Attribution:
Vice Chairman of Kadin Indonesia for Organization, Legal and Communication, Yukki Nugrahawan Hanafi
Vice Chairman of Kadin Indonesia for  Associations, Wisnu W. Pettalolo
Vice Chairman of Kadin Indonesia for Trade, Juan Permata Adoe

On this occasion, Kadin Indonesia intends to convey business input related to the plan to issue a policy to increase import duties on a number of commodities, up to 200%. The inputs from Kadin Indonesia are as follows:

1. Kadin Indonesia calls on the Ministry of Trade as well as the relevant ministries/institutions to involve business actors, associations, and associations through dialogue forums in the process of drafting and finalising this policy, in order to improve the policy and so that all impacts that may arise can be avoided.
2.  Regarding the statement about imported products flooding the market, Kadin Indonesia hopes that the Government can further examine both the types of products and the entry channels. Kadin Indonesia hopes that the illegal import routes that are rampant in the domestic market can be dealt with firmly. We recommend the government to form a task force to eradicate illegal imports and control illegal imported goods that are currently in the community by involving Kadin Indonesia along with Associations and Associations.
3. We urge the Government, in this case the Ministry of Trade, to continue to support the spirit of Trade Facilitation and the Ease of Doing Business Climate, so that the growth of national export performance and the investment climate continues to grow and be maintained. We encourage that the import restriction policy does not make it difficult for businesses and industries to obtain raw and auxiliary materials while at the same time ensuring a conducive investment climate and increasing industrial strengthening for better competitiveness.
4. Kadin Indonesia also requests an in-depth review of the HS Code affected by the planned increase in import duties. It should be considered that products that cannot be produced domestically as well as products with different specifications can be excluded from the affected HS Codes, so that the application of these import duties is well-targeted and the negative impact of the policy on industrial productivity can be avoided, which also supports the improvement of export performance.
5. Kadin Indonesia calls for assistance from KPPU to conduct a policy review before the policy is finalised and socialised so that monopoly or control by certain groups (cartels) can be avoided.
6. Kadin Indonesia also always supports the empowerment of national MSMEs to increase business capacity through training, mentoring, opening market access so that they can contribute to increasing export-oriented global competitiveness. Therefore, we hope that the policy plans taken will also consider the growth of the business world, especially MSMEs.