Trade Minister Zulhas Wants Jastip Providers: Follow The Rules

Minister of Trade Zulkifli Hasan. (Photo: Mery Handayani/VOI)

TANGERANG - Minister of Trade (Mendag) Zulkifli Hasan is wary of deposit service providers or better known as Jastip to follow applicable regulations related to luggage.

He said that his party would indeed monitor the practice of this suit.

The man who is familiarly called Zulhas reminded the Jastipers to pay the luggage tax.

He also warned that the suppliers should not secretly bring goods into the country.

"Follow the rules, the rules already exist. Follow it. What does it mean secretly? So you don't pay taxes or what?," he said during a press conference at Soetta Airport, Tangerang, Banten, Monday, May 6.

In addition, he said, the rules regarding this suit must be enforced.

Including the luggage of the supplier must be cargoed and taxed if the price exceeds the limit.

"Indeed, the rules regarding the suit must be enforced. Because there are usually certain people who use the service entrusted," he explained.

For example, continued Zulhas, food suppliers should enter the cargo instead of being goods brought directly by passengers or hand carriers.

This is because food from abroad must have a special permit.

"His food must use cargo, later there must be a food distribution permit. If you take rendang abroad, just take it," he said.

In addition, said Zulhas, electronic goods from abroad must also have a certain permit. For example, it must meet the Indonesian National Standard (SNI).

"It can be done through cargo. Checked, calculated taxes. Official. If you are carried away, it seems as if you are avoiding taxes, avoiding obligations," he said.

For your information, the rules of luggage from abroad refer to Permendag Number 7 of 2024 concerning the second amendment to Permendag Number 36 of 2023 concerning the policy of san regulation of imports.

In the regulation, the number of luggage, type of goods and condition of goods is no longer limited.

However, still referring to the Regulation of the Minister of Finance (PMK) Number 203 of 2017 concerning the Provisions for Export and Import of Goods Bringed by Passengers and Crew of Transportation Facilities.

Director of the DJBC Customs Technical at the Ministry of Finance Fadjar Donny Tjahjadi said that based on PMK 203/20217 passenger luggage from abroad, it will be distinguished based on two categories, namely personal and non-private luggage.

Fadjar said personal goods or personal use are items used by airplane passengers for their purposes, including the rest of the clash to souvenirs.

"Personal goods get a 500 US dollar exemption for all the value of the goods. The difference is more, the import duty is 10 percent flat. VAT and PPh article 22," he said in a virtual discussion, Thursday, May 2.

Meanwhile, continued Fadjar, for the category of non-private luggage including deposit services (jastip) there is no tax exemption.

This means that all goods brought in this category will be taxed.

"Imported goods are brought by passengers in addition to personal use items, including the deposit services, we categorize them as not personal goods," he said.

For restrictions and restrictions, said Fadjar, personal goods will be excluded.

Meanwhile, non-private goods are not excluded from lartas.

"For example, jattip is not exempted from lartas. So that for material items that do not get an exception for lartas, there will be consequences," he explained.