31st July 2025
OVERVIEW
On 30 June 2025, the Indonesian government issued a new import regulation under the Minister of Trade Regulation No. 16 Year 2025 regarding Import Policies and Provisions (“MOT Regulation No. 16/2025”) which represents the start of its effort to deregulate the import policies in Indonesia. The MOT Regulation No. 16/2025 revokes the previous import policy and provisions under Minister of Trade Regulation No. 36 Year 2023 as lastly amended by the Minister of Trade Regulation No. 8 Year 2024 (“MOT Regulation No. 36/2023”) and set to come into force on 30 August 2025.
This article, prepared by Agniya Anggraeni (Partner) and M. Akmal Condro Rahmahadi (Associate) from IMCOLaw, provides an overview on the key changes introduced by MOT Regulation No. 16/2025, explaining its main provisions and their potential implications for Indonesia’s import policies and procedures.