Zulhas Calls Illegal Imported Clothing And Cosmetics Entering From Southeast Asia To China

Trade Minister Zulhas (Photo: Mery Handayani/VOI)

CIKARANG - Minister of Trade (Mendag) Zulkifli Hasan revealed that illegal imported goods entering Indonesia came from various countries. Starting from South Asia to China.

From various countries. Of course there is ASEAN, there is China, there are from South Asia and others," he said at a press conference and the destruction of Bekasan Clothing (Balpres), at the Customs Hoarding Site (TPP) Cikarang, West Java, Tuesday, August 6.

Therefore, Zulhas asked for the cooperation of all parties to entrust illegal imported goods at the major distributor-distributor level, in large malls, such as in Tanah Abang, or in Mangga Dua and in other provinces.

In fact, Zulhas said that in other provinces there are many warehouses or warehouses that accommodate imported goods but do not have valid documents. These items are imported and sold online by foreign nationals (WNA).

"We ask all parties to work together so that we can organize this, so that once again the complaints that have been repeated come to us, the Ministry of Industry, many finished clothing textile industries, footwear, ceramics, cosmetics, electronics are in danger of going out of business because what we found in this field seems to have started to violate but why is it a common symptom," he said.

According to Zulhas, this condition should be a serious concern for all parties. Because, he said, if this illegal import is not brought under control, 8 percent economic growth as targeted by the elected president Prabowo Subianto is difficult to achieve.

The government only wants (economics) to grow by 8 percent. If we don't clean up this, it's certainly not easy to reach 8 percent. But if we clean this up, our industry will grow, our trade centers will grow, our MSMEs will also grow," he explained.