JAKARTA (ISL News) - Supply Chain Indonesia (SCI) applauds the issuance of Presidential Decree No. 41 of 2026 concerning Strengthening National Logistics. The decree updates the national policy framework by revoking Presidential Decree No. 26 of 2012 concerning the Blueprint for Developing the National Logistics System, previously known as the Sislognas Presidential Decree.
The issuance of this Presidential Regulation is a crucial step because Indonesia needs strong, integrated, and results-oriented regulations to improve the efficiency and performance of national logistics. Logistics needs to be positioned within the supply chain from upstream to downstream, not simply as the transportation and storage of goods.
This urgency is evident in Indonesia's persistently high logistics costs. According to Bappenas (National Development Planning Agency) data, domestic logistics costs are estimated to be around 14.1 percent of the price of goods, while export logistics costs are estimated at around 8.98 percent of the price of shipped goods. High logistics costs lead to increased product and commodity prices, weakening the national industry and economy, and reducing the competitiveness of products and commodities in both domestic and global markets.
Indonesia's logistics performance also lags behind. The World Bank's 2023 Logistics Performance Index (LPI) ranked Indonesia 63rd out of 139 countries in Southeast Asia, behind Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Vietnam. This situation demonstrates that infrastructure development alone is insufficient without improvements in governance, service processes, data integration, human resource competency, and regulatory certainty.
SCI Founder & CEO Setijadi assessed that the three strategies in Presidential Decree No. 41 of 2026 are appropriate. First, strengthening connectivity infrastructure, backbone services, and logistics support facilities. Second, integrating and digitizing logistics services through the Indonesia National Single Window System (SINSW), including data exchange and utilization. Third, increasing the competitiveness of human resources and logistics service providers.
The Presidential Decree also brings positive changes from the blueprint approach in the 2012 National Logistics System Presidential Decree to the 2026–2029 National Logistics Strengthening Action Plan. The action plan includes programs, targets, activities, outputs, completion targets, and responsible agencies and related institutions.
Setijadi stated that this Presidential Regulation provides a more operational basis for strengthening national logistics. The challenge is ensuring that all programs are implemented consistently, integrated, and with measurable impacts on logistics costs and service quality.
The SCI recommends five steps. First, establish a baseline, methodology, and annual targets for logistics cost reduction. Second, develop a transparent national performance dashboard. Third, ensure data interoperability between ministries, institutions, regional governments, and businesses. Fourth, strengthen coordination and accountability mechanisms for each responsible agency. Fifth, involve academics, research institutions, associations, and businesses in monitoring and evaluation.
SCI encourages the Presidential Decree on Strengthening National Logistics to not remain a regulatory document, but rather become a transformational instrument to reduce costs, improve service reliability, strengthen inter-regional connectivity, and boost the competitiveness of the Indonesian economy.
( ISL News Editorial Team/SCI Public Relations) .
