THE REORDERING AND FOSTERING OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF WAREHOUSES
(Decree of the Minister of Industry and Trade No. 105/MPP/Kep/2/1998 dated February 27, 1998)
THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
Considering:
a. that within the framework of creating order in trade and ensuring smooth
distribution of goods so as to meet the needs of domestic consumers, it is
necessary to reorder and foster the development of warehouses in the system
of national distribution;
b. that for this purpose it is necessary to stipulate a decree of the Minister of
Industry and trade on the reordering and fostering of the development of
warehouses.
In view of :
1. The trade Ordinance of 1934 (Statute Book of 1938 No. 86 as olready amended
and supplemented):
2. Law No. 11/1965 on the stipulation of Government Regulation in lieu of Law
No.5/1962 on the amendment to Law No. 2/1960 on warehouses (Statute
Book of 1962 No. 31) as law (Statute Book of 1965 No.54, Suplement to
Statute Book No. 2759);
3. Government Regulation No.1/1957 on the designation of companies (Statute
Book of 1957 No.7, Supplement to Statute Book No. 1144)
4. Government Regulation No. 36/1977 on the termination of foreign business
35/1996 and the latest by Government regulation No. 15 /1998 (Statute Book
of 1998 No. 25, Suupplement to Statute Book No. 3734);
5. Government Regulation No. 22/1986 on bonded zones (Statute Book of 1986
No. 30, Supplement to Statute Book No. 3334);
6. Presidential Decree No. 96/M/1993 on the establisment of the sixth
Development Cabinet as already amended by Presidential Decree No.
388/M/1995;
7. Presidential Degree No. 2/1996 on the amendment of Presidential Decree No.
15/1984 on the organisational structures of ministries as already twenty-five
times amended, the latest by Presidential Decree No. 61/1995;
8. The Decree of the Minister of Industry and Trade No. 408/MPP/Kep/10/1997
on the provisions and procedures for the granting of trade registration
certificates and trade licences;
9. The Decree of the Minister of Industry and Trade No. 23/MPP/Kep/1/1998 on trade business institutes.
To revoke:
The Decree of the Minister of Trade No. 337/Kp/IX/1988 dated November 21,
1988 on warehouses and warehousing services.
To stipulated :
Article 1
Hereinafter referred to as :
(1)warehouses shall be those as meant in Article 1 point a. of Law No. 11/1965
(2)Warehousing business shall be the activity of providing warehousing services
undertaken by companies or individuals throught the utilisation of warehouses
of their own or of other parties to support /expedite the trading of goods.
Article 2
(1)Companies or individuals possessing and or controlling warehouses shall be
obligated to register the ware houses with the Ministry of Industry and Trade
in this case the Director General of Domestic Trade .
(2)The registration of warehouses as meant in paragraph (1) shall be exempted
from fees.
Article 3
(1)The warehousing business as meant in Article 1 paragraph (2) shall posesss
the trade registration certificate (TDUP) or the trade licence (SIUP) as
stipulated in the Decree of the Minister of Industry and Trade No.
408/MPP/Kep/10/1997 on the provisions and procedures for the granting of
TDUP and SIUP.
(2)Industrial companies possessing warehouses for industrial purposes shall
possess the trade licence as meant in the Decree of the Minister of Industry
and Trade No. 256/MPP/Kep/7/1997 on the provisions and procedures for the
granting of the industrial license , the expansion license and the industrial
(1)Any warehousing business shall maintain administration of the entry and
release of goods into and from warehouses so that the flow of goods into and
from the warehouses can be monitored.
(2)Warehousing business managers shall submit reports on the movement of
goods in their warehouses to the Director General of Domestic Trade every 6
(six) months, not later than July 15 for the first 6 (six) months and January 15
of the subsequent year for the next 6 (six) months.
(3)In the effort to carry out fostering and reordering for the smooth distribution of
goods, warehousing business manager shall provide any information requested
by the Director General of Domestic Trade or autorised personnel.
Article 5
The storage of goods by companies (producers, exporters, importers, distributors,
wholsalers, traders, agents, retailers, shops) or individuals in warehouses
according to the licence granted can be justified as long as the quantities stored are
within proper limits as current stocks/supplies to meet maximum market demand
for a period of 3 (three) months under normal conditions, on the basis of
data/records of the relevant companies.
Article 6
Excepted from the provisions in this decree shall be warehouses which are :
1. Located at ports under the control of port authorities;
2. Located in bonded zones;
Article 7
Provisions for the further implementation of this decree shall be stipulated by the
Director General of Domestic Trade.
This decree shall come into force as from february1, 1998.
For public cognizance, this decree shall be announced by publishing it in the State
Gazette of the Republic
of Indonesia.
Stuipulated in Jakarta On February 27, 1998
THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE,
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