JAKARTA (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Bonded Logistics Centers Association (PPLBI) supports the national textile and textile products (TPT) industry as one of the government's flagship strategic industries.

Chairwoman of PPLBI Ety Puspitasari explained that currently, Bonded Logistics Centers (BLCs) have fulfilled one of their key objectives: bringing industrial raw materials closer to businesses, including small and medium industries (SMEs), and facilitating export processes.

For textiles and textile products (TPT), BLCs also play a role in bringing industrial raw materials closer and promoting efficiency.

“BLCs that are members of PPLBI support efficiency and effectiveness for producers in Indonesia. Regarding the domestic TPT industry, most goods entering BLCs are industrial raw materials rather than finished goods ready for sale in the domestic market. Additionally, the volume of TPT imports through BLCs remains very small, around 2.7% of total TPT-related imports,” said Ety in a press statement on Tuesday (30/7).

Of PPLBI's 48 members and current BLC operators, most BLCs fall under the large industrial BLC classification, with only one BLC handling finished goods for the alcoholic beverage industry.

As for e-commerce industry BLCs, only one company is registered as a new BLC operator and hasn't conducted import transactions yet as it must still synchronize its system with Customs.

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Therefore, according to Ety, claims about the current flood of finished textile products (increased TPT imports) being caused by Bonded Logistics Centers (BLCs) are incorrect.