MINISTRY OF TRADE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

Revised Final Summary Report For Indonesia

27-31 July 2009

Sari Pan Pacific Hotel, Jakarta

This week officials from various government agencies and private sector conducted an assessment of the needs and priorities of our country in the WTO trade facilitation negotiations. This was conducted using a special guide based on the proposals in these negotiations and was facilitated by international expert. The result will assist our representatives to negotiate more effectively on the proposed measures, special and differential treatment and technical assistance and to assist in implementation of the final results of the negotiations.

A copy of this report will be sent to the WTO Secretariat for purposes of quality control but will remain completely confidential unless permission is granted by our government to release the result. This report reflect our situation as of today. It will be important for our stakeholders to continue to review and update this report as the negotiations progress and to keep up to date with our reforms.

1. This needs assessment was conducted by representatives from :

•Coordinating Ministry for Economy Affairs

•Ministry of Trade

•Ministry of Finance (DG Customs)

•Ministry of Agriculture (Quarantine Agency )

•Ministry of Transportation

•Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DG Multilateral)

•Ministry of Industry

•Ministry of Environment

•Ministry of Law and Human Rights

•National Standard Agency

•National Agency for Drug and Food Control

•Indonesia Chamber of Commerce and Industry

•PT Surveyor Indonesia

•PT Sucofindo

2. Facilitated by officials from :

  • Ms. Evdokia Moise-Leeman

Senior Trade Policy Analyst Trade Liberalisation and Regulatory Issues Division

OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate

  • Mr. Yann Louis DUVAL

Economic Affairs Officer Trade Facilitation Section Trade and Investment Division
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ( UNESCAP)
  • Mr. Tadatsugu (Toni) MATSUDAIRA

Deputy Director, DG office (Customs Policy Research)
Ministry of FinanceJapan
  • Mr. Yoshitomo KONDO

Senior Advisor for WTO Affairs Office of International Trade Organizations
Customs and Tariff Bureau Ministry of Finance Japan
3. Number of participants : 47 persons
4. Among the 39[1]proposed measures were considered
Preparedness :
Already Compliant with 19 (49%)
Partially compliant with 13 (33%)
Not compliant with 2 (5%)
Not applicable to 5 (13%)
  1. Examples of measures with which we are already in compliance
a.J.2 Reduction/ Limitation of Formalities and Documentation Requirements
b.E.1 Import Alerts/ Rapid Alerts
c.D.1 Right of Appeal
d.G.1 Pre-arrival Processing (of Documents)
e.G.3 Risk Management
f.G.4 Post-Clearance Audit
g.J.3 Use of International Standards
h. M. Customs Cooperation
  1. Examples of measures with which we are partially compliance
  2. A.2 Internet Publication
  3. B.2 Prior consultation and Commenting
  4. F.1 Periodic Review of Formalities and Requirements
  5. E.3 Test Procedures
  6. J.5 Single Window/ One-Time Submission
  7. C.1 Provision of Advance Rulings
  8. G.6 Authorized Traders
  1. Examples of measures with which we are not in compliance
  2. G.5 Establishment and Publication of Average Release and Clearance Times.
  3. Examples of barriers to implementation of the proposed measures.
  • Lack of SOPs for periodic reviews
  • Shortage of knowledge on legal and trade terminology for enquiry points
  • Measuring average release times is difficult to put in place because of number of institutions (public and private) involved.
  1. Examples of local action we can take to overcome these barriers.
  • To improve development of Enquiry points
  • To develop SOPs for periodic review
  • In-house training on legal and trade terminology
  1. Our top ten Technical Assistance Needs
  2. A.2 Internet Publication
  3. G.5 Establishment and Publication of Average Release and Clearance Times
  4. J.6 Elimination of Pre-Shipment Inspection
  5. C.1 Provision of Advance Rulings
  6. G.3 Risk Management/Analysis
  7. G.7 Expedited Shipments
  8. A.3 Establishment of Enquiry Points
  9. E.3 Test Procedures
  10. F.1 Disciplines on Fees and Charges
  11. J.1 Periodic Review of Formalities and Requirements
  1. Our top ten priorities of measures to be supported in the negotiations
  2. A.2 Internet Publication
  3. A.3 Establishment of Enquiry Points
  4. J.5 Single Window/ One-Time Submission
  5. G.3 Risk Management/Analysis
  6. G.4 Post-Clearance Audit
  7. G.5 Establishment and Publication of Average Release and Clearance Times
  8. J.2 Reduction/ Limitation of Formalities and Documentation
  9. J.3 Use of International Standards
  10. H.1 Prohibition of Consular Transaction
  1. Recommendations for the way forward.
  1. Continued review and update of needs assessment findings
  2. Relevant agencies and stakeholders continue to meet regularly to assess the situation
and the needs and to help Geneva Delegates
  1. To enhance coordination and cooperation among related agencies and stakeholders

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[1] The initial number of the previous report was revised from 49 to 39 due to typing error. The total measure should be 47 excluding the remaining 8 measures concerning of transit issue that is currently under going discussion.