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EuroCham attended an invitation from the Indonesia Logistics and Forwarders Association (ALFI) to socialization event on 18 April 2018. This event was opened with launching of online logistics services by ALFI. ALFI has worked together with PT Indonesia Logistik Community Services (ILCS) — a subsidiary of PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II — in operating an online logistics service known as smart port. Following the launching, ALFI held three sessions with government officials as panelists and discuss freight forwarding regulation, taxation for freight forwarding business, and procedure for granting preferential tariff based on FTA.

On 3 April 2018, EuroCham was invited to a public consultation meeting by the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, which evaluated the implementation of Regulation No. 229/PMK.04/2017 on Procedures for the Imposition of Import Duty under International Agreement or Treaty Frameworks. As a follow up to this meeting, EuroCham submitted written inputs to the Customs on 9 April 2018 highlighting the need to extend the deadline for submission of original COO to the Customs, as well as creating clear procedures in case of transshipment or non-direct shipment.