In this time of the Covid-19 pandemic, each country is trying to defend its national interests by protecting its domestic products with market protection.

As a result, several Indonesian products were banned by other countries because they were deemed to have violated the provisions of the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding anti-dumping or safeguards.

However, it is not only other countries that have taken this step, but Indonesia has also imposed a number of imported products from other countries because they are proven to have violated these rules.

One of them is Biaxially Oriented Polyethylene Terephthalate (BOPET) products from India, the People's Republic of China, and Thailand. Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani decided to extend the imposition of Anti-Dumping Duties on these products.

The regulation is contained in the Minister of Finance Regulation (PMK) Number 11/PMK.010/21 which is a replacement rule for PMK Number 22/PMK.010/2015 concerning the Imposition of Anti-Dumping Duties on the Import of BOPET Products from India, China, and Thailand. .

"As stated in the Minister of Finance Regulation concerning Stipulation of the Goods Classification System and Imposition of Import Duty Tariffs on Imported Goods, Anti-Dumping Import Duties are imposed," wrote Article 1 of PMK 11/2021

With this belief, it means that the government has extended anti-dumping import duties on imports of BOPET products from the three countries. The policy will come into effect after 14 days from the date of promulgation or to be precise on February 17, 2021, and will be valid for 5 years since the enactment of the PMK

Consideration of the imposition of anti-dumping import duties on imports of BOPET products from India, China, and Thailand, because according to the results of the investigation by the Indonesian Anti-Dumping Committee, the imposition of anti-dumping import duties is still necessary to prevent repeated dumping actions, and cause losses to the domestic industry

In Article 1 of the regulation of PMK 11/2021, it is explained that the imposition of anti-dumping BOPET import duties imposed, namely in the form of plates, sheets, films, oil, and other strips, made of plastic, non-cellular and not reinforced, not laminated, not supported or not combined in such a manner with other materials included in the tariff headings ex 3920.62.10 and ex 3920.62.90.

Indonesia has also suppressed imports of carpets and other floor covering textiles from China, Turkey and Japan. The way, the Minister of Finance will impose import duties on security measures (BMTP) or safeguards.

The policy is contained in the Minister of Finance Regulation (PMK) Number 10/PMK.010/21 concerning the Imposition of Safeguard Measures Import Duty on the Import of Carpet and Other Floor Covering Textile Products. This rule comes into effect on February 23, 2021.

Safeguards on imports of carpets and other floor covering textiles from these three countries are imposed for three years. The first year, with a period of one year, the BMTP rate is Rp. 85,679 per square meter.

The second year, with a period of one year starting after the end of the first year, the BMTP amount is IDR 81,763 per square meter. In the third year, the BMTP rate is Rp. 78,027 per square meter.

In addition, the Indonesian government has also suppressed imports of fructose syrup from China through the imposition of fiscal instruments, namely import duties. This is in accordance with Minister of Finance Regulation (PMK) Number 126/PMK.010/2020 concerning the Imposition of Safeguard Measures Import Duty on Imported Frucrose Products. This regulation comes into effect as of September 17, 2020.

The imposition of safeguards is imposed for three years with the provision that in the first year since the enactment of PMK 126/2020 the tariff is 24%. Then, in 2021-2022 the amount of security measures import duty is 22%. Then, 2022-2023 the tariff will be 20%.