Spotlight Newsletter - Indonesia VAT / US Government Shutdown Update V

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Notification of Value Added Tax (VAT) Implementation in Indonesia October 17, 2013   Dear Customer, On February 27, 2013 the Indonesia Minister of Finance (MoF) introduced new regulation No. 38/PMK.011/2013. This regulation imposes new effective VAT rates on certain supplies of goods and services. These new rates became effective from March 1, 2013.  Under this regulation, Freight forwarding services are subject to VAT 1% in which billing includes freight charges. Other than Freight services, it is subject to normal VAT rate 10% Following to the release of MOF Regulation No. 38/PMK.011/2013, as the general taxpayer under the said regulations, DHL Global Forwarding Indonesia (DHL ID) will be in compliance with the Indonesia regulation, The Value Added Tax (VAT) will be levied effective from September 1, 2013 as below:  *Freight charges includes airfreight, ocean freight and surcharges, the origin/destination charges related to the said file contain, customs clearance, documentation, port charges, THC, pre-carriage, on-carriage and etc. ** If DHL ID only performs custom clearance (without freight) then the service  subject to 10% VAT rate but if custom clearance is part of Air/Ocean Freight service rendered by DHL ID then the1% VAT is applicable Thank you for choosing DHL Global Forwarding as your logistics partner. Best regards, October 17, 2013  US Federal Government Shutdown Over Dear Customer,  The US Congress has passed a bill that the President has signed providing a temporary spending plan and increase in the debt limit. With this action, the U.S. Federal shutdown has come to an end. The Federal workers who had been affected by the shutdown are returning to work.  All affected government agencies will be back to normal operations as of October 17th.     It will take some time for the agencies to catch up on any backlog of work that was not acted upon during the shutdown, so there may continue to be some residual delays in the processing of permits, rulings, etc.  Any effects the shutdown has had on imports & exports should dissipate over the next week.    It is important to note that the government's action is only a temporary fix. The country will now be funded through January 15, 2014. A final budget must be in place by this date or else another shutdown may occur.     If you have any questions, please contact your DHL Global forwarding representative or chb.consulting@dhl.com . Best regards,   Paul Vroman Manager, Regulatory & Compliance Consulting DHL Global Forwarding US Please note that due to the complex nature of the subject matter, DHL Global Forwarding cannot be responsible for actions taken by the reader in reliance on the information contained herein without prior consultation with DHL Global Forwarding.  © 2013 - DHL Global Forwarding | 1801 NW 82nd Avenue | Miami, FL 33126 USA www.dhl-dgf.com . MarketingCommunicationsDGFUSA@dhl.com | Miami, FL 33126 US This email was sent to angelo.evangelista2006.schedule@blogger.com. To ensure that you continue receiving our emails, please add us to your address book or safe list. manage your preferences | opt out using TrueRemove®. Got this as a forward? Sign up to receive our future emails.