Ministry of Industry Regulates Provisions on Recommendations for Tire Imports

Following the issuance of Ministry of Trade Regulation No. 77/M-DAG/PER/11/2016 on Import Provisions for Tires,[1] the Ministry of Industry recently issued Regulation No. 01/M-IND/PER/1/2017 on Procedures for the Issuance of Import-Approval Recommendations for Tires (“Regulation 1/2017”) in a bid to implement an effective monitoring regime within the industry and also to boost the competitiveness of domestic tire production.[2]
 
With these objectives in mind, Regulation 1/2017 sets out various guidelines for importers of tires relating to the securing of import-approval recommendations. These guidelines encompass the following matters: