Convection Entrepreneurs Ask Government Not To Legalize Thrifting: The Damage Is Very Clear

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JAKARTA - Domestic convection actors encourage the government to be firm in implementing the ban on the import of used clothing. To note, a number of thrifting actors encouraged the government to grant permits, even ready to deposit taxes of 7-10 percent.

Regarding the import of used clothing, according to the General Chairperson of the Working Convection Entrepreneurs Association (IPKB) Nandi Herdiman, no nation in the world wants to make his country a trash can from other countries.

"The damage is very clear, of which hundreds of thousands of MSMEs are closed and millions of people have lost their jobs," Nandi said in an official statement received by VOI, Monday, December 8.

Nandi claims that his attitude is fully supported by all industrial stakeholders from upstream to downstream. The reason, he said, is that the closure of downstream businesses also has an impact on the sector between producing fabrics as raw materials for clothing to the upstream sector which produces yarn and fiber as raw materials for fabrics.

"Cain and threads and fiber manufacturers have closed around 80 companies and laid off hundreds of thousands of employees," he said.

Nandi also rejected the draft Minister of Finance Regulation and the Minister of Industry which will allow sales from the tied area (KB) to 100 percent to the domestic market through a quota mechanism issued by the Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin).

According to Nandi, the sale of KB, GB and PLB products to the market will increase pressure for domestic market-oriented domestic producers.

"Especially if the product sold is the final product which is sold directly to retail," explained Nandi.

Previously, the Indonesian Used Clothing Traders Alliance (APPBI) proposed that illegal used imports or illegal Thrifting in the future could be taxed around 7-5 percent to 10 percent.

This is in response to the words of the Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Purbaya Yudhi Sadive who is currently trying to increase taxes for the state in 2026.

"Because several statements from Pak Purbaya were last at the Commission XI meeting, next year there will be taxes for the state and creating jobs," said APPBI Chairman WR Rahasdikin in a meeting with Commission VI DPR RI, Tuesday, December 2.

"We include a used clothing import tax. Well, we propose this at 7.5 percent to 10 percent," he continued.