Socialization Cocoa Bea Exit Extended
Minister of Industry M.S. Hidayat said the government did not delay the implementation of customs out of cocoa beans. “The government only gives two weeks time for socialization. It demands of exporters who surprised because there is no grace period,” said Hidayat, after the opening of the XIII National Congress of Indonesian Textile Association, at the Jakarta Fair Arena, Kemayoran, Jakarta, Thursday (22 / 4) .
But Hidayat, would not intervene to extend the duty issue out of this cocoa and surrender completely to the Minister of Finance. “What is clear that the policy will grow the cocoa industry. By establishing the value added not only with the sale of cheap ore purchased cocoa from farmers,” he said.
According to Hidayat, imposition of import duties out for the long term could make the cocoa farmers no longer be bought at cheap prices. However, there needs to be cooperation between exporters with industrialists. “So the first cocoa processed, fermented, a new processed,” said Hidayat.
Under Regulation No finance minister. 67/PMK.011/2010 on Stipulation of Export Goods Subject to Customs and Customs Tariff Exit Exit, said exports of cocoa beans to pay duty out starting April. Based on that rule, when the price of cocoa beans in the world market of less than U.S. $ 2,000 per tonne, then the shipment of cocoa beans will not be subject to customs exit.
The price of cocoa beans at U.S. $ 2,000-US $ 2,750 per ton, it will pay duty out 5 percent and 10 percent will be imposed when the cocoa beans to U.S. $ 2,750-US $ 3,500 per ton. When cocoa prices are above U.S. $ 3,500 per tonne, then the shipment will be subject to import duties out 15 per cent.
Ministry of Commerce has set import duties on cocoa beans come out this April by 10 percent based on average prices of these commodities in the CIF New York Board of Trade which reached U.S. $ 2,900 per ton. The export benchmark price (HPE) is set to U.S. $ 2,603 per ton.
(by Aryani Kristanti)