The Trade Minister Proposes To Transfer The Port Of Imported Goods Entrances Outside Java

Minister of Trade Zulhas (photo: dock. Antara)

JAKARTA - Minister of Trade (Mendag) Zulkifli Hasan proposed the transfer of ports to import goods outside Java. The purpose of this transfer is to unravel the congestion at the ports of Java Island.

The man who is familiarly called Zulhas said that currently imported goods are through ports on the island of Java. He also highlighted the congestion of Tanjung Priok Port and Tanjung Perak Port as the flow of imported goods.

For your information, the two ports have experienced a container buildup of tens of thousands some time ago.

"If indeed in Java the port is already overcapacity, it is already crowded, for example in Priok it is crowded, then in Surabaya it is also crowded, so it is possible to carry out a detailed examination," he said at the Ministry of Trade, Jakarta, Friday, July 19.

Zulhas said this transfer mainly targeted seven imported commodities. Among them, Textiles and textile products (TPT), Jadi Clothing, Ceramics, Electronics, Beauty or cosmetics, Textile goods are finished, and Footwear.

"This seven years, if there is an overcapacity here in Java, then as good as these seven items, the imports will enter through ports outside Java," he said.

"There are a lot of them, outside Java is where, there is Makassar, there is Bitung, there is Sorong, many of our entrances are not only Java, there are Sumatra and others," he continued.

Furthermore, Zulhas said the ports would be proposed for the possibility of diverting the entrance to imported goods.

"If the port can be proposed later, I and the producers will propose it for flat, whether it is possible for imports through other places," he said.

Meanwhile, Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita admitted that she agreed with the plan of the Minister of Trade Zulhas. He admitted that he had conducted internal discussions about this matter.

"The second one was about the port, that's a very good suggestion that the Minister submitted to me. Of course, it is actually something that we discussed internally and we also support 100 percent," he said.