G/LIC/Q/IDN/43  
 
14 January  2021 
(21-0443) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
 
IMPORT LICENSING SYSTEM OF INDONESIA  
QUESTIONS FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION  TO INDONESIA  
The following communication, dated  13 January  2021, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the European Union.  
 
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The EU notes that Indonesia has not submitted yet notifications on import licensing procedures of 
several products.  
In the lack of such notifications and cons idering the increasing number of concerns of the EU traders 
on the import licensing procedures applied by Indonesia, the EU would like to ask Indonesia to clarify 
the aspects listed below.  
According to the recent Trade Policy Review of Indonesia in the WT O1, "the regulatory framework of 
import licensing was expanded and revised for several items, including: animals and animal 
products; cloves; sugar; horticultural products; alcoholic beverages; salt; pearls; lubricants; plastic; 
nitro cellulose; sodium tr iopoly -phosphate; ozone -depleting substances; non -hazardous and non -
toxic waste; optical discs (empty and filled) and machines and materials used to produce them; 
textiles and textile products; cell phones, handheld computers, and tablets; and colour multi -
functional machines, colour photocopying and printing machines ". 
Regulation of the Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia N o. 77/2019 concerning 
the provisions on the import of textiles and textile products :  
1. When will Indonesia submit the notification of the above -mentioned law to the WTO, as 
required under Articles 1.5 and 5 of the WTO Agreement on Import Licensing procedures?  
2. Could Indonesia indicate whether traders, which were taken by surprise by the appl ication of  
Regulation No. 77/2019 without advance notification to the WTO, could at least complete their 
importations into Indonesia under the previous regime?  
3. Could Indonesia indicate whether finished textile products, listed in the Annex to Regulation 
No. 77/2019, may be imported into Indonesia for purposes other than further processing by 
domestic producer importers, their cooperating production parties, and/or small - and mid -
sized industries?  
4. If so, could Indonesia please provide the following informati on: 
4.1 How many licenses have been issued, for the importation of finished textile products for 
retail or trading purposes, since the entry into force of Regulation No. 77/2019?  
4.2 What volumes of finished textile products, imported for retail purposes o r for trading, 
have entered Indonesia since the entry into force of Regulation No. 77/2019?  
4.3 From which country did the finished textile products, imported for retail purposes or for 
trading since the entry into force of Regulation No. 77/2019, originat e in? 
 
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  5. Could Indonesia confirm that the Regulation No. 77/2019 allows non -manufacturers and 
retailers to carry out imports to Indonesia only under the condition that they establish a 
partnership with Indonesian small and medium enterprises (SMEs)? If so, co uld Indonesia 
please provide clarity on the specifics regarding the nature of the partnership and the SMEs?  
6. Could Indonesia indicate whether it believes that the import prohibition maintained under 
Regulation No. 85/2015, as last amended by Regulation No. 77/2019, is consistent with Article 
XI of the GATT?  
7. If so, could Indonesia please explain why, de facto if not de jure, no import license has been 
issued, since the entry into force of Regulation No. 77/2019, for the importation of finished 
textile product s from the EU for retail purposes or for trading?  
Regulation No. 68/2020 on import provisions for footwear, electronics and 
bicycles/tricycles, which entered into force on 28 August 2020), as last amended by 
Regulation No. 78/2020, which entered into force on 8 October 2020:  
8. When will Indonesia submit the notification of the above -mentioned law and the amendment 
to the WTO, as required under Articles 1.5 and 5 of the WTO Agreement on Import Licensing 
procedures?  
9. Could Indonesia submit all relevant inf ormation justifying the import restrictions (restricted 
port of entry, pre -shipment inspection, import plan obligation)?  
Importation of alcohol beverages:  
10. Could Indonesia confirm that the licensing procedures for EU alcoholic beverages in 2021 will 
be swift, transparent and non -discriminatory, fulfilling the entire requested amount by the 
importers?  
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