Indonesia to apply new regulation on imported goods: official

Indonesia will apply new regulation on imported goods on Sept. 1, when all imported food and non-food products must carry Indonesian label with explanation in Indonesian language, an official said here on Monday.

"Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu and officials from the Agency of Food and Medicine Surveillance (BPOM), have agreed that starting on Sept. 1, all imported products must carried instruction in Indonesian language, including in the ingredients, side effects and others," said Chris Kanter, deputy chairman of Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry told reporters.

He said that it is a part of a policy to show that entering the Indonesian market is not as easy before.

"This is called non-tariff barrier. This is important as many developed countries adopt such policy in various ways," he said.

He added that even small countries implement the policy.

"If small countries could do that, how about Indonesia that has a huge market? We must have such policy," he said.
(Source:xinhua)