WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/LIC/N/2/IDN/3 
6 July 2009 
 (09-3311) 
Committee on Import Licensing Original:   English 
  
 
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
 
Notification unde r Article 5.2 of the Agreement
 
 
INDONESIA 
 
  The following communication, dated 29 June 2009, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Indonesia.  
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  Pursuant to Article 5.2 of Agreement on Im port Licensing Procedures regarding institution of 
import licensing procedures, the Government of Indonesia is notifying to the Committee on Import 
Licensing Procedures, relating to: 
 
- Decree of the Minister of Industry and Trade No, 527/MPP/Kep/9/2004 dated 
17 September 2004 on Provision on the Import of Sugar. 
- Regulation of the Ministry of Industry No .83/M-IND/PER/11/2008 dated November 2008 on 
The Application of Indonesian Nati onal Standard for Refined Sugar. 
- Regulation of the Minister of Trade No .44/M-DAG/PER/10/2007 dated October 2007 on The 
Amendment of the Regulation No.20/M-DAG/PER /9/2005 on the Salt Import Regulation.  
  
1. Decree of the Minister of Industry and Trade No. 527/MPP/Kep/9/2004 dated 
17 September 2004 on Provision on the Import of Sugar
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 (a) List of products subject to licensing procedures 
 - Raw Sugar HS No. 1701.11.00.00 and 1701.12.00.00; - Refined Sugar HS No. 1701.99.11.00 and 1701.99.19.00; - Plantation White Sugar HS No. 1701.91.00.00 and 1701.9.90.00. 
 
(b)  Contact point for information on eligibility  - Director of Import, Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Trade; - Commercial Attaché. 
 
(c)  Administrative body(ies) for submission of applications  - Director General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Trade;  
                                                     
 
1 Available for consulta tion (Market Access Division) in Eng lish only (unofficial translation). G/LIC/N/2/IDN/3 
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  (d)  Date and name of publication where licensing procedures are published 
 - 17 September 2004, Decree of the Minister of Industry and Trade No. 527/MPP/Kep/9/2004 
dated 17 September 2004 on Provisions on The Import of Sugar. 
 
 
(e) Indication of whether the licensing procedur e is automatic or non-automatic according to 
definitions contained in Articles 2 and 3; 
 - Non-automatic (Article 3.2 of the Agreem ent), based on the written application of the 
companies, Director General of Foreign Trade shall issue or reject recognition as Importer 
Producer (IP) Sugar not later than 15 working days  as from the date of receipt of application 
 (f)  In the case of automatic import licensing  procedures, their administrative purpose 
 
 N/A. 
 (g)  In the case of non-automatic import licensing procedures, indication of the measure being 
implemented through the licensing procedure; and  
 - Companies planning to secure recognition as IP S ugar shall submit written applications to the 
Director General by enclosing: 
 
a.       Industrial business license/industry re gistry number or other equivalent business 
license issued by the authorized institution; 
b.       Producer Importer Identity Number  (API-P) or Approved Importer Identity Number 
(API-T); 
c.       Corporate Registry Number (TDP); d.       Taxpayer Code Number (NPWP); e.       Recommendation from: 
  1)      The Director General of Chemi cal, Agro and Forest Product Industries, Ministry 
of Industry and Trade, in the case of th e import of raw suga r and refined sugar 
being used as raw material of refinery or other industries; or 
  2)      The Director General of Plantation Production Development, Ministry of 
Industry and Trade, in the case of the import of raw sugar/refined sugar being 
used as raw materials of factories of plantation white sugar; 
  3)      The recognition as IP Sugar shall cover, among other, the validity period of 
recognition as IP sugar, volume of suga r, kind of sugar and destination port. 
 
(h) Expected duration of the licensing procedure if  this can be estimated with some probability, 
and if not, reason why this information cannot be provided 
 - The recognition as IP Sugar shall be effective for one year at the maximum and can be 
extended. 
 
2.      Regulation of the Ministry of Industry No.83/M-IND/PER/ 11/2008 dated November 2008 
on the Application of Indonesian National Standard for Refined Sugar
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(a) List of products subject to licensing procedures 
  Refined Sugar, HS 1701.99.11.00 and 1701.99.19.00.   G/LIC/N/2/IDN/3 
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  (b) Contact point for information on eligibility 
 - Directorate General of Agro and Chemical Industry, Ministry of Industry; - Research and Industrial Development, Ministry of Industry.  
(c) Administrative body(ies) for submission of applications 
 - Director General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Trade.  (d) Date and name of publication where licensing procedures are published 
 
- Date: 13 November 2008; - Publication: Regulation of the Ministry of Industry No.83/M-IND/PER/11/2008 dated 
November 2008 on The Application of Indonesi an National Standard for Refined Sugar. 
 
