Discusses the distribution network within the country from how products enter to final destination, including reliability and condition of distribution mechanisms, major distribution centers, ports, etc.

Indonesia’s  businesses  are organized  along  classic  lines,  with  the  full  spectrum  of agents, distributors and other intermediaries represented in the economy. Finding a stocking distributor can be a problem due to a general unwillingness to assume the carrying charges involved with warehousing. In addition, pervasive corruption, especially among customs   officials, makes the use of offshore   warehouses, especially in Singapore, attractive. Traffic congestion and weak infrastructure often make it  very  expensive  to  ship  product  long  distances  within  Indonesia  from  a  central warehouse.
 

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