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DDTC Newsletter Vol.02 | No.09 I November 2019 Page 5 of 6

Government Launched Temporary Safeguard Import Duty

Temporary Safeguard Import Duty obliged to submit Certificate of Origin documents. BMTPS
for Imports of Curtain Products is fully applicable to imported products of which the
import customs declarations documents have received a
(Including Gordyne), Inner Blinds, registration number from the Customs Office of the port
Bed Nets, and Other Furniture Items of entry as of the enactment of the regulation.

Table 2 – Description of Curtain Products (Including gordyne),
The government has imposed temporary safeguard
import duty (bea masuk tindakan pengamanan Inner blinds, Bed Nets, and Other Furniture Items Imposed
with BMTPS
sementara/BMTPS) on imports of curtain products
(including gordyne/drapes), inner blinds, bed nets, No. HS code Description
and other furniture items. BMTPS is imposed following
the investigation results by the Indonesian Trade 1 6303.12.00 Curtains (including gordyne/drapes) and
Safeguard Committee (Komite Pengamanan Perdagangan inner blinds; curtains or bed nets from
synthetic fibers
Indonesia/KPPI) that signals the threat of serious losses
to the domestic industry due to the upsurge in product 2 6303.19.90 Curtains (including gordyne/drapes) and
inner blinds; curtains or bed nets from
imports.
other fibers
3 6303.91.00 Curtains (including gordyne/drapes) and
The provisions of BMTPS imposition are contained in the
inner blinds; curtains or bed nets from
Minister of Finance Regulation No. 163/2019 (MoF Reg.
fibers other than cotton
No. 163/2019) concerning the Imposition of Temporary
4 6303.92.00 Curtains (including gordyne/drapes) and
Safeguard Import Duty on Imports of Curtain Products
inner blinds; curtains or bed nets from
(Including Gordyne), Inner Blinds, Bed Nets, and Other synthetic fibers
Furniture Items. The regulation was promulgated on 6
5 6303.99.00 Yarn (other than sewing thread) from
November 2019 and entered into force three days after artificial staple fibers, not produced for
the date of promulgation. Further, this BMTPS policy is retail sales dari benang lainnya
only valid for 200 days since 9 November 2019.
6 6303.99.00 Other furniture items, excluding mattress,
bedroom essentials, and the like
BMTPS imposition targets products with HS code
7 6304.91.90 Bed nets listed in the other Sub-post Note 1
of 6303.12.00, 6303.19.90, 6303.91.00, 6303.92.00,
8 6304.92.00 Bed nets listed in Sub-post Note 1 in this
6303.99.00, 6304.19.90, 6304.91.90, and 6304.92.00
chapter that are not knitwork of crotchet
(See Table 2). Based on the Indonesian Customs Tariff from cotton
Book (Buku Tarif Kepabeanan Indonesia/BTKI), these
products include curtains (including gordyne) and
inner blinds, curtains or bed nets made from synthetic
fibers, cotton, other textiles, and other furniture items.
Additionally, these products are subject to BMTPS tariff
of Rp.41,083/kg.
BMTPS is imposed on imports from all countries, except
curtains products (including gordyne/drapes), inner
blinds, bed nets, and other furniture items produced by
124 countries listed in this regulation. The exempted
countries include Armenia, Bangladesh, Cambodia,
Pakistan, the Philippines, and Nigeria.

In greater detail, BMTPS imposition on imports of
curtains products (including gordyne/drapes), inner
blinds, bed nets, and other furniture items takes the form
of additional general import duty (Most Favored Nation)
or additional preference import duty. The preference duty
is used in the event that a country has trade cooperation
with Indonesia and meets the applicable provisions.

Further, importers originating from countries exempted
from the imposition of this BMTPS or countries with
international trade cooperation with Indonesia are