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        "id": 1697956,
        "msgid": "customs-office-boosts-industry-in-central-java-semarang-bag-manufacturer-secures-bonded-zone-facility-1777010045",
        "date": "2026-04-24 12:10:04",
        "title": "Customs Office Boosts Industry in Central Java, Semarang Bag Manufacturer Secures Bonded Zone Facility",
        "author": "Ferry kisihandi",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Business",
        "summary": "The Central Java and DI Yogyakarta Customs Office has granted a bonded zone facility to PT Inwa Bags Group, a Semarang-based producer of backpacks and travel bags, to enhance export-oriented industry growth. This facility offers fiscal and procedural relief, such as suspension of import duties and taxes, enabling the company to reduce production costs and increase operational efficiency while projecting to employ 374 local workers in 2026, rising to 470 by 2030, with investments growing from Rp 20 billion to Rp 30 billion. The initiative underscores the government's commitment to bolstering national industrial competitiveness and fostering inclusive economic development through public-private synergy.",
        "content": "<p>The Central Java and DI Yogyakarta Customs Regional Office continues\nto drive export-oriented industrial growth through the provision of\nbonded zone facilities. Most recently, this facility was granted to PT\nInwa Bags Group, a bag producer in Semarang that manufactures backpacks\nand travel bags with significant global market potential, on Wednesday\n(22\/4\/2026). Head of the Central Java DI Yogyakarta Customs Regional\nOffice, Agus Yulianto, emphasised that the granting of this facility\nrepresents a concrete step by the government to enhance the\ncompetitiveness of the national industry. \u201cWe provide this facility to\noffer fiscal and procedural ease for business actors, allowing them to\nfocus more on increasing production and exports,\u201d he stated in a press\nrelease on Friday (24\/4\/2026). Through this facility, PT Inwa Bags Group\ngains various benefits, such as the suspension of import duties and\ntaxes on imports. This scheme is considered capable of suppressing\nproduction costs while enhancing the company\u2019s operational efficiency.\nFrom an economic perspective, the presence of PT Inwa Bags Group brings\npositive impacts to the surrounding area. The company is projected to\nabsorb 374 local workers in 2026, increasing to 470 people by 2030.\n\u201cThis workforce absorption demonstrates that the provided facility not\nonly impacts the industry but also directly touches the community,\u201d Agus\nexplained. The company\u2019s investment value also shows an upward trend,\nfrom Rp 20 billion in 2026 to Rp 30 billion in 2030. Agus noted that\nthis reflects investor confidence in the increasingly conducive business\nclimate in Central Java and Yogyakarta. Moving forward, the Central Java\nDI Yogyakarta Customs Regional Office will continue to conduct\nsupervision and assistance to ensure the utilisation of the Bonded Zone\nfacility proceeds in accordance with regulations. Agus emphasised that\nsynergy between the government and the business world is key to driving\ninclusive and sustainable economic growth.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/customs-office-boosts-industry-in-central-java-semarang-bag-manufacturer-secures-bonded-zone-facility-1777010045",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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