Also China Products

Also China Products
from Neighboring Countries 

Monday, April 25, 2011

JAKARTA (AFP): The rise of imports of Chinese products in the domestic market pascaimplementasi China-ASEAN free trade or CAFTA (China-ASEAN free trade area) has been pressing domestic industry.

Local industry players complained about the weakness of the government's attitude to handle this problem because it seems normative and limited discourse.

It is surprising because the invasion of Chinese goods into Indonesia was not only imported directly from China, but also inserted through Malaysia, Singapore, and Australia.

Coordination Deputy Industry and Trade Ministry for Economic Coordination Edy Putra Irawadi said the Chinese products coming into the Indonesian market should not imported directly from China. ASEAN countries and even Australia is also the entrance. Indonesia should be able to protect its market from imported goods that enter illegally it.

"Do not get many products from China that comes from both countries to flood the Indonesian market. So, we need to strengthen the defense of all (the entry of Chinese goods from neighboring countries," he said in Jakarta last weekend.

According to him, the government is ready to ensure that goods smuggled or illegally imported from China is flooding the domestic market. In fact, not only of goods from China, illegally imported goods from other countries must also be confronted.

To that end, efforts are needed importer selection. If still a leak in the port, the government will be conducting illegal goods.

Vice Chairman of Kadin Indonesia Field of Trade, Distribution, and Logistics Natsir Mansyur said that the government is not firmly in the renegotiation of CAFTA implementation. "Secretary of Commerce we are hard and so far the government is still normative answer," he said.

According to Natsir, the government should firmly revise CAFTA.Moreover, Indonesia is harmed by a flood of imported products from China. On the other hand, government policy in tackling the flood of imported goods from China too time-consuming. The government does not think small and medium industries (SMI) who are directly affected by free trade with China.

"If anti-dumping and safeguards, the process is long. The government is also not keen to speed up the process. Already many industries are closed, a new anti-dumping and safeguards applied," he said.

Please note, in 2010 Indonesia experienced a trade deficit with China's 5.6 billion U.S. dollars. Related to this, Minister of Industry (Minister) MS Hidayat said the government of Indonesia and China will cooperate industry. The desire will be confirmed during the visit of Prime Minister (PM), China Wen Jiabao to Indonesia in 28 to 30 April 2011.

"The Ministry of Industry, Indonesia is preparing a manuscript of the MoU (memorandum of understanding) with the Ministry of Industry of China, especially to promote investment in industrial sector in Indonesia. I hope can be realized," he said.

According to Hidayat, cooperation in the field of this industry is expected to encourage Chinese investment in Indonesia, particularly in the application of industrial technology. In addition, cooperation is also believed to encourage the balance of trade between the two countries. "The concept (MoU) was ready, already scheduled. I hope can be done during the visit of Chinese Prime Minister," he said.

On the other hand, according to Hidayat, the government also will encourage the development of Indonesian National Standard (SNI).This is a form of industrial product quality control. With this, the expected non-standard goods imported from China that the market can be suppressed.

Separately, the Association of Exporters and Manufacturers Advisory Indonesian Handicraft (ASEPHI) Syahrul Shamsuddin said the handicraft industry in Indonesia must be prepared to face the free market era, including the one contained in CAFTA. However, Indonesian handicraft product export constraints, such as standards related to quality, affordable price, and design development, must be overcome. "We continue to educate the crafters for change. In this makes things more in line with market tastes," he said.

He added that the export volume of handicrafts in Indonesia last year about 670 million U.S. dollars. Growth per year continues to increase.Usually rose 5-10 percent per year. "To overcome the invasion of Chinese products, required promotional efforts, job training, opening a wider market, as well as open trade skills for the craftsman," he said.(Andrews)

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