TikTok Shop Trader Imported From China, Tanah Abang Trader Admits It's Difficult To Compete

Block A Condition Tanah Abang Market Jakarta/PHOTO: Diah Ayu-VOI

JAKARTA - Member of the PDIP faction of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Wa Ode Herlina, received complaints from Tanah Abang Market traders who are now experiencing a decline in revenue due to the rise of online platforms, one of which is TikTok Shop.

How not, Wa Ode said that sellers on TikTok Shop import goods from abroad and can get cheaper prices to reduce the cost of buying merchandise than buying local products.

This was revealed by Wa Ode after checking the condition of Tanah Abang Market with the PDIP faction group of the DKI Jakarta DPRD.

"The price in Tanah Abang is far more than TikTok Shop. TikTok Shop, he said, goods are from China, Malaysia, Vietnam. The price is also very cheap than Tanah Abang," said Wa Ode, Friday, September 22.

Meanwhile, Tanah Abang Market traders still have to pay kiosk rental fees to levy in order to sell. Like it or not, they have to adjust the selling price of their products to make a profit.

"They (the Tanah Abang traders) cannot compete. If you talk about convection, here it is more expensive than China. That's why people prefer to convection to China than Jakarta," said Wa Ode.

Therefore, Wa Ode asked the government to immediately issue policies that protect business actors in the market so that they can compete with sellers through electronic platforms.

"They must be studied specifically, yes, so that the government protects or has a fence, there are limits so that TikTok Shop does not run rampant," said Wa Ode.

"There needs to be a new online website for shopping for Tanah Abang, that's one solution. The second is that the government needs to strive so that people return to Tanah Abang, but it's a bit difficult, yes, people just buy vegetables online," he continued.

Today, the PDIP faction of the DKI Jakarta DPRD visited Tanah Abang Market to see the condition of the sale and purchase transaction of traders and buyers in the midst of complaints about the lack of markets managed by Perumda Pasar Jaya. PDIP tours from Block G, Block A, to Block B.

From the results of this inspection, PDIP will collect data on traders in Tanah Abang and review the problems being experienced, followed by summons to the DKI Provincial Government and Pasar Jaya to find a solution.