DGCE: PTA D-8 Preferential Tariff Applies, Smoother Imports Exports

JAKARTA, DDTCNews -  The imposition of import duty tariffs on imported goods based on the preferential trade agreement between D-8 member countries (Preferential Trade Agreement/PTA) is believed to facilitate international trade in Indonesia.

Nirwala Dwi Heryanto, Director of Communication and Guidance of Service Users at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DGCE) of the Ministry of Finance, stated that MoF Reg. 203/2021 that stipulates the provisions on PTA D-8 has been in effect as of 1 January 2022. According to him, this policy is a form of government support for the smooth traffic of goods through harmonious, simple and modern export/import procedures.

“The DGCE hopes that the implementation of this regulation can facilitate international trade services and activities and establish a wider network of Indonesian trade cooperation, specifically, in the markets of D-8 member countries,” he said, quoted on Monday (11/4/2022).

Nirwala claimed that Indonesia is a country with substantial growth in international trade. According to him, the substantial traffic of international trade will also render challenges for the DGCE to provide simpler export/import services.

He explained that the enactment of MoF Reg. 203/2021 constitutes an effort to implement international trade cooperation formerly agreed upon through PTA D-8 and regulated under Presidential Regulation 54/2011. D-8 is a multilateral cooperation organisation of developing Muslim countries, comprising the following members, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Turkey, Iran, Malaysia, Egypt, Pakistan and Nigeria.

Nirwala remarked that MoF Reg. 203/2021 will provide legal certainty in providing customs services for the imports of goods from D-8 member countries. In such imports, preferential tariffs will be imposed based on the criteria of the origin of the goods and the shipping criteria.

“The amount of preferential tariffs may be traced independently by accessing eservice.insw.go.id,” he said.

Nirwala added that imported goods may enjoy preferential tariffs within the D-8 PTA framework if they fulfil the origin criteria, which consist of origin criteria, consignment criteria and procedural provisions.

Next, the importer must submit the proof of origin of the goods in the form of the original certificate of origin (CoO) Form D-8, list the number  68 as the facilitation code for approval of trade preferences between D-8 member countries on the import declaration correctly and include the reference number and date of CoO Form D-8 on the import declaration correctly. 

CoO Form D-8 is valid for 6 months from the date of issuance. It is submitted by importers by scanning and sending the CoO and Customs Complementary Documents for the CoO Verification via email or other electronic media no later than 30 calendar days after the import declaration obtains a registration number.

The original CoO sheet and Customs Complementary Documents for the CoO Verification must be submitted to the Customs office. The documents must be submitted no earlier than 90 calendar days from the import declaration or PPFTZ-01 of the admission of goods into the free trade zone from outside the customs area to obtain a registration number and no later than 6 months from the date of issuance of the CoO by referring to the import declaration or PPFTZ-01 of the admission of goods into the free trade zone from outside the customs area. (sap)