Support Purbaya, Pramono Doesn't Want Any More Imported Clothing Traders In Jakarta

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung expressed his support for the Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Purbaya Yudhi Sadive who plans to ban imports of used clothes and their sales.

He emphasized that the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government will support this step by preparing handling the affected imported clothing traders.

"The thing related to the Ministry of Finance's ban on thrifting, we provide support and support, including in markets in Jakarta. Indeed, I don't want the traders to just be resellers of the results of the thrifting," said Pramono in Jagakarsa, South Jakarta, Friday, October 24.

Pramono explained that his party had asked the Department of Industry, Trade, Cooperatives, and SMEs (PPKUKM) together with related agencies to conduct training and assistance for small business actors in the market. This step is expected to help traders switch to new products made by local works, not just selling imported goods.

"If possible then I have asked for assistance from MSMEs and other related agencies to conduct training to traders," he said.

Furthermore, Pramono emphasized that the DKI Provincial Government not only supports central policies administratively, but is also ready to assist in implementation in the field.

"So what is the prohibition, later if there is an operation, the Jakarta Government will even provide assistance to the central government to clean up the thrusting," he said.

According to Pramono, the rampant sales of used imported clothing had a negative impact on domestic wholesalers, especially in trade centers such as Tanah Abang Market and Pasar Senen. Thrifting products make the competitiveness of local products decrease because the price is much cheaper and easy to resell.

"Because this threatening is detrimental, one of the disadvantaged is wholesale at Tanah Abang Market, Senen, and so on. Thus, Jakarta agrees with that," said Pramono.

Previously, Minister of Finance Purbaya Yudhi Sadives planned to prohibit imports of used clothes sold in markets such as in Jakarta. He assessed that the practice of importing used clothes or balpres has so far harmed the domestic textile industry and small business actors who produce or sell local new products.

Purbaya emphasized that he would take firm action against parties involved in importing illegal used clothes, including by imposing fines and including the perpetrators on the import blacklist (blacklist). He also said that the government already knew most of the perpetrators involved in the business.

This policy is in line with the rules contained in the Minister of Trade Regulation Number 40 of 2022 concerning goods that are prohibited from exporting and importing.