Regarding The Decision To Move The Port Of Imported Goods, Minister Of Trade Zulhas: Next Government Continues

Minister of Trade (Mendag) Zulkifli Hasan. (Photo: Doc. Ministry of Trade)

CIKARANG UTARA - Minister of Trade (Mendag) Zulkifli Hasan gave a signal that the transfer of imported goods ports to Eastern Indonesia will continue in the Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka government.

"Yes (it will continue) the next government," he said in North Cikarang, Bekasi, Thursday, September 26.

The man who is familiarly called Zulhas said that the proposed transfer of imported goods ports is still in the study stage. He said this proposal had been submitted to the next government transition team.

However, continued Zulhas, the plan to move the port of imported goods has not been discussed in a more in-depth manner.

"There has been a proposal, right, but it has not been discussed (individually). We can no longer decide on a strategic one, let alone a new proposal. Later on, a new government," he said.

Previously, it was reported that Zulhas 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.

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 import 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 the good thing is that these seven items import 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.