The Trade Minister Wants To Form A Task Force To Supervise Illegal Imported Goods

Minister of Trade Zulhas (photo: dock. VOI)

JAKARTA - Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan will form a task force (task force) to oversee illegal imported goods. The formation of this task force is here as an effort to eradicate illegal imports.

The man who is familiarly called Zulhas admitted that he had listened to complaints from the Indonesian Employers' Association (Apindo) and the Shopping Center Retailers and Tenants Association (Hippindo) regarding the rise of illegal imported goods.

"Imports are illegal, later we will be followed up together with associations to make a task force. We will check later on the market for illegal goods to sell, what kind of market," he told reporters, in Jakarta, Monday, July 8.

Zulhas said the task force would later inspect items indicated to be illegal. For example, it is not in accordance with Indonesia's national standards (SNI), and the price is very cheap.

For example, continued Zulhas, imported clothes sold on the market are IDR 50,000. He said the goods were definitely illegal, because imported products entering Indonesia would definitely be subject to an additional tariff of IDR 60,000.

Products that should cost, for example, an entry fee of Rp. 50,000 Rp. 60,000 if the sale is Rp. 50,000, that's strange. Later we will see the goods so that we can find real problems," he explained.

Regarding the task force, Zulhas said he would involve many parties. However, Zulhas did not explain in more detail when this task force would be formed.

"The task force, tomorrow there will be more meetings. We also invite Kadin, invite Hipmi, other amendments. But the common thread of their agreement that destroys it is illegal goods," he said.