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24557
Wed, 10/15/2008 - 15:50
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GOVT ADVISED TO INCREASE SUPERVISION ON ILLEGAL TEXTILE IMPORTS
Bandung, W Java, Oct 15 (ANTARA) - The government needs to take strategic steps and to increase supervision over possible entry into Indonesia of illegal textile and textile-products (TPT) as a result of the financial crisis in the United States, an economic observer says.
"There are many countries which export textile and textile products to the United States. With the closure of the export market in the United States, it is not impossible the exporting countries will divert their exports illegally to Indonesia," Ina Primiana of the University of Padjadjaran said here on Wednesday.
The United States has been the main TPT market of producer countries in Asia and Europe.
With the drop in TPT transactions in the United States, the TPT producer countries would divert their exports to new markets, and Indonesia with its large number of populations would obviously become their target.
She said that Indonesia should therefore take anticipatory steps to safeguard the TPT market at home so that illegal TPT products would not flood the country.
Ina said that the present global economic conditions would force exporters to seek for alternative markets for their textile products.
"This is a threat to Indonesia's TPT products. But by reinforcing the market at home, our textile products could survive and reduce the impact of the crisis," she added.
"There are many countries which export textile and textile products to the United States. With the closure of the export market in the United States, it is not impossible the exporting countries will divert their exports illegally to Indonesia," Ina Primiana of the University of Padjadjaran said here on Wednesday.
The United States has been the main TPT market of producer countries in Asia and Europe.
With the drop in TPT transactions in the United States, the TPT producer countries would divert their exports to new markets, and Indonesia with its large number of populations would obviously become their target.
She said that Indonesia should therefore take anticipatory steps to safeguard the TPT market at home so that illegal TPT products would not flood the country.
Ina said that the present global economic conditions would force exporters to seek for alternative markets for their textile products.
"This is a threat to Indonesia's TPT products. But by reinforcing the market at home, our textile products could survive and reduce the impact of the crisis," she added.
