Indonesia's local textile industry complains about imports hitting Indonesian market

Work convection entrepreneurs association general chairman said that the past two years, a large number of imported goods influx, to 60% small and medium-sized enterprise members shut down, 50% difficult to survive, because of the low price of imports, suspected of illegal imports, the local business is difficult to compete, have laid off employees, shut down factories.He hopes to fight for a larger market for textile SMEs in the country, arguing that Indonesia has strong purchasing power and low inflation, and that SMEs will progress if the local control of at least 70% market. 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 route imports at ports, pointing out that the government relaxes imports, such as the issuance of the Minister of Trade Regulation No. 8/2024, and also said that Indonesia's customs inspection system lags behind that of neighboring countries, and that efforts to improve it have been rejected.