The Executive Director of the Indonesian Textile Association (API), Danang Girindrawardana said that the 2 main problems of the Indonesian textile industry are related to imports of used clothes and imported Chinese clothes.Danang said that the entry of Chinese imported clothes was inseparable from the effects of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (AC-FTA) trade agreement. Although this was allowed, the flood of imports was enough to put pressure on the textile industry.

Chairman of the Indonesian Market Traders Association (IKAPPI), Abdullah Mansuri also said that the wave of imported Chinese clothes offering lower prices was the cause of the eroding of the local industry, including ahead of Eid.

What is the impact of the flood of imported Chinese clothes on the local market? For details, see Dina Gurning's dialogue with the Executive Director of the Indonesian Textile Association (API), Danang Girindrawardana and General Chair of the Indonesian Market Traders Association (IKAPPI), Abdullah Mansuri (Friday, 04/14/2023 )