Exporting Qualification

Same as any other country, indonesia has a rules that had to be followed when you want to import an item, there is 4 qualification that will be mentioned according to the regulations of the Minister of Trade : 01/M-DAG/PER/1/2007 dated January 22, 2007.

 It said that the export goods are classified into four groups, namely:

1. Types of goods that listed in export trade system

These types of items can only be exported by registered exporters only.
"Exporters listed" is a companies or individuals who have earned recognition from the Ministry of Trade for exporting certain goods in accordance with the specified conditions

An item can be clasified in this category based on several consideration  :

• Increase of foreign exchange earnings and competitiveness 
• Bound by international agreements 
• The preservation of nature 
• Availability of raw materials 

Item that classified in this category :

• Agriculture Product : coffee Roasted /  Non Roasted, processed coffee
• Forestry products: rattan or wood products 
• Industrial Products: acetic anhydride, phenylacetic acid, ephedrine, acetone, butanol 
• Mining Products: diamonds, tin, gold 

2. The type of goods that has limitation in exporting 
Goods in this qualification can be done by exporters who have received export approval from the Ministry of Commerce or authorized officials.

An item can be clasified in this category based on consideration to maintaining the balance of supply in the country

Controlled export goods include:

• Animal Products: cattle, cows, buffalo, crocodile leather, wet blue, wild animals and plants
• Fishery Products: napoleon fish, fingerlings 
• Plantation Products: palm oil
• Mining products: gas, petroleum, metals, silver, gold, 
• Industrial products: waste and scrap of iron, stainless steel, copper, brass, aluminum, carbamide

3. Prohibited Goods

Item that cant be exported from indonesia include :

• Agricultural Products: Arowana fish, Eel, Fish  and  Freshwater prawn with size less than 8 cm
• Forestry products: timber, wood splinters, train rail
• Marine Products: sea sand 
• Mining Products: tin ores and concentrates, ash and residues containing arsenic, metals or their compounds and others, especially those containing tin and precious stones 

4. The type of goods that are free 

 All kinds of goods that are not listed in the above rules categorized as free goods exports, but exporters must surely qualify as exporters advance

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