INACA Asks The Government To Facilitate The Import Of Spare Parts

Chairman of the Indonesian National Air Carriers Association (INACA) Denon Prawiraatmadja. (Gabriella Thesa Widiari / era.id)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Indonesian National Air Carriers Association (INACA) Denon Prawiraatmadja said that the difficulty of importing spare parts or aircraft spare parts is still a problem in the world of aviation.

Denon conveyed the complaint to the Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartanto. He said that currently Indonesia has a 49 percent Domestic Component Level (TKDN) requirement for aircraft spare parts whose components reach 10,829 HS items (class of goods). This is considered too high and asks the government to make it easier to import airplane spare parts.

"Now 49 percent is included in the Limited Prohibition (Lartas) category. The hope is, if we can build a system, so that when we import spare parts the administrative process can be simplified, as a result the Lartas category can drop to 17 percent," said Denon at the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs. The economy, Thursday 26 December.

For your information, Lartas is one of the regulations regarding import-export restrictions. Lartas is also one of the government's efforts to optimize domestic products in the production of aircraft spare parts.

"We, from the association, convey that our hope in the future for the smooth running of Lartas can be lowered the percentage so that the smooth running of the aviation business can be better," said Denon.

Until now, the long bureaucracy to import spare parts has also caused airline operating costs to swell. Therefore, according to him, the government should facilitate imports by lowering the ban from 49 percent to 17 percent like Malaysia. Thus, airline industry entrepreneurs can make efficiency.

"With the coordination with the members, it is hoped that if the cost component can go down, of course ticket prices can also go down. So that it can help the community too," concluded Denon.