REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Minister of Commerce Zulkifli Hasan stated that the domestic industry could no longer be threatened even if Tiktok Shop reopened. That is because, he said, there is now Regulation of the Minister of Commerce (Permendag) No. 31 of 2023 on Licensing of Attempts, Advertising, Training, and Supervision of Entrepreneurs In Trading Through Electronic Systems.

“What do we arrange? One, the (imported) goods that will be sold, if it is food must have a retail permit, if it is beauty must have permission from BPOM, if it is electronic there must be after-sales service and SNI (Indonesian National Standard),” Zulkifli said at Tokopedia Tower, Jakarta, Tuesday (12/12/2023).

Food imports, he added, must also be halal certified. So, according to him, it is no longer possible to sell directly to consumers.

Even cross border sales, Zulkifli said, can no longer be done. That's because, all incoming imported goods have to go through Customs.