The Ministry Of Industry Notes More Than 12,000 Units Of IPhone Series Entering The Republic Of Indonesia Through Customs And Excise

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Industry noted that around 12,000 iPhone 16 units had entered Indonesia as of November 2024. This figure is based on data listed in the Centralized Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) which is the information system of the Ministry of Industry's IMEI.

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Industry Febri Hendri Antoni Arief said the number of smartphone products entered from two lanes, namely passenger luggage which was limited to two units per individual and prohibited from being traded and built-in diplomats through the Ministry of Communication and Digital (Digital).

"(Based on) the data in us, the number is more than 12,000 until November 2024. That is what our CIER system records. So, we ask that in the CIER system the number of IMEIs given to the iPhone 16 series is above 12,000 units," said Febri when met by reporters at the Ministry of Industry office, Monday, January 13.

Meanwhile, data from the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) of the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) is actually smaller than data from the Ministry of Industry. Meanwhile, DJBC noted, as many as 5,448 iPhone 16 units entered Indonesia during January-October 2024.

As for iPhone 16 producer Apple Inc, until now it has not been able to obtain an extension of the product distribution permit because it has not met the requirements for Domestic Component Level certification (TKDN) of 35 percent according to regulations.

Minister of Industry (Menperin) Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita said that Apple's initial investment of US$1 billion or around Rp16 trillion for the construction of the AirTag factory could not be a requirement for the issuance of an iPhone 16 distribution permit in the country. Apple is committed to building an AirTag factory in Batam.

The hope is that the factory can produce 65 percent of AirTag's global needs, namely products from Apple to track the whereabouts of goods such as keys and wallets. According to Agus, AirTag is an accessory. He emphasized that this object is not part of the cellphone, handheld computer and tablet (HKT) products.

In Regulation of the Minister of Industry (Permenperin) No. 29 of 2017 concerning Provisions and Procedures for Calculating Domestic Component Values for Cellular Phone Products, Handheld Computers and Tablet Computers, HKT companies can obtain domestic component-level certification (TKDN) if they build a component factory directly from their cellphones.

"So, until this afternoon the Ministry of Industry has no basis for issuing TKDN certification for Apple products, especially the iPhone 16," Agus said at a press conference at his office, Wednesday, January 8.

"In the Permenperin, it is clear that the calculation of the TKDN value can only be done for components or direct parts of HKT (mobile phones, handheld computers and tablets)," he continued.