Task Force Secures Illegal Siku Steel In Cikarang, Trade Minister: Value Reaches IDR 11 Billion

Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan secured illegal elbow steel worth Rp11 billion in the North Cikarang area, Bekasi, West Java. (Photo: Mery Handayani / VOI)

CiKARANG UTARA - The Task Force for Supervision of Certain Goods Subjected to the Import Commercial Procedure, led by Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan managed to secure illegal elbow steel worth Rp11 billion in the North Cikarang area, Bekasi, West Java.

Furthermore, he said, at a factory in the North Cikarang area, there were 11,000 tons of elbow steel that did not have a permit.

"The number is 11,000 tons, so not a few, 11,000 tons means 11 million kilos (grams), a lot. The value is around Rp. 11 billion," he said in an exposure to the results of supervision of steel products in North Cikarang, Bekasi, Thursday, September 26.

The man who is familiarly called Zulhas said the supervision had been carried out since 12 September 2024.

After the naming of the steel products, he continued, action would be taken.

Furthermore, Zulhas said, the findings of the elbow steel were not certified by the Indonesian National Standard (SNI) and the Goods Registration Number (NPB).

"(Seharusnya barang) Ini harus memenuhi SNI dan NPB. Ini dua-dua tidak ada. Tidak memenuhi SNI dan tidak memenuhi NPB," katanya.

Zulhas said the findings of the work of the Task Force for Supervision of Certain Goods Subjected to the Import Commercial Administration would be destroyed in the near future. The goal is to protect consumers from the circulation of goods that are not according to standards.

"We will take this administrative action later to be destroyed," he explained.

"Don't let it be because consumers can't measure, don't understand, don't check, just use it. After that the building will collapse, there will definitely be findings, findings are examined by the police, people going to prison. Even though this does not meet the requirements," he continued.