Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Indonesian Industry Ministry is preparing instruments to prevent the massive wave of imported ceramic products in Indonesia.The ministry’s Director of the Cement, Ceramics, and Non-metallic Processing Industry, Wiwik Pudjiastuti, stated that the instruments prepared include import ceramic regulations and anti-dumping policies.

“We are currently regulating several policies to improve the performance of our ceramic industry again,” she noted on the sidelines of the 2023 Asta Karya Nusa event in Jakarta, Tuesday.

ccording to Pudjiastuti, the ministry is preparing a prohibition and restriction policy to protect the national ceramics industry.

The domestic ceramics industry has received a safeguard facility that has entered its second extension period and will end in October 2024, she noted.

“In addition, we are preparing anti-dumping policies and other efforts, such as providing limited import ports and others,” Pudjiastuti remarked.

lthough she did not mention the timeline for the policy finalization, Pudjiastuti said that the regulation was also in line with President Joko Widodo’s (Jokowi’s) direction to tighten imports of several commodities.

Source: Antara News Agency