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View all search resultsMinister tells e-commerce platforms to stop sale of imported used clothes
The ministry summoned representatives of the Indonesian E-commerce Association (idEA), whose members include Shopee, Tokopedia and TikTok Shop, to follow up on President Prabowo Subianto’s order to curb illegal imports.
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A seller promotes products on a live stream on Dec. 11, 2023, at Tanah Abang Market in Central Jakarta. (Antara/Cahya Sari)
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he Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Ministry has summoned the country’s major e-commerce platforms to demand they stop advertising and selling imported second-hand clothing, as the government moves to limit imports officials say are hurting local producers.
The ministry met on Friday with representatives from the Indonesian E-commerce Association (idEA), whose members include Shopee, Tokopedia and TikTok Shop, to follow up on President Prabowo Subianto’s order to curb illegal imports.
The ministry’s undersecretary for small enterprises, Temmy Satya Permana, said e-commerce platforms had been urged at the meeting to comply with Trade Ministry Regulation No. 31/2023 on e-commerce advertising and oversight.
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“Illegal thrifting” is often carried out through live streaming on e-commerce platforms directly from warehouses, Temmy said, adding that such sales could no longer be considered a small-scale business activity.
“We asked the platforms to discipline sellers that continue offering prohibited items,” Temmy said after the meeting, as quoted by Kontan.
He added that e-commerce firms were legally bound by their contracts with sellers, providing a basis to remove listings that violate regulations.