(e) Indication of whether the licensing procedur e is automatic or non-automatic according to 
definitions contained in Articles 2 and 3 
 - Automatic.  (f) In the case of automatic import licensing  procedures, their administrative purpose 
 
- In order to increase the quality of refined suga r, to ease the stock supply, and to create healthy 
business competition, every company producing a nd importing refined sugar must apply The 
Indonesian National Standard (SNI) 01-3140.2-2006 or  its revision and hold the Certificate of 
Product holding the Indonesian National Standard (SPPT-SNI); and  show the “SNI Refined 
Sugar” label in every package. 
 - Information regarding the SPPT-SNI are as follows:  - The SPPT-SNI is issued by the Product Certif icate Institute (LSPro) that is accredited 
by the National Accreditation Committee (KAN) or pointed by the Minister of Industry.  
 - SPPT-SNI are obtain according to:  
  - National Standardization Principle (PSN) 302-2006: Conformity Assessment- 
Product Certification Fundamental, System 5, which are: 
   - To conduct a product quality conformity assessment based on SNI or 
its revision;  and 
   - To conduct audit of quality management system applied SNI 
19-9001-2001/ ISO 9001:2000 or its revision or other quality management system recognized. 
  - National Standardization Principle (PSN) 302-2006: Conformity Assessment- 
Product Certification Fundamental, System 1b, which are: 
 
   - To conduct a product quality conformity assessment based on SNI or 
its revision in every production lot every 3 (three) months for Domestic Products; or 
   - For imported refined sugar:     - To conduct assessment for the following document: 
    - CoA (Certificate of Analysis) which at least stated 
the name and address of the company, name of the testing laboratory used, date of the testing, and the testing result that has fulfill the SNI parameters by the testing laboratory that G/LIC/N/2/IDN/3 
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  has an MoU with the Product Cer tificate Institute (LSPro) in 
Indonesia. 
     - Official Report of Sampling Procure; or   - To conduct a Sampling Procure and Testing 
according to the SNI parameters by the testing laboratory 
appointed by the Product Certificate Institute (LSPro). 
 (g) In the case of non-automatic import licensing procedures, indication of the measure being 
implemented through the licensing procedure 
 
 N/A. 
 (h) Expected duration of the licensing procedure if  this can be estimated with some probability, 
and if not, reason why this information cannot be provided. 
  
 The regulation is valid without an ex pired date unless if there is a revision 
 
3. Regulation of the Minister of Trade No.44/M-DAG/PER/10/2007 dated October 2007 on 
The Amendment of the Regulation No.20/M-DAG/PER/9/2005 on the Salt Import Regulation
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(a) List of products subject to licensing procedures 
 
 Salt, HS. 2501.00.10.00, 2501.00.41.00, 2501.00.49.00, 2501.00.50.00, and 2501.00.90.00.  (b) Contact point for information on eligibility  
- Director of Import, Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Trade. 
- Commercial Attaché  (c) Administrative body(ies) for submission of applications  - Director General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Trade 
 
(d) Date and name of publication where licensing procedures are published  - Date: 11 October 2007;  
- Publication: Regulation of the Minister of Trade No.44/M-DAG/PER/10/2007 dated 
October 2007 on The Revision of the Regulation No.20/M-DAG/PER/9/2005 on the Salt Import Regulation 
 (e) Indication of whether the licensing procedur e is automatic or non-automatic according to 
definitions contained in Articles 2 and 3 
 
- Automatic  (f) In the case of automatic import licensing  procedures, their administrative purpose 
 
 - Since salt is a strategic commodity in food supply and raw material for industry; 
production, supply, and distribution of salt is  seen to be important in regards to the 
national health, as well as the increasing income and welfare of the salt farmers, and to secure the domestic industry supply. Wh ile import is still reliable since domestic  G/LIC/N/2/IDN/3 
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  production has not met the domestic demand. Therefore, there’s a need to increase the 
effectiveness of the salt policy by revising  some elements to ease the salt importation. 
  - In order to secure recognition as IP of salt, every company shall submit application to 
the Director General by enclosing the following documents: 
  - Industry Registry Number (TDI) or Industry Business License; 
  - Taxpayer Code Number (NPWP);   - Producer Importer Identity Number (API-P) or Limited Importer Identity 
Number  (API-T); 
  - Estimated salt demand in 1 (one) year; and 
  - Recommendation from the Director General of Agro and Chemical Industry, 
Ministry of Industry. 
  -      Meanwhile, in order to secure recogn ition as IT of salt, every company shall submit 
application to the Director General by enclosing the following documents: 
 
 - A copy of Industry Registry Number (TDI) or Industry Business License;  - Taxpayer Code Number (NPWP);  - General Producer Importer Id entity Number (API-U); and  
 - Contract with the salt user.  
(g)  In the case of non-automatic import licensing procedures, indication of the measure being 
implemented through the licensing procedure; and 
  N/A.  
(h) Expected duration of the licensing procedure if  this can be estimated with some probability, 
and if not, reason why this information cannot be provided. 
 - This regulation is valid without an expi red date unless if there is any revision. 
 
 
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