The Ministry of Industry has confirmed that iPhone 16 Cannot be Sold in Indonesia

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) confirmed that Apple's latest mobile phone product, the iPhone 16, should not be sold in the Indonesian market. This is because, until now, the giant company from the United States has not obtained a domestic component level certificate (TKDN).

However, according to Ministry of Industry Spokesperson Febri Hendri Antoni Arief, iPhone 16 products that are carried by passengers, crew, or by mail and not sold, can usually enter Indonesia.

“Adding to the previous statement from the Minister of Industry, the iPhone 16 series that enters Indonesia with passengers and paying taxes is a luggage that should not be sold and is limited to the personal use of passengers,” he said on Friday (25/10/2024).

He explained that basically iPhone 16 belongs to the category of postal and telecommunications goods that can enter Indonesia through the Directorate General of Customs and Excise under Article 35 of Government Regulation No. 46 of 2021 on Posts, Telecommunications, and Broadcasting. Note that the amount carried should not exceed two units per passenger.

The rule also states that luggage and/or goods sent through postal organizers used for own purposes, not traded and/or not for commercial purposes are excluded from the obligations of technical standards, which include the TKDN obligation of 35 percent. The registration of the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) series of luggage and/or goods sent through postal organizers is carried out through the General Directorate of Customs and Excise.

In addition, he said, it estimated that in the period August-October 2024 as many as 9,000 units of the iPhone 16 series had entered Indonesia through passenger carry-on lines and had paid taxes. The phones are legally imported, but would be illegal if sold in Indonesia.

“The Ministry of Industry welcomes the public to report the parties that sell the mobile phone products that come from the passengers' carry-on,” he said.

Earlier, Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita stated that he had not been granted a license to sell the smartphone product because Apple has not yet fulfilled its commitment to realize investments in Indonesia.

In order to obtain a sales permit, the Minister of Apple's leading companies must realize the remaining investment commitments in Indonesia, which amount to Rp 240 billion out of a total of Rp 1.71 trillion.

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