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Indonesia to restrict illegal textile, footwear imports, encourage thrifting to boost domestic demand

  

The Indonesian government has announced that it will place restrictions on the import of textile and footwear products, in a bid to protect domestic producers from unfair competition.

The move comes after the Indonesian Textile Association (API) revealed that unrecorded imports of textile products had reached 31%, posing a serious threat to the country's domestic market.

It is observed that Indonesia has been weak in protecting its domestic market from imported legal and illegal products, and government needs to tighten control over goods entering Indonesia, as imported products can kill domestic products and dominate the domestic market.

The government is considering imposing the necessary restrictions. Importing textiles illegally is considered to make local textile cloth producers unable to compete, and this move will help protect their interests.

The API has suggested that thrifting businesses can help market domestic textile industry products. This is better than selling used imported products, which are illegal in Indonesia.

According to API, local brands are quite competitive in terms of quality with foreign products, and the thrifting business can help sell products from the Indonesian textile industry. This will create a broad economic impact, as production and labor requirements will automatically increase when demand in the industry runs smoothly.

 
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