Trade Minister Zulhas Will Report Findings Of Illegal Imported Goods Task Force To Jokowi To Sri Mulyani

Minister of Trade Zulkifli Hasan. (Photo: Mery Handayani/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Minister of Trade (Mendag) Zulkif Hasan admitted that he would report the findings of the Task Force (Satgas) for Supervision of Certain Goods Subjected to Import Commercial Procedures or the Illegal Imported Goods Task Force to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

The man who is familiarly called Zulhas served as an advisor to the Illegal Imported Goods Task Force. The task force was inaugurated on Friday, July 19.

"Later on, at the end, the Task Force, we will report to the President. I have reported this to the President. Later in detail, we will convey the data and so on after the task force works more fully and more deeply regarding what happened," he said when checking the findings of illegal imported goods in the warehouse., Penjaringan area, North Jakarta, Friday, July 26.

Apart from Jokowi, Zulhas admitted that he would report the findings of this task force to the Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani, the Attorney General to the National Police Chief. At the same time discussing to find out the mode of smuggling illegal imported goods entering Indonesia.

"What really happened. What happened as it was. What really happened? Where is the leak of the mistakes? There must be something wrong. There can't be anything wrong, right?," he said.

"The goods period suddenly seems like it's coming soon, it's getting here soon, it's impossible. Now we will take this seriously and seriously," he continued.

Previously, it was reported that the Task Force for Supervision of Certain Goods Subjected to the Import Commercial Administration, led by Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan, confiscated illegal imported goods worth Rp40 billion in the Kamal Muara area, Penjaringan, North Jakarta.

The confiscated items consisted of electronics such as slow cooker and rice cooker mini brand soseki, reflection massage tools, cellphones, tablets, spray guns to electronic cigarettes or religious brand pods.

There are also children's toys and clothes so like jackets, sports pants, to raincoats.

The details, Rp2.7 billion from cellphones and tablets. Then, Rp20 billion in finished clothes and ready to wear.

Then, Rp. 12.3 billion electronic, and Rp. 5 billion children's toys.

Zulhas revealed that the illegal imported goods were imported by foreign nationals (WNA). He said these foreigners rented warehouses and distributed these items online.

Furthermore, Zulhas also admitted that he was confused about how these foreign nationals could import these goods into Indonesia.

He said, because imports are legal, there are no accompanying documents and also do not meet the certification of the Indonesian National Standard (SNI).

"Those who import foreigners come here. Don't use SNI, don't use all kinds of things. I'm also confused about how to get here," he said.