PERMITS IMPORTERS THREATENED IN 1325 UNPLUG

DISCONNECT THE GOVERNMENT PERMITS Importers 1325
Ministry of Commerce increasingly fierce. After months of February 2010 up to 1104 licenses revoked registered importers (IT), during March to May 2010, the Ministry of Commerce re IT revoked 221 licenses. Thus, since the year 2009 up to now existing IT 1325 that its license revoked.

Reason revocation because they (importers) are not eligible and not actively doing imports, said Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said on the sidelines of a meeting with Commission VI DRPR RI.

According to Mari, the step was taken to discipline the management of import flows. Type the company's most lots removed its status as an importer is an importer of electronics products, as many as 627 companies. Importers of toys followed by 185 companies, garment importers of 176 companies, importers of food and beverage 175 companies, and importers of footwear products are 162 companies.

Revocation was referring to the Regulation of the Minister of Trade (Permendag) No. 56 years in 2008 on setting up five products that are tightened importers, namely food products and beverages, textiles and textile products (TPT), footwear, electronics, toys and children's products.

Minister of Trade and then complete the Permendag No. 56 years old in 2008 was the Minister Decree No. 23 year 2010 concerning the provisions of Imports of Certain Products signed on May 21, 2010. Under the rules change, there are 41 additional tariff number (HS) commodity products regulated, ie seven rates of traditional medicine, cosmetics tariff heading 33, and a number of tariffs for energy-saving lamps.

General Chairman of Indonesian National Importers Association (GINSI), Amirudin Saud worry, the revocation status could lead to IT pengemplangan tax by importers that its IT status revoked. If the status of the import permit is revoked now, the end of the year, he could not report their tax payments.

Amirudin example, if there is still realize the import importer beginning of the year, then their licenses revoked in the mid-year, early next year when they must pay taxes for the year already underway, the importer will argue its business license has been revoked. Consequently, when reporting taxes, the company does not want to pay taxes by reason of its import license has been revoked.
Amirudin states, if not accompanied by oversight, it is not impossible that happens. Impact, tax revenue decreases.
Unfortunately, the importers who had revoked their licenses can only create new companies and submit the import permit, while the old taxes are not paid. This is dangerous, said Amirudin.

Therefore, Amirudin suggest the Minister of Trade to review prior to revoke licenses of IT. Moreover, there are certain importers to import only one or two times a year, as importers producers.

If importers tend to appeal, the exporter is the opposite. Toto Dirgantoro, Secretary General of the Association of Indonesian exports expected, the policy of the Ministry of Trade is being taken in order to avoid import games and manipulation. It should be disciplined for importers who do not clear it and hopefully this breakthrough will be even better.