NTT Customs Confiscates 6 Koli Of Used Clothes To Be Marketed In Kupang

The Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) of the Ministry of Finance of the Bali Region, West Nusa Tenggara, and East Nusa Tenggara confiscated as many as six pairs of used imported clothing to be sold for residents in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). "There were six coli of used imported clothing confiscated in an effort to take customs action in the NTT region," said Head of the Customs and Excise Supervision and Service Office (KPPBC) I Made Aryana quoted by ANTARA, Friday, June 2. He added that the confiscation of used imported clothing was carried out in customs surveillance activities in NTT in the first quarter of 2023. In addition to imported used clothing, he said, also a number of other items were secured such as organic goods in the form of food products and 275 liters of fuel oil Ia mentioned that in addition to customs prosecution, excise action was also carried out in the form of exciseable goods not attached to excise stamps, fake excise bands, and administrative violations of beverage sales containing ethyl alcohol. Aryana said the estimated value of confiscated goods reached around Rp. 17 million with a potential loss of the state of Rp. 2.6 million. Despite the potential value of state losses relatively small, he said, this action effort shows that surveillance and prosecution efforts continue to be carried out in the field. He said to support special supervision in the RI-Timor Leste state border area, his party has also alerted a patrol vessel in Atambua, Belu Regency, which borders the sea and land areas directly with Timor Leste.

Arayana added that in addition to legal prevention and prosecution efforts, eradicating the sale of used-import clothing also requires support from various parties, including public awareness regarding the risk of using used imported clothing. "Residents need to realize that there are risks such as disease that could arise because the name is also used clothes worn by others, so we don't know whether it's safe or not to use it," he said.