JAKARTA - The Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) has received the presence of Apple officials, namely Apple's Vice President of Global Policy Nick Amman, today. It is known, Nick Amman visited the Ministry of Industry together with his group of 4 people.
It is known that the Ministry of Industry has received an official proposal from Apple on Monday, January 6, 2025.
In this regard, the Director General of Metal Industry for Transportation and Electronic Equipment (ILMATE) of the Ministry of Industry, Setia Diarta, said that this meeting focused on submitting Apple's proposal related to the Domestic Component Level (TKDN).
Apple submits a proposal and is ready to meet the TKDN requirements in the Minister of Industry Regulation (Permenperin) Number 29 of 2017.
"Their contents will meet the requirements in Permenperin No. 29, that's what it says," Setia told reporters at the Ministry of Industry's office, Jakarta, Tuesday, January 29.
In Permenperin Number 29 of 2017, it is stated that the TKDN calculation can be carried out using three schemes, namely making domestic products or building factories, making domestic applications and/or developing innovations in the country.
In this case, previously Apple chose an innovation development scheme through the construction of the Apple Academy. This iPhone manufacturer built three Apple Academys located in BSD Tangerang, Batam and Surabaya.
However, the Ministry of Industry asked Apple to re-propose. Setia said the technology giant from the United States (US) was considering submitting a new proposal.
On this occasion, Setia also emphasized that the meeting with Apple did not discuss the issue of building a factory in Indonesia. Apple is also said to be still submitting proposals with an innovation scheme.
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"The scheme is still innovation. We haven't talked about those who built factories yet," he said.
Furthermore, when asked about whether the TKDN was 35 percent or 40 percent, Setia did not give a firm answer. He said it was flexible and was still considering Apple's proposal.
Setia also emphasized that the iPhone 16 product still cannot be legally sold in Indonesia. This is because Apple has not been able to meet the TKDN requirements proposed by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia.
"Yes, still (iPhone 16 cannot be circulated) during the TKDN (not fulfilled)," he concluded.
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