Indonesia tightens vigil on illegal imports of groundnuts and other commodities

Indonesia has begun to crack the whip on illegal exports of commodities such as rice, sugar, groundnuts, shallots, onions, garlic and chillies. Indonesia is intensifying its crackdown on illegal groundnut (peanut) imports, primarily from India, as massive smuggling operations bypass official channels, often routed through Malaysia’s Port Klang, to circumvent quality controls (like aflatoxin levels) and import restrictions, leading authorities to seize large shipments and arrest smugglers to protect local markets and enforce food safety standards.  Local reports said at least 10 ships carrying these commodities were seized and held up at the Tanjung Balai Karimun Customs port. Indonesian authorities have seized 1.45 million tonnes of rice, about one lakh tonnes of sugar, 67,218 tonnes of shallots, 44,640 tonnes of garlic, 7,800 tonnes of onions, over 5,000 tonnes of dried chillies and some 1,700 tonnes of groundnuts (peanuts), as per a report.

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