Indonesian textile industry threatened by surge of illegal imports

31 Jul '24

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Indonesian textile industry threatened by surge of illegal imports

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The Indonesian Filament Fiber & Yarn Producers Association has said the domestic textile industry is in a critical condition, following the release of 26,000 containers containing illegal imports that were stuck at the port.
Data on the containers' contents were never made public.
Thousands have been laid off and factories are still shutting down, it said.

The Indonesian Filament Fibre & Yarn Producers Association (APSyFI) recently said the domestic textile industry is in a critical condition now, following the release of 26,000 containers containing illegal imports that were stuck at the port.

Thousands of employees have been laid off and factories are still shutting down, it said.

Its executive secretary Farhan Aqil Syauqi blamed coordinating minister for economic affairs Airlangga Hartarto and minister of finance Sri Mulyani for the situation. “This is like legalising illegal imports in Indonesia," he said.

Information regarding the contents of the containers were never made public, he alleged in a statement. The ministers handling the trade and industry portfolios also were not aware of what were in the containers, he said.

The association demanded transparency and clarity regarding the contents of the containers.

“In this increasingly difficult situation, APSyFI expects firm action from the government to protect the domestic textile industry from the onslaught of illegal imported products,” Syauqi added.

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