INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT MUST DO MORE TO FIGHT DAMAGING ILLICIT IMPORTS OF TEXTILE PRODUCTS, SAYS INDUSTRY
May 1st, 2017
THE INDONESIAN government must do better in controlling illegal imports of textile and textile products, Anies Soengkar, chairman of the Indonesian Textile Association (API - Asosiasi Pertekstilan Indonesia) branch Pekalongan, Central Java told WTiN.com.
This representative of a key textile production zone in Indonesia said that illicit imports are entering the country for distribution by door-to-door delivery networks. And a key source of these products are low cost manufacturers in China, where factories can still undercut those in Indonesia, ...
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