Protecting Local Manufacturers, Imported Clothes are Subject to Additional Import Duties

The government will impose additional import duties as a safeguard measure on imports of clothing products and accessories for three years, starting from November 2021.

Specifically, the imposition of additional import duties only applies to imports of clothing that are included in the 134 Harmonized System (HS) code as regulated in the Minister of Finance Regulation (PMK) Number 142/PMK.010/21.

The list of clothes and accessories subject to additional import duties includes types of casual tops, formal tops such as suits, blazers, cardigans, shirts to knitwear. In addition, the policy also applies to bottoms, coats, jackets, jerseys, baby clothes and others.

The additional amount of import duty is set differently for each item and the period of implementation of the import, as stated in the Minister of Finance Regulation number 142/PMK.010/21 and its attachments. Here are the details:

Type of Clothes	HS Code	Rate (Per piece)
		1st Year	2nd Year	3rd Year
Casual tops	6109.10.10, 6109.10.20, 6109.90.10, 6109.90.20, 6109.90.30	IDR 27.900	IDR 26.505	IDR 25.180
Formal tops	6105.10.00, 6105.20.10, 6105.20.20, 6105.20.20, 6106.10.00, 6106.20.00, 6106.90.00, 6205.20.10, 6205.20.90, 6205.20.91, 6205.20.99, 6206.30.10, 6206.30.10, 6206.30.90, 6206.40.00, 6206.90.00	IDR 36.360	IDR 34.542	IDR 32.815
Bottoms	6103.10.00, 6103.22.00, 6103.23.00, 6103.29.00, 6104.19.20, 6104.22.00, 6104.23.00, 6104.29.00, 6104.43.00, 6104.44.00, 6104.49.00, 6203.12.00, 6203.19.11, 6203.19.19, 6203.19.90, 6203.22.10, 6203.22.90, 6203.23.00, 6203.29.90, 6204.12.10, 6204.12.90, 6204.13.00, 6204.19.90, 6204.22.10, 6204.22.90, 6204.23.00, 6204.29.90, 6204.42.10, 6204.42.90, 6204.43.00, 6204.44.00, 6204.49.10, 6204.49.90.	IDR 58.500	IDR 55.575	IDR 52.796
Ensemble suits dan Dresses	6111.20.00, 6111.30.00, 6111.90.90, 6209.20.30, 6209.20.40, 6209.20.90, 6209.30.10, 6209.30.30, 6209.30.40, 6209.30.90, 6209.90.00	IDR 59.400	IDR 56.430	IDR 53.609
Outwear	6101.20.00, 6101.30.00, 6101.90.00, 6102.20.00, 6102.30.00, 6102.90.00,  6103.32.00, 6103.33.00,  6103.39.90, 6104.32.00, 6104.33.00, 6104.39.00, 6110.11.00, 6110.20.00, 6110.30.00, 6110.90.00,  6201.12.00, 6201.13.00,  6201.19.20, 6201.19.90, 6202.12.00, 6202.13.00, 6202.19.20, 6202.19.90, 6202.92.00, 6202.93.00, 6202.99.20, 6202.99.90,  6203.32.10, 6203.32.90, 6203.33.00, 6203.39.00	IDR 63.000	IDR 59.850	IDR 56.856
Baby clothes	6111.20.00, 6111.30.00, 6111.90.90, 6209.20.30, 6209.20.40, 6209.20.90, 6209.30.10, 6209.30.30, 6209.30.40, 6209.30.90, 6209.90.00	IDR 19.260	IDR 18.297	IDR 17.382
Headwear & Neckwear	6117.10.10, 6117.10.90, 6214.30.10, 6214.30.90, 6214.40.10,  6214.40.90, 6214.90.10, 6214.90.90.	IDR 19.800	IDR 18.810	IDR 17.870

 

The additional import duty was imposed because the presence of imported clothing was considered a threat to the development of the local industry, as the result of an investigation by the Indonesian Trade Safeguard Committee (KPPI)

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The investigation was carried out at the request of the Indonesian Textile Association (API) representing 278 domestic companies with total production reaching 54.86% of the total national production.

They considered that the presence of imported clothing coming from various countries had reduced the number of sales and domestic production.

Exception

However, not all imports of clothing products and accessories will be subject to safeguard measure import duty (BMTP).

Because the government provides an exception for the import of headwear and neckwear products from 122 countries.

To avoid being subject to additional import duties on the import of these goods, the importer must submit a Certificate of Origin