Task Force Successfully Secures Electronic Goods To Illegal Import Cosmetics Worth IDR 46.18 Billion

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

CIKARANG - The Task Force for Supervision of Certain Goods Subjected to the Import Commercial Procedure, or the Illegal Import Task Force again secures illegal imported goods entering Indonesia. This time, the value reached Rp46.18 billion.

The Minister of Trade (Mendag) Zulkifli Hasan said the items confiscated by the Illegal Import Task Force were of various types. Starting from laptops, photocopies, cellphones, finished clothes, textile products, footwear to cosmetics.

"From the results of the action, the total value of goods is estimated at Rp46,188,205,400," he said at a press conference and the destruction of Bekasan Clothing (Balpres), at the Customs Hoarding Site (TPP) Cikarang, West Java, Tuesday, August 6.

The man who is familiarly called Zulhas also detailed the findings of the task force. From the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police, he said, he had taken action against 1,883 bales of used clothes. Then, the Directorate General of Customs and Excise through the main customs office of Tanjung Priok has also secured the balpres 3,044 bal.

Meanwhile, continued Zulhas, the Cikarang Customs supervision and service office has secured as many as 695 products consisting of carpets, towels and others. Then, 332 textile packages consist of nylon, polyester, synthetic and others.

"Then, 371 footwear. Then, 6,578 electronic pcs, laptops, cellphones, photocopying machines and others. 5,896 pieces of various types, finished clothes and accessories," he said.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Trade has secured 20,000 rolled fabrics or TPTs.

Zulhas said the TPT was allegedly not equipped with import permits and surveyor reports. As well as other documents related to the origin of the goods as many as 20,000 rollers.

"All of the goods that I conveyed earlier did not comply with compliance in imports in accordance with the applicable laws as a follow-up to the supervision of the task force that has carried out security against goods that are suspected to be illegal goods," he said.

Zulhas asked all parties to work together so that the problem of the entry of illegal imported goods could be brought under control.

That way, he hopes. There are no more complaints from industry players who are in danger of going out of business.

"We ask all parties for cooperation so that we can organize this, this is a complaint that has repeatedly come to us, the Ministry of Industry, many textile industries, finished clothes, footwear, ceramics, cosmetics, electronics are in danger of going out of business because what we found in this field seems to have started to violate but how come it is a common symptom," he said.