Quota mismanagement<\/p>\n
The government has set up a team to investigate reports issued
\nby the United States, which claims that Indonesia's textile and
\ngarment quotas exceed the levels in particular categories set by
\nthe United States.<\/p>\n
The team will evaluate and monitor the textile and garment
\nquotas allocated for 2001 and report its results to the minister
\nof industry and trade.<\/p>\n
This embargo is quite a blow to us as it will cause losses
\nworth US$ 28.35 million to the exporters concerned. The losses
\nmay be even bigger as some export products in these categories,
\nwhich are now still on their way to the U.S., will be denied
\nentry.<\/p>\n
Textile and garment exporters have attributed the overlap in
\nquotas to a change in policy on 2001 quotas introduced by Rini's
\npredecesor Luhut B. Pandjaitan. Unfortunately, this policy change
\nhas not been implemented in a transparent manner, which has meant
\nthat the quota has been allocated to parties that do not deserve
\nit.<\/p>\n
It has also been reported that members of the foreign trade
\ndirectorate general have sold quotas under the pretext of
\nenforcing Ministerial Decree No. 102\/2001 on this policy change
\nand that the quota \"mafia\" have enjoyed fat profits from this
\ntransaction.<\/p>\n
Minister of Industry and Trade Rini M.S. Soewandi has now
\nrevised the decree to better meet the demands of textile and
\ngarment exporters and avoid any more quota mismanagement.<\/p>\n
Of all the countries that impose quotas on Indonesia's textile
\nand garment exports (the U.S., the European Union, Canada and
\nNorway), the U.S. is the largest single buyer. Now that these
\nproblems have arisen they must be solved immediately.<\/p>\n
-- Neraca, Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/quota-mismanagement-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }