Event Reports

The Transport & Logistics Sub-Working Group (part of the Market Access Working Group) convened in a hybrid monthly meeting on Friday, March 8, 2024, at Danone Indonesia HQ. The meeting was chaired by the Head of Market Access Working Group, Rachmat Hidayat (Government Relations Director at Danone Indonesia), and the Deputy Head of Transport & Logistics Sub-Working Group, Botir Rakhimov (Head of Country Sales at Rhenus Logistics Indonesia). All participants discussed the VAT policy for the freight forwarding industry and the follow-up actions on such matters. EuroCham extends its gratitude to Danone Indonesia for hosting this meeting and to all participants who have joined with high anticipation!

On March 8, EuroCham attended the online socialization of Minister of Industry Regulation No. 8 of 2024 on Procedures for Issuing Technical Considerations and Recommendations for the Import of Certain Upstream Chemical Industry Commodities.

The regulation is an implementing regulation of Minister of Trade Regulation No. 36 of 2023 on Import Policy and Regulation, which specifically addresses certain upstream chemical industry commodities including plastic raw materials, hazardous materials, natural gas, nitrocellulose, saccharin & cyclamate.

EuroCham Indonesia was represented by Erike Yanidia, Head of the Chemical Working Group and Regulatory Management & Trade Compliance Manager at Merck Chemicals and Life Sciences