JAKARTA – The Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Trade, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Communication and Information, and all Cellular Operators are committed to preventing the circulation of illegal telecommunications devices that harm the public, industry, operators and the state through identification control International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI).
Director General of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) Heru Pambudi said IMEI control was implemented to ensure the protection of consumers of telecommunications equipment in buying and using legal or legal equipment.
Heru said this control was reflected in the one-time action carried out by the Ministry of Finance’s directorate general of customs and excise in 2019 with the value of goods reaching Rp. 61.8 billion. However, Heru did not specify the total state losses from the circulation of illegal goods.
“Yesterday (2019) we took action once, a total of 20732 units worth Rp. 61.8 billion were used high speed craft. From the outside, the average is mostly from China. The prosecution was carried out in Banten. The losses have already been hundreds of billions (from the circulation of illegal goods), “said Heru, when he was met at the Ministry of Communication and Information Office, Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat, Central Jakarta, Friday, February 28.
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The Directorate General of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Finance welcomes this policy. Heru said this policy was very positive because of its principle to stop illegal cell phones from entering the country.
“Oraang wants to smuggle and wants to be used, it’s useless. So that our estimation will eliminate the intention to smuggle,” he said.
The process of restricting the use of connected mobile devices through cellular networks through IMEI control, is in accordance with applicable three ministerial regulations. This restriction starts April 18, 2020. The scheme used is whitelist namely the process of controlling IMEI in a preventive manner so that the public will know in advance the legality of the equipment they are going to buy.
“The ministerial decree is under the Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Trade, Communication and Information Technology and we (the Directorate General of Customs and Excise) executed it in the field,” he explained.
Heru said, if people who want to buy cellular devices from abroad after this policy is implemented, they will be subject to import taxes. However, this only applies to phones with prices above 500 US dollars. This cellphone must also be registered online before arriving in Indonesia.
“So the first is that the government must prepare the facilities so that it is easy. So as stated in this on line. We have actually prepared, we are working with the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Trade and the Ministry of Communication and Information. Templates-it already exists, but is still in the testing phase, “he said.
Registering the IMEI also applies to purchasing cellphones with an online system. Not only that, said Heru, the purchase of mobile phones from abroad is also limited to a maximum of two units.
“So if he was a shipment, he was before he arrived clearance already an obligation to pay. When finished he’s safe. If he forgets, he’s not registered, so it’s blocked. Can not be used. We’ll talk about the mechanism later, “he explained.
According to Heru, the system for cellphone traders is different from those purchased by individuals. Especially for sellers, there will be a trade channel. “Yes, the provisions must be different regarding the luggage with the luggage. Or consignments,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Trade’s Director General of Foreign Trade, Indrasari Wisnu Wardhana, said that supervision of the circulation of illegal cell phones is already in the Ministry of Trade Regulation number 69 of 2012 concerning the implementation of supervision of goods and services.
“So if the IMEI is found to be unregistered or illegal, it will be subject to sanctions. There are two sanctions. Administrative and criminal sanctions. So it is clear that if later found in the field or shopping centers these items are illegal, it will be subject to sanctions and actually logically. if it is illegal, it will be difficult to enter (into Indonesia). Who wants to enter, the system will automatically reject it and the possibility is very small (to enter), “he said.
Wisnu said that this sanction will take effect after April 18, 2020. Therefore, he reminded the public, before deciding to buy a device handphone, handheld computers and tablet computers (HKT) should check the IMEI on the Ministry of Industry’s website, namely imei.kemenperin.go.id
“This system prevents friends, the public will not be able to get a signal whose IMEI is not registered on the whitelist system. So there is no need to buy one that does not get a signal,” he said.
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