Glass Industry Make Start ACFTA
Economy February 19th, 2010
The implementation of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) had been used by several industries in Indonesia to get into China duty to zero percent.
As Trade Minister Marie Elka Pangestu, including the glass industry in the early influx of Customs FTA is still 25 percent who then fell to only 5 per cent and is expected to be able effectively to zero percent.
“There’s glass producers start FTA time, entrance fees 25 percent, last year was 5 percent. If it’s on schedule this year should be zero percent,” said Minister in the office of the Department of Commerce, Jalan Ridwan Rais, Jakarta, Friday (8 / 1).
Besides the use of import duties, enforcement of this FTA also been exploited for many industries to issue Certificate of origin (SKA) for imported products. However, he was not sure how SKA is already published.
Industries that have been published including CPO SKA, Cocoa, there are some manufactured products, and garments. “Later we’ll make a proper explanation of the numbers right, hopefully there are some exporters who export to China will share her story. I try to plan next week,” he concluded.
