Imported Used Clothes Start To Rise Again, Trade Minister: We Take A Peek At The Game Date

Minister of Trade Zulhas (Photo: Antara)

BOGOR - Minister of Trade (Mendag) Zulkifli Hasan admitted that he received information that imported clothes or threatening were starting to return to the market. He said his party was conducting an investigation into this matter.

The man who is familiarly called Zulhas said that if later found, his party would go to the field to follow up.

"We are looking into this regarding my used clothes. It has started a lot more. I got the information, this is being investigated. Wait for the game date," he said when met in the Karang Asem Barat area, Citeureup, Bogor, Thursday, March 28.

Meanwhile, the Director General of Consumer Protection and Trade Order (PKTN) of the Ministry of Trade, Moga Simatupang, said that his party would coordinate with related Ministries/Institutions, including customs and the police to eradicate imports of illegal used clothing.

"But we need support from the media and the public if it is found that threatening items enter Indonesian territory or are stored in wholesale warehouses to be reported," he said.

Moga also said that used goods can indeed be traded as long as they do not come from abroad or import and resold.

"The provisions are still prohibited imports, the trade is not prohibited, like I have repeatedly said that used car trade is allowed, used motir is allowed," he said.

Furthermore, Moga said that importers of imported goods that had been arrested were being processed by the police. He also said PKTN would impose administrative sanctions on importers who violate the provisions.

"We reprimand them so they don't repeat them again. Against our goods we destroy them, if they do it again later we revoke the permit," he explained.