously could be done after the goods arrived outside the customs area (post-border), will now be done at the border (border). Post-border is when imported goods enter the customs area.
Responding to this, the General Chair of the Indonesian Global Brand Retail Entrepreneurs Association (Apregindo), Handaka Santosa, stated that entrepreneurs actually support government policies.
However, he is also worried that this import reduction policy could hamper the flow of goods and cause price increases, especially for big brands.
Deputy Chair of the Indonesian Retail Entrepreneurs Association (Aprindo), Tutum Rahanta, also revealed that the unstable growth of retail businesses is not only influenced by import regulations, but also by unfair business practices, such as entrusted services (jastip) that do not follow the rules.
Jastip is a business where someone entrusts the purchase of goods to a service provider, both imported and domestic goods, which is often done via social media.
The jastip fee itself varies in the range of 5% – 15% of the price of the item depending on the level of difficulty in obtaining the item and the type of item.
For domestic goods, customers only pay the price of the goods plus shipping costs and jastip fees. However, for foreign goods, there are several things that need to be considered, especially the taxation aspect.
However, there are several things that must be taken into account, both in terms of the taxes imposed on jastip goods and the tax obligations that business actors must carry out on the income they earn.
Please note, jastip has been regulated in PMK Number 203/PMK.04/2017 concerning Provisions for the Export and Import of Goods Carried by Passengers and Crew of Transport Facilities.
Jastip goods are included in imported goods carried by passengers which are not used for personal purposes in accordance with Article 7 Paragraph (1) letter b.
Therefore, if the customs value exceeds FOB (Freight on Board) US$ 500 or around Rp. 7,810,650 (with an exchange rate of Rp. 15,621/1 dollar), then an import duty rate of 10% of the customs value of imported goods after deducting US$ 500 will be imposed. .
Apart from import duties, the activity of importing goods is also subject to Import Tax (PDRI) which is collected by the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) which consists of PPh Article 22 on imports, Value Added Tax (VAT), and Sales Tax on Luxury Goods (PPnBM). ).
Customs and Excise officers have begun monitoring the movement of entrusted service system (jastip) businesses entering Indonesia. This is a follow-up to the government which prohibits the sale of imported goods under IDR 1.5 million and is in line with the President's request to tighten imports.
