Vietnam not subject to Indonesia's self-defence duties on imported evaporators, rolling papers
Vietnam has been excluded from countries subject to self-defence duties on evaporators or condensers imported into Indonesia from September 5, as it is on the list of developing countries with insignificant exports to Indonesia, reported the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam.
Hanoi (VNA)🔯 – Vietnam has been excluded fromcountries subject to self-defence duties on evaporators or condensers importedinto Indonesia from September 5, as it is on the list of developing countrieswith insignificant exports to Indonesia, reported the Ministry of Industry andTrade’s Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam.
Accordingly, the Indonesia Safeguards Committee (KPPI) has decided to apply theextension of self-defence taxes globally from September 5, 2023 to September 4,2026. Evaporators or condensers with HS code 8418.99.10, partof the refrigerators, freezers or other refrigeration/freezing equipment, willbe subject to a self-defence tax rate of 12.5% in the first year from September5 – September 4, 2024, and 11% in the second year from September 5, 2024 toSeptember 4, 2025, and 9.5% in the third year from September 5, 2025 to September 4, 2026. The KPPI has also issued a notice to extend the application ofself-defence duties on several rolling paper products imported into Indonesiafrom November 30, 2023, including cigarette rolling paper, whether or not cutto size or in small booklets or pre-rolled into tubes with HS codes 4813.20.21,4813.20.23, 4813.20.31, 4813.20.32, 4813.90 .11, 4813.90.19, 4813.90.91 and4813.90.99./.
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