Indonesian Government Issues Import Film Policy

Directorate General of Customs and Excise, On Monday, February 21, 2011 at 11:30 pm, has been carried Press Release on the Main Auditorium DGCE Headquarters concerning rules on the import content of the film with the following material:

* There are no new policies or regulations of foreign movies because of the additional royalties into the customs value is in conformity with the WTO Valuation Agreement was ratified by Law No. 7 of 1994 and in Adopt the Law No. 10 of 1995 amended by No. 17/2006 on Customs governing provisions of the Customs Value.

* No increase of tariffs. Film imports classified under HS Code 3706 with the imposition of tariffs of 10%, 10% import VAT and Income Tax section 22 imports 2.5%.

* DGCE do a re-assessment based on the reference as follows:

* Following the meeting of tariff harmonization of inter-departmental team on February 11, 2010 at the Center for State Revenue Policy BKF, led a meeting of the National Film Advisory Board (BP2N) with the Head of BKF, BKF at the meeting stated that the problem is the calculation of customs value for imported films based only the price of the print copy of the film, not including royalties and profit-sharing rights

* Letter of the National Film Advisory Board (BP2N) to the Director General of Customs 282/BP2N/III/2010 number dated March 26, 2010 concerning the application for determination of customs value of imported films in accordance with fair value, arguing that:

* Taxes levied against the movie industry has been higher than imported films.

* Based on data from websites Mojo Film Box - Office, the circulation of some foreign movies which paid the producer (52 titles) film for the period April 2009 till February 2010 has produced almost $ 60 million or equivalent to Rp + 570 billion (exchange rate = Rp 9,500 / 1 USD).

* Letter of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade to the Chairman BP2N Number 121/DAGLU/4/2010 dated April 12, 2010 which states that there are factors unique film containing intellectual property rights (intellectual property rights) so that the determination of customs value not just use the standard flat metric Average per film (USD 0.43/meter).

* Letter from bkf to BP2N Number S-320/KF/2010 dated June 17, 2010 regarding the Fiscal Incentives for Industrial National Film and determining the Customs Value of Imported Films, which essentially contains the determination of customs value of goods imported film is the implementation of Law no. 17 of 2006 on Customs is not a policy.

* DGCE do a re-assessment in accordance with Law 10 of 1995 amended by No. 17/2006 on customs affairs, where the procedure entry of imported goods in accordance bill adheres to the principles of self assessment. Based on these principles DGCE authorized to conduct testing of the notification referred. In the notification pabeannya importer only inform the cost of printing copies of the film without entering into a royalty pabeannya value, so add it into the calculation DGCE customs value per regulation.

* On February 18, 2011 made between DGCE meeting with the MPA and Film Producers (among other things: 21th century, Walt Disney, Time Warner, Sony Pictures) discussed the problems of the customs value of imported films, the meeting asked the MPA DGCE and Producer intended to convey in writing the things that concern them to the Director-General, and until now has not received DGCE.

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