The General Chairman of the Association of Counterflow Entrepreneurs stated that over the past two years, a large number of imported goods have flooded in, causing 60% of small and medium-sized enterprise members to cease operations and 50% to struggle to survive. Due to the low prices of imported goods, suspected to be illegal imports, local enterprises find it difficult to compete and have laid off workers and closed factories. He hopes to secure a larger market for textile SMEs domestically, believing that Indonesia has strong purchasing power and low inflation. If the local market controls at least 70%, SMEs will progress. The Chairman of the Indonesian Fiber and Filament Producers Association urged the government to pay attention to the wholesale/incubation import model, such as distinguishing between red and green channel imports at ports, pointing out that the government has relaxed imports, such as issuing Trade Minister Regulation No. 8 of 2024, and also stated that Indonesia's customs inspection system lags behind neighboring countries and improvement efforts have been rejected.
Indonesian Local Textile Industry Complains Imported Goods Impacting the Indonesian Market
The General Chairman of the Association of Counterflow Entrepreneurs stated that over the past two years, a large number of imported goods have flooded in, causing 60% of small and medium-sized enterprise members to cease operations and 50% to struggle to survive. Due to the low prices of imported goods, suspected to be illegal imports, local enterprises find it difficult to compete and have laid off workers and closed factories. He hopes to secure a larger market for textile SMEs domestically, believing that Indonesia has strong purchasing power and low inflation. If the local market controls at least 70%, SMEs will progress. The Chairman of the Indonesian Fiber and Filament Producers Association urged the government to pay attention to the wholesale/incubation import model, such as distinguishing between red and green channel imports at ports, pointing out that the government has relaxed imports, such as issuing trade regulations
The General Chairman of the Association of Counterflow Entrepreneurs stated that over the past two years, a large number of imported goods have flooded in, causing 60% of small and medium-sized enterprise members to cease operations and 50% to struggle to survive. Due to the low prices of imported goods, suspected to be illegal imports, local enterprises find it difficult to compete and have laid off workers and closed factories. He hopes to secure a larger market for textile SMEs domestically, believing that Indonesia has strong purchasing power and low inflation. If the local market controls at least 70%, SMEs will progress. The Chairman of the Indonesian Fiber and Filament Producers Association urged the government to pay attention to the wholesale/incubation import model, such as distinguishing between red and green channel imports at ports, pointing out that the government has relaxed imports, such as issuing Trade Minister Regulation No. 8 of 2024, and also stated that Indonesia's customs inspection system lags behind neighboring countries and improvement efforts have been rejected.
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