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"Problems that we have submitted to the Board of FTZ (free trade zone and free port)," said Chairman of the Concession FTZ Bintan, Mardhiah Sunday.
Importers only able to distribute 300 tons of sugar imports to Bintan.
The inability of PT Putra Riau Mandiri in distributing sugar imported from Thailand in accordance with the quota stipulated that the central government, BP delivered FTZ No. 28/BP.Bintan/V/2011 Bintan by mail, addressed to the FTZ Board.
In the letter, informed PT Putra Riau Mandiri PT Anugrah Success appointed as a distributor of 200 tonnes of imported sugar and PT Costorindo International as a company that distributes as much as 100 tons of sugar imports.
"We just set one of the company winning the auction sugar import as an importer of sugar in Batam Bintan. We therefore have no right to give sanction to the importers of sugar because it does not enforce the agreement," he said.
Bail PT Putra Riau Mandiri amounting to Rp500 million, which is one of the requirements that must be met importers may be seized if the company was not doing its duty.
"We do not know the issue of sanctions, because we have submitted the issue to the UNSC FTZ" he said.
Mardhiah denied sugar import quota stipulated by the Minister of Trade for Bintan weighing 1,500 tons. According to him, the sugar import quota in Bintan only 750 tons, while the rest for Tanjungpinang, the capital of Riau Islands.
"Sugar import it into Bintan today," he said.
Free zone in Tanjungpinang very limited, because only in a few locations in the Village Senggarang and Water King. While the Department of Industry and Trade Tanjungpinang not dare to accept the import of sugar, because it has no legal protection.
"If there are rules we can accept the import of sugar, but the price should not be higher than the price of local sugar," said Head of Industry and Trade Tanjungpinang, Efiyar M Amin.
Source: Trans: romescopurba.com
