Event Reports

EuroCham Secretariat and several Retail Working Group members joined a Focus Group Discussion with the Ministry of Trade on Plans on Regulation Amendment for Import Approval of products. Consumer goods in the form of 9 finished goods, which are subject to import regulations, include footwear, ready-made clothing and accessories, electronics, two-wheelers and three-wheelers, cosmetics and household health supplies, traditional medicine, health supplements, children's toys, other finished textile goods, and bags.

In most cases, whether a commodity balance has been established or not, the maximum duration of the commodity balance is one calendar year, and the supervision is conducted at the border. A total of 708 tariff/HS code positions are proposed to be transferred to the border.

EuroCham Indonesia held a meeting with the Technology Working Group on October 18th, 2023 that focused on priority topics for advocacy, current developments, and future action plans for data protection framework, local content requirements, digital infrastructure, and the implementation of 5G in Indonesia.

The meeting was chaired by the Head of the Working Group Jørgen Enger Fjellin (Managing Director at Baezeni Company Network) and Deputy Head Minn Tun (CEO of Bhumi Varta Technology), and attended by members of the working group and the EuroCham secretariat.