Jakarta-The domestic industry must be ready to process the minerals before export restrictions imposed. Because, in 2014 the provision of export restrictions on raw materials ready to be implemented.

Director General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce Deddy Saleh said mineral exports in 2014 is not allowed. Rules on exports are embodied in the Act 4 / 2009 on the Mining Minerals and coal(minerba).
"Thus, export is allowed in processed form. Well, how much consistency to implement it because the law was already there," he said. In the article 5 of the Act states, according to the national interest to do the production and export control.

On the one hand, according to Deddy, employers must begin mining-oriented processing industry. How, by creating a roadmap based export target in 2014 should be processed goods. "From now on make smelting (melting) so that 2014 will truly be realized," he asserted.

On the other hand, the law felt to pose a problem. Therefore, the total royalties to be paid 10 percent of mining entrepreneurs. Meanwhile, the provincial government only gets one percent. "Well that would be negotiated," he said.

Separately, Director General of the Ministry of Industry-Based Manufacturing Panggah Susanto said there are certain provisions for the prohibition of export of mineral. "At the level of the mine where the material that should not be exported because the minerals have derivatives," he explained.

Although there is no consensus types of products would be limited, he said, raw materials like iron ore and iron sand can not be exported. "Do it later allowed export of pig iron or slab, but it is still being discussed. So a kind of restriction or prohibition on exports," he explained.

Most importantly, the export restrictions on raw materials that can not be refurbished are related hilirisasi administration. "Currently still under discussion, hopefully end of the year can be completed," he said. Rules that later would restrict or prohibit certain raw materials-based products that can be exported.

Although there is no certainty that the implementation rules, which applied immediately clear. Therefore, it is feared the grace period will be used to export raw materials heavily.