The Minister of Trade (Mendag) confirmed that the Illegal Imported Goods Supervision Task Force (Satgas), which applies to import trade procedures, focuses on importers and/or distributors of illegal goods, not on retailers or traders in shopping centers. However, the task force may also conduct inspections in shopping centers, but the nature of these inspections is to seek information about illegal importers. The task force's duties include: first, identifying problems in the supervision of certain goods subject to import trade regulations; second, determining program objectives and work procedures; and third, inspecting business licenses or requirements for certain goods subject to the import trade system, including Indonesian National Standards (SNI) and taxes. In addition, the task force is responsible for providing clarification to businesses regarding suspected violations, and legal actions are taken in accordance with applicable laws and regulations as stipulated by the authorities. The types of goods supervised by the Import Control Task Force include textiles and textile products (TPT), other textiles, electronic products, footwear, apparel, ceramics, and beauty products or cosmetics.
The Import Control Task Force consists of 11 ministries/institutions (K/L), including the Ministry of Trade (Kemendag), the Attorney General's Office, the National Police, the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu), the Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin), the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham), the State Intelligence Agency (BIN), the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM), the Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla), the Indonesian Navy, and regional/competent city and provincial trade task forces. The task force's operational period ends in December 2024. If the next government wishes to continue the Import Control Task Force, a further evaluation will be conducted to determine whether an extension is still necessary. The task force will work until the end of this year, so it still has one year of operation, until the end of December 2024. The next government will later reconsider whether an extension is needed. Additionally, the new import trade regulations for goods under its supervision became effective on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, as the implementation directives (Juklak) and technical directives (Juknis) were only completed on Monday, July 22, 2024.
The Minister of Trade (Mendag) confirmed that the Illegal Imported Goods Supervision Task Force (Satgas), which applies to import trade procedures, focuses on importers and/or distributors of illegal goods, not on retailers or traders in shopping centers. However, the task force may also conduct inspections in shopping centers, but the nature of these inspections is to seek information about illegal importers. The task force's duties include: first, identifying problems in the supervision of certain goods subject to import trade regulations; second, determining program objectives and work procedures; and third, inspecting business licenses or requirements for certain goods subject to the import trade system, including Indonesian National Standards (SNI) and taxes. In addition, the task force is responsible for providing clarification to businesses regarding suspected violations, and legal actions are taken in accordance with applicable laws and regulations as stipulated by the authorities. The types of goods supervised by the Import Control Task Force include textiles and textile products (TPT), other textiles, electronic products, footwear, apparel, ceramics, and beauty products or cosmetics.
The Import Control Task Force consists of 11 ministries/institutions (K/L), including the Ministry of Trade (Kemendag), the Attorney General's Office, the National Police, the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu), the Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin), the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham), the State Intelligence Agency (BIN), the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM), the Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla), the Indonesian Navy, and regional/competent city and provincial trade task forces. The task force's operational period ends in December 2024. If the next government wishes to continue the Import Control Task Force, a further evaluation will be conducted to determine whether an extension is still necessary. The task force will work until the end of this year, so it still has one year of operation, until the end of December 2024. The next government will later reconsider whether an extension is needed. Additionally, the new import trade regulations for goods under its supervision became effective on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, as the implementation directives (Juklak) and technical directives (Juknis) were only completed on Monday, July 22, 2024.
