Business Actors Are Often Accused Of Brong Exhaust Production, The Government Starts Discussing Aftermarket Exhaust Regulations

Deputy for SMEs at the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs Hanung Harimba Rachman (left) in a coordination meeting with the National Standardization Agency (BSN)/DOK ANTARA

JAKARTA - The government will issue aftermarket exhaust regulations or those produced not by original vehicle manufacturers. This is done to overcome the concerns faced by exhaust industry players who are often accused of producing Brong exhausts that cause noise to be raided by the police. The Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs (Kemenkop UKM), the National Standardization Agency (BSN), the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), the Ministry of Industry, and the All-Indonesian Exhaust Association (AKSI) held a coordination meeting to discuss the standard rules for aftermarket exhausts to distinguish them from disturbing Brong exhausts. Deputy for SMEs at the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs, Hanung Harimba Rachman, explained that the current regulations need to be refined so that law enforcement officials have the same understanding regarding aftermarket exhausts that are in accordance with regulations with Brong exhausts. Hanung said the results of the exhaust test produced by ACTION are currently in accordance with existing regulations. One of them is the Regulation of the Minister of Environment regarding the threshold for motor vehicle noise. However, there are no clear and detailed regulations regarding aftermarket exhausts, causing many aftermarket exhausts to be considered Brong exhausts. Brong exhausts generally produce annoying noise and are not in accordance with vehicle noise limit regulations. "As long as this regulation is carried out, we hope that this ( aftermarket exhaust) should not be taken action (razia) because the regulations are also (not yet available)," said Hanung in Jakarta, Antara, Friday, February 23. If it is forced to take action against the exhaust that violates it, Hanung encourages the police to carry out exhaust tests first, whether it has met the noise threshold or not. "We will soon prepare regulations that are easily implemented by law enforcement, and we hope that so far they have been compiled, players in the exhaust MSME industry are protected and fostered," he continued. During the meeting, ACTION reported that raids in areas against aftermarket exhausts had caused a decrease in exhaust sales by around 70 percent. Normal sales reached 3— 7 thousand units per day. According to the data recorded in the ACTION, there are more than 300 exhaust craftsmen in Indonesia. This industry accommodates around 15,000 workers. Therefore, ACTION assesses that the issue of Brong exhaust raids needs to be communicated with industry players. This is because there is a difference in perception between the police and the perpetrators of this related exhaust industry.

“ From ACTION, our products have followed existing government rules & helicopters; their voices are also lower, but still (the exhaust) is cut, it can't be (used). This is a misperception,” said Asep Hendro, Head of ACTION.