Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa inspected 3,100 containers\npiled up at the Tanjung Priok Port in North Jakarta on Saturday, 6 June\n2026. He identified several causes for why these imported goods are\nbeing held up at Tanjung Priok.<\/p>\n
The inspection was conducted after the State Treasurer received\ncomplaint letters from several entrepreneurs. \u201cSome entrepreneurs have\ncomplained about disruptions to the supply of raw materials and have\nnoted an increase in dwelling time,\u201d he stated in North Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Purbaya conducted the inspection accompanied by the Director General\nof Customs, Djaka Budhi Utama. Upon inspection, he found that one of the\nprimary causes of the pile-up is the actual increase in the volume of\nincoming or imported goods, which has resulted in a slower outflow of\ngoods from the port.<\/p>\n
The former Chairman of the LPS Board of Commissioners has also\nprepared solutions, including increasing the number of officers to\nassist with goods administration. Personnel have been instructed to work\n24 hours a day, seven days a week, across two shifts. With this increase\nin personnel, it is hoped that the number of held containers will drop\nto approximately 500.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, he discovered another cause: goods that have already\ncleared administrative issues are not being collected by importers,\nleading to them being piled up for months. \u201cPerhaps because the fines\nare cheaper, they simply leave the goods here. As a result, the port\nbecomes full,\u201d said Purbaya.<\/p>\n
He suspects that some importers are intentionally leaving their goods\nstored at the port because the fines are relatively low compared to the\ncost of renting external warehouses.<\/p>\n
To address this issue, Purbaya has instructed Djaka Budhi Utama to\ncreate specific regulations, which will include additional fine\nsanctions for importers who leave their goods at the port for too\nlong.<\/p>\n
According to him, the increase in imports is a positive signal for\nthe economy. However, he will not allow these goods to simply pile up at\nthe port. \u201cThe important thing is that when the domestic economy\nincreases and imports increase, we must ensure that no bottlenecks occur\nhere. We want to ensure that logistics costs remain controlled.\u201d<\/p>\n
Purbaya has not yet confirmed the specific types of goods piled up.\nHowever, based on preliminary observations, some of the goods in the\ninspected containers include raw leather, blender parts, rubber\nmattresses, and marble.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/causes-of-container-pile-up-at-tanjung-priok-according-to-purbaya-1780805893", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }