Jakarta, Sept. 12 -- Trade Minister Budi Santoso announced that the ministry is ready to process import approval (PI) for Apple's latest product, the iPhone 17.

According to Santoso, the ministry will act promptly if Apple fulfills all requirements.

"Basically, if it complies with the procedures, we will process it," Santoso said in Jakarta on Friday.

He explained that the requirements for import approval apply not only to Apple but to all imported commodities.

One requirement for obtaining an import permit is a recommendation from a technical or relevant ministry.

"In principle, any import requiring a technical ministry's recommendation will be processed once the requirements are met," he said.

Earlier, the Industry Ministry (Kemen...