JAKARTA - The Indonesian Shopping Center Management Association (APPBI) recommends closing the entrance to Thrifting goods to Indonesia which are considered more effective than taking action against Thrifting goods traders.
"What must be done is to prevent the goods from entering. If these goods have entered the market, they are already in the market, many have been harmed," said APPBI General Chair Alphonzus Widjaja, quoted by Antara, Saturday, November 22.
Alphonzus said the government's plan to crack down on clothing sellers from thrifting was not effective in overcoming the problem.
The Thrifting clothes that have entered the market massively are proof of the public's great interest in stylizing using well-known brands, even though they have to buy used clothes.
According to him, if the government continues the action with confiscation until it is burned, it will harm many parties involved in the business.
"If you have arrived at the market, there are many, if you take action, there are many parties who are harmed, including the traders (thrifting) whose incident is MSMEs," he said.
Another thing he highlighted was that so far the existing rules are not to import used goods, not to resell used goods.
He reminded that humans will look for all means to get opportunities when running a business. So that the government has a big role in keeping illegal goods that violate the law from entering Indonesia again.
"That's why the problem is that if the merchant sells imported goods that are clearly prohibited, that means a violation, right? This has happened a long time ago, not something new," he said.
Meanwhile, regarding the impact of Thrifting on legendary malls in Indonesia, Alphonzus assessed that this phenomenon did not have a direct impact on mall stores.
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However, Thrifting will have a much more impact on the local brand industry because it targets the lower middle class, which has been the target market of domestic brands.
Previously, the Minister of Finance, Purbaya Yudhi Sadive, together with related parties, destroyed Thrifting clothes at ports deemed illegal to enter Indonesia.
Purbaya also has a plan to recycle the clothes confiscated by the government, because he realizes that burning the Thrifting shirt requires a large cost of around Rp. 12 million per container.
He said the proposal regarding the plan to recycle the confiscated imported clothing had been consulted with President Prabowo Subianto and is currently being studied by the government.
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