Preshipment inspection

Notifications under Article 5 of the Agreement on Preshipment Inspection

RESPONSES from Indonesia to questions posed by the United States
contained in document G/VAL/W/357

Indonesia

The following communication, dated 17 May 2022, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Indonesia.

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The United States posed the following questions in document G/VAL/W/357:

Question 1:

1.     The United States does not understand the basis for Indonesia's assertion that the procedures at issue do not constitute a preshipment inspection requirement given the definition of preshipment inspection in the Agreement on Preshipment Inspection (PSI).

2.     Article 1.3 of the Agreement provides that "Preshipment inspection activities are all activities relating to the verification of the quality, the quantity, the price, including currency exchange rate and financial terms, and/or the customs classification of goods to be exported to the territory of the user Member".

3.     We note that Indonesia's Single Window website includes a link to a page entitled "Regulations related to pre-shipment inspections".

4.     The link provides the text of "Trade Minister Regulation No. 46/M-DAG/PER/8/2014 on the General Provisions on Verification of Technical Examination for Trade". We understand this measure was amended by "Trade Minister Regulation No. 116/2018".

5.     The United States is not aware of these measures having been notified to any WTO Committee.