APSYFI Asks Government To Control Imports To Secure Domestic Market During Eid 2026

JAKARTA - The Association of Indonesian Filament Filament Fiber and Thread Producers (APSyFI) has asked the government to secure the domestic market ahead of Eid al-Fitr or Eid next year.

Chairman of APSYFI Redma Gita Wirawasta stated that the momentum of Eid 2026 is a determining factor whether the textile industry can rise or will continue the trend of termination of employment (PHK).

According to him, the latest Eid momentum is actually felt by the country's textile producer in 2022, when imported goods in the domestic market are very minimal after the pandemic.

"Then for three consecutive years imported goods continue to dominate the market and textile producers are no longer Eid. The impact is layoffs and factory closures," said Redma in an official statement received by VOI, Thursday, November 13.

To secure the market ahead of Eid 2026, Redma asked the government to focus on two things, namely eradicating illegal imports through banning the practice of importing wholesale and controlling imports through the implementation of BMADS/BMTPS or reducing import quotas.

"Indeed, our main disease in the domestic market, right, competition is unfair and we need to quickly resolve this problem so that the domestic industry can rise with Eid momentum," he said.

Meanwhile, Executive Director of the Alumni Corps of the Textile Rayon Islamic Student Association (KAHMI Tekstil) Agus Riyanto asked businessmen to refrain from rushing to lay off ahead of Eid next year.

"Although we know there will be extra costs that must be incurred by entrepreneurs for THR employees," he said.

He explained that members of KAHMI Tekstil would be affected if there were layoffs and factory closures again. So, he said, his party compactly asked the government to no longer be pro on imported goods.

Furthermore, KAHMI Rayon Textile appreciated the breakthrough by the Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Purbaya in eradicating illegal imports of used clothing.

Although it still takes time to have a significant impact, according to Agus, the breakthrough gave a positive signal that the government cares about the survival of the national TPT industry.

"We are just waiting for a breakthrough from the Ministry of Industry to cut the quota of importers who have enjoyed imported facilities for years," he added.