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Batam Customs and Excise Office head Zaky Firmansyah said 18 containers containing electronic waste would be reexported to the United States.
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Officers document on Sept. 9 six containers carrying electronic waste from the United States allegedly imported by PT Esun International Utama in Batam, Riau Islands. Batam Customs and Excise Directorate General head Zaky Firmansyah said 18 containers containing electronic waste would be reexported to the US. (Antara/Environment Ministry/Handout/Antara/Environment Ministry/Handout)
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he Batam office of the Customs and Excise Directorate General said 18 containers of electronic waste would be reexported to the United States after the environment ministry analysis confirmed the materials were classified as hazardous and toxic.
Batam customs head Zaky Firmansyah told The Jakarta Post on Monday that the e-waste imported by several companies in Batam, Riau Islands, was classified as “waste A108d”, which is hazardous and toxic.
“Yes, it is true. The containers hold hazardous and toxic waste,” he said over the phone.
Physical examination of the 18 containers was held by the Batam customs office together with the Batam Free Trade Zone Authority (BP Batam) and the Environment Ministry.
Zaky said his office would take strict measures and ordered the importers to reexport the e-waste to its country of origin.
“Currently [the documents] are still in the process and submission. Hopefully the containers can be reexported soon,” he said.
He added that the customs office was still estimating the values of the e-waste imports and any parties who should be responsible for the reexport.
