Textile entrepreneurs on the upstream side are stifled by the large number of imported products that have returned to Indonesia through the online marketplace. They also sent a letter to the Minister of Trade Muhammad Lutfi and the Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita to pay attention to this matter. "We just sent a letter yesterday to the Minister of Trade and the Minister of Industry, we see online shops have a lot of imported goods, we also check, we try to buy. And it's definitely illegal because the goods don't use Indonesian labels," said the Chairperson of the Fiber and Yarn Producers Association. Filamen (APSyFI), Redma Gita Wirawasta, Wednesday (20/4/22).
Imported textile goods entering Indonesia must wear Indonesian labels, including the manufacturer's name, hang tags, and washing and ironing instructions.
"It (found) in Chinese, Korean, Thai. It must be illegal, it must be checked so that it cannot enter," said Redma.
Based on his search, there are already many such items in the marketplace, even though they should be brought under control. There are concerns from the industry when it has produced from upstream to downstream and downstream has also started to sell, what happens is that local products are brushed off by illegally imported goods.
"This has been done many times, and no action has been taken, only when we say that we will ask for action later. We ask that those who have stalls take action, those who have online shop platforms also take action, because he also sells illegal goods. complaining about the enforcement, after that a week or two more (loosely)," he said.
Based on a letter submitted to the Minister of Trade and received by CNBC Indonesia, APSyFI asked the Minister of Trade Lutfi to protect the domestic market from the circulation of illegal textile products by taking firm action against retailers and marketplaces selling illegal textile products through three stages, namely:
- Checking Indonesian language labels in accordance with Minister of Trade Regulation No. 25/2021.
- Checking the SNI label specifically for Baby Clothing products (SNI 7617:2013) in accordance with Law No. 3/2014 Article 120 paragraphs 1 and 2.
- Checking of import documents including certificate of origin of goods.
"This year, we really hope that the momentum of the New Academic Year of School Students and the momentum of the Hajj can increase demand. For that we ask the government to maintain consumption at that momentum to be met by domestic products made from local raw materials," wrote APSyFI's letter to the Minister of Trade Lutfi .
