ASIATODAY.ID, JAKARTA – The Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia confiscated 90 thousand rolls of imported textiles and textile products (TPT) or cloth rolls in North Jakarta which were suspected to be illegal from China with a value of up to IDR 90 billion.
This product is the result of the findings of the Task Force for the Supervision of Certain Goods that Apply the Import Trading Administration, especially for textile products and textile products (TPT).
Supervision was carried out in two places in Jakarta within the last month. These goods are suspected of violating Minister of Trade Regulation Number 8 of 2024 and Minister of Trade Regulation Number 26 of 2021.
Indonesian Trade Minister Budi Santoso emphasized that this supervision is a form of the government’s commitment to protecting domestic industry.
“The Ministry of Trade is committed to continuing to supervise and invite all stakeholders to jointly carry out this supervision, in order to protect Indonesian industry,” said Minister Budi, Friday, November 8 2024.
Minister Budi explained that the first inspection was carried out in Roa Malaka Village, West Jakarta on October 30 2024 with the discovery of 30,000 rolls of TPT worth around IDR 30 billion.
The second inspection was in Kapuk Muara Village, North Jakarta on October 31 2024 with the discovery of 60,000 rolls of TPT worth around IDR 60 billion. The alleged violations include, among other things, the failure to complete Import Approval (PI) documents, Surveyor Reports (LS), and registration of goods related to Security, Safety, Health and the Environment (K3L).
“The entry of goods without following provisions like this is our main enemy, which hinders the growth of the domestic textile industry,” stressed Budi.
Since its formation on July 18 2024, the Task Force has carried out activities to expose the results of supervision findings four times.
The first exposure was held on July 26 2024 in one of the warehouses in the Kamal Muara warehouse area, North Jakarta with a value of goods reaching IDR 40 billion.
The second exposure was carried out on August 6 2024 at the Cikarang Customs and Excise Stockpile, North Cikarang District, Bekasi Regency, West Java with a value of goods reaching IDR 41.19 billion.
Furthermore, the third exposure was carried out on September 23 2024 in the Jatake Industrial Area, Tangerang City, Banten with a value of finds reaching IDR 10 billion.
The fourth exposure was carried out on September 30 2024 at the Office of the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency with a value of finds reaching IDR 11.45 billion. As a follow-up to the exposure, the Task Force destroyed items found twice, namely on 2 and 9 September 2024. The destruction was witnessed by all representatives of the Task Force members.
In line with Minister Budi, the Director General of Consumer Protection and Orderly Commerce at the Indonesian Ministry of Trade, Rusmin Amin, stated that the illegal entry of imported goods is a significant challenge in Indonesia with broad implications for the protection and economy of society as well as the domestic economy.
For this reason, the Government has taken strategic steps in monitoring and handling import problems by continuing to coordinate and establish communication in monitoring and handling import problems.
“The task force will continue to carry out supervision to protect domestic industry. Apart from that, the agencies that are part of the Task Force will continue their duties in accordance with their respective main tasks and functions,” stressed Rusmin. (AT Network)
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