Minister of Trade Zulkifli Hasan (Zulhas) released the export of smartphones produced by PT Samsung Electronics Indonesia (PT SEIN) in North Cikarang, Bekasi Regency, West Java. PT SEIN succeeded in exporting 8 million units of smart phones from 2018 to the third quarter of 2022. Seeing this achievement, Zulhas said that Indonesia could become a production base for smart cellular phones to be exported to various countries.
“The release of PT SEIN’s exports is a tangible form of the role of Indonesian business actors who continue to encourage exports to various Indonesian trading partner countries. In addition, this export achievement can certainly encourage Indonesia to become a production base for electronic products, including cellular phones (smartphone),” said Zulhas in a written statement, Thursday (13/10/2022).
Zulhas explained that the electronics sector is a leading sector that is included in the Making Indonesia 4.0 priority. In fact, it is included in the 4th largest export component in Indonesia’s export structure. In the January-July 2022 period, he said, the value of Indonesia’s electronic exports reached US$ 9.43 billion. Or up 18.9% from the same period the previous year, amounting to US$ 7.93 billion.
Meanwhile, in 2021, the value of Indonesia’s electronic exports will reach US$ 14.1 billion with a positive five-year trend (2017-2021) of 6.54%. In the same year, the export value of Indonesian cellular phones (HS 851712) reached US$ 305.8 million.
To note, Making Indonesia 4.0 is a Government program in preparing Indonesia to face the digital industrial era 4.0 which is focused on 7 industrial sectors. Namely, food-beverage, textile, automotive, chemical, electronic, medical devices and pharmaceuticals, which account for 70% of industrial gross domestic product (GDP), 65% of industrial exports, and 60% of Indonesia’s industrial workforce.
October 13, 2022, detikFinance
(https://finance.detik.com/berita-ekonomi-bisnis/d-6346684/zulhas-sebut-ri-bisa-jadi-basis-produksi-smartphone-global)