The Ministry Of Industry Wants To Apply A New Circular Permit For Sports Products

Caption: Minister of Industry (Menperin) Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita together with Minister of Youth and Sports Erick Thohir signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). (Photo: Doc. Ministry of Industry)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) is preparing a new policy regarding distribution permits for sports products. This step is to strengthen the domestic sports industry as well as ensure national athlete equipment standards.

The policy began with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Youth and Sports on Tuesday, November 25.

Minister of Industry (Menperin) Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita said the policy aims to ensure that products circulating in Indonesia come from domestic industry players and meet quality and safety standards.

"This collaboration is a strategic step to strengthen the structure of the domestic sports industry, starting from sports equipment, accessories to footwear," Agus said in a written statement, quoted Wednesday, November 26.

One of the main focuses of this collaboration is that the preparation of a sports equipment distribution permit policy, which will regulate the standards, quality and amount of the Domestic Component Level (TKDN) must be fulfilled.

According to Agus, strengthening TKDN and standardization through the Indonesian National Standard (SNI) are two vital instruments in building the independence and quality of the national sports industry.

The Ministry of Industry will take care of the standardization aspect, while the Ministry of Youth and Sports will encourage the utilization of these equipment among athletes and coaches. The hope is that the support of good equipment, from appraisal to shoes, will be able to improve the athlete's performance when competing.

"The implementation of TKDN and SNI has a significant impact, including growing domestic industries, increasing competitiveness, expanding business opportunities, building a strong foundation so that the sports equipment industry can penetrate the export market in a sustainable manner," explained Agus.

Meanwhile, Menpora Erick Thohir appreciated the Ministry of Industry's steps in strengthening the quality and independence of domestic sports products.

He emphasized the importance of policies that encourage the ease and sustainability of the industrial ecosystem.

"This deregulation should not curb, it actually supports the industrial ecosystem so that it can be facilitated," he said.

The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Youth and Sports also agreed on a number of scopes of cooperation, including strengthening the supply chain of the sports industry, developing human resources through training and apprenticeship, data and technology integration, promotion of the use of local products to the development of sports thematics industries.

Apabila dilihat dari data BPS dan SIINas, jumlah industri alat olahraga di Indonesia sebanyak 128 unit usaha dengan total tenaga kerja 15.600 orang.

Adapun jumlah sentra IKM alat olahraga sebanyak delapan sentra tersebar di Jawa Tengah, Jawa Timur dan Jawa Barat.

Dengan potensi itu, Kemenperin terus mendorong ekosistem industri alat olahraga agar kinerjanya semakin melesat dan berdaya saing global.

When viewed from BPS and SIINAs data, the number of sports equipment industries in Indonesia is 128 business units with a total workforce of 15,600 people.

The number of sports equipment IKM centers is eight centers spread across Central Java, East Java and West Java.

With this potential, the Ministry of Industry continues to encourage the ecosystem of the sports equipment industry so that its performance will accelerate and be globally competitive.