Import taxes Smartphone Momentum Growing Domestic Industry

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Association of Merchants and Importers of Mobile Phones (Aspiteg), Ali Cendrawan, support the government's plan for the smartphone set PPnBM imports. According to him, the rule should be enforced, but further efforts must be made to encourage the smartphone industry in the country.

"Not only for the smartphone set PPnBM imports, the government should also give leeway for building industrial assembly facility and zero percent taxes imposed on products made ​​in the country," said Ali told Okezone.

Ali went on, this could be a momentum for the government in maintaining the balance of trade, as well as build the smartphone industry in the country.

Based on data released by International Data Corporation (IDC), in addition to international vendors such as Samsung, local smartphone vendor also has a considerable market share. Of a total of 118 million units of smartphones beradar in the Asia Pacific and Japan, 46 million of whom is a smartphone with a local flag or record market share of 39 percent.

While, Samsung recorded a market share of 24 percent to 28 million units, Apple six per cent, international vendors (HTC, Nokia, LG, BlackBerry, and Nokia) nine per cent, and international vendors from China to reap market pasa 23 percent in the second quarter of 2013.

IDC reveals, local vendors who have influence in Indonesia was Smartfren, Cross, and MITO. The research firm predicts that the circulation of smartphones in developing countries will break 400 million units this year and reach 749 million units by 2017.

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