Bandung, Aug. 20 -- Trade Minister Budi Santoso has emphasized that the circulation of imported secondhand clothing poses a threat to the domestic textile industry and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

"These goods will disrupt the domestic industry, the textile sector, as well as our MSMEs," Budi said in Bandung, West Java, on Tuesday.

According to Budi, imported used clothing are prohibited because they violate Law No. 7 of 2014 on Trade, as well as the Ministry of Trade's regulations regarding import policies and prohibited goods.

"Many of our industries cannot compete. Moreover, consumers are not protected because these secondhand clothes are actually unfit for use from a health perspective," he added.

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