REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Distributors of basic necessities are obliged by Trade Ministry to periodically report the volume of their stocks, Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita said here on Wednesday.

The minister noted in a written statement that the report must be made periodically once a month through the mechanism of the Integrated Licensing Information System (SIPT).

"The report must be made latest by the 15th of every month through the SIPT mechanism," Minister Lukita stated.

The Trade Ministry regulates the matter through Trade Minister's Regulation No. 20/M-DAG/PER/3/3017 on Registration of Basic Commodity Business Distributors, effective as of April 3, 2017.

On certain conditions, each basic commodity business distributors are obliged to provide data and information on the procurement and distribution of basic necessities if requested by the directorate general of home trade of the Ministry of Trade.

Certain conditions included the condition of goods during stock distribution and during prices below or above the reference prices. 

Through the obligation, the government wants to assure that stocks of basic necessities are available in the market.

Basic commodity business distributors who violate the regulation can be given administrative sanctions such the freezing or even lifting of their Business Distribution Registration (TDPUD).

"We guarantee that we will implement the sanctions against negligent basic commodity business distributors," the minister remarked.

In the trade minister's regulation, which was signed in March 2017, the type of basic commodities regulated in the provision included agricultural products such as rice, soybeans, and raw materials for tempeh (fermented soybean cakes), chilies, and shallots.

It also includes basic commodities produced by the industry such as sugar, cooking oil, wheat flour, as well as husbandry products such as beef, chicken, and eggs.

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