Trade Minister Zulhas ISSUEs Provisions For The Origin Of Goods

Minister of Trade Zulkifli Hasan. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan (Minister of Trade Zulhas) issued Regulation of the Minister of Trade (Permendag) Number 56 of 2022 which will take effect on January 2, 2022.

The Permendag regulates the Provisions for the Origin of Goods and Provisions for the Issuance of Documents of Origin for Goods Exported from Indonesia Based on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Approval).

"Permendag Number 56 of 2022 is issued so that business actors can take advantage of the implementation of RCEP as the world's largest trade block, so that it can boost national export trade and performance to ASEAN countries and ASEAN partner countries through the use of information documents. origin, "explained Zulhas as quoted by Antara, Thursday, December 30.

Zulhas said, Permendag Number 56 of 2022 regulates the fulfillment of the provisions of the origin of goods and procedures for making Information and Origin Documents for goods exported from Indonesia.

"Permendag Number 56 of 2022 will provide convenience for business actors in implementing the implementation of RCEP, to increase the smooth flow of export goods in the RCEP scheme," he said.

In Permendag Number 56 of 2022, business actors can choose between two types of documents to claim preference rates, namely the original Certificate (SKA) or the Declaration of the Origin of Goods (DAB) which can be published independently.

This is in line with a facilitative trade commitment. Both SKA and DAB, business actors will benefit from preferential rates with RCEP countries, "said Zulhas.

The Indonesian government has ratified RCEP through the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 24 of 2022 concerning Ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Approval) on 27 September 2022.

RCEP approval is expected to be able to boost global production competitiveness and networks, promote regional supply chains through increasing export market access for goods and services, reducing or removing trade barriers, and increasing technology transfers," Zulhas said.

Meanwhile, the Director General of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Trade, Budi Santoso, explained that RCEP's approval has a number of advantages compared to other trade approvals that Indonesia already has.

One of them, RCEP's approval simplifies and provides certainty of trade rules for its member countries.

RCEP also introduces a regional value content that will further facilitate the establishment of a regional production network center (regional production hub). RCEP can be an opportunity for Indonesia to increase its integration in the global supply chain, especially in the region," explained Budi.