November 13, 2025 | 09:52 am
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Association of Indonesian Filament Yarn and Fiber Producers (APSyFI) is urging the Indonesian government to control the flow of illegal imports before the 2026 Eid al-Fitr. According to the Chair of APSyFI, Redma Gita Wirawasta, next year will be a determining factor for the sustainability of the local textile industry, whether it will rise or the trend of Layoffs will continue.
The influx of imported goods has swarmed the domestic market after 2022 and has hit the textile industry. "Then for three consecutive years, imported goods continue to dominate the market and textile producers have never celebrated Eid again, the impact is Layoffs and factory closures," said Redma in his written statement on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
In order for the fate of entrepreneurs to continue, Redma asked the government to eradicate illegal imports through the practice of banning bulk imports. In addition, to control imports through the implementation of BMADS/BMTPS or reduce import quotas.
He evaluates the main disease in the domestic market as unfair competition with those imported goods. "We need to quickly resolve this issue so that the domestic industry can rise with the momentum of Eid," said Redma.
Although the textile industry is threatened, the Executive Director of the Textile Rayon of the Corps Alumni of the Islamic Students Association (KAHMI Tekstil) Agus Riyanto suggested that entrepreneurs not rush into Layoffs before the 2026 Eid al-Fitr. Surely the impact will be felt when Layoffs and factory closures occur. "So we will together strive for the government to no longer be pro-imported goods," he said.
Previously, Minister of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Maman Abdurrahman said that what threatened local entrepreneurs was the import of used clothing. The amount of imported used clothing in 2021 was 7 tons, in 2022 and 2023 around 12 tons, and dramatically increased in 2024 to 3,600 tons.
But since the beginning of the year until mid-2025, the number has decreased. "As of August 2025, it is approximately around 1,800 tons," he said.
Maman said that these imported products entered because they were not controlled from the upstream side by the supervision of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Finance. On the other hand, domestic textile products were also affected by the import of clothing from China which were sold at unreasonable prices.
"For example, hijabs, imagine they are sold for approximately Rp2,000 - 3,000. Our entrepreneurs, our producers in MSMEs are ruined," he said when met at Balai Sarbini, Jakarta, Thursday, November 6, 2025.
He said the government continues to prevent the entry of illegal used clothing from the upstream side. Then, used clothing traders were offered a solution to substitute local products that would collaborate with various domestic brands.
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