Indonesia'S Domestic Demand Increased Imports Of Footwear And Other Specific Products Increased By 7.63%

< p > imports of specific products increased by 7.63% in the first 9 months of this year, thanks to increased domestic demand in Indonesia.

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< p > according to the Ministry of trade data, from January to September this year, the imports of specific products amounted to US $19 billion 60 million, which is higher than the US $17 billion 710 million implemented in the same period last year. The specific products referred to include food products, clothing, shoes, electronics, children's toys, traditional medicines, herbs and cosmetics.

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< p > the import of these products has been closely controlled since the promulgation of the import of certain products in 2010, "a href=" http://www.91se91.com/news/index_q.asp "> trade ministers Ordinance" /a ". Although it has been tightly controlled since January 1, 2011, the import volume of the products has increased. By the end of last year, the imports of specific products reached US $24 billion 510 million, an increase of 22.12% over 2010.

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P Bayu, Vice Minister of trade, Moodie Krisnamurthi, admits that although the government controls the import of products strictly by restricting the 7 ports as the access channel, the strong demand in the country leads to higher imports.

"We must admit that higher domestic demand leads to higher imports."

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< p > but if the government does not formulate the fifty-seventh trade ministers Ordinance 2010, the import of specific products will be more serious. At least, it will make the import of illegal products easy to be identified.

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< p > Ministry of trade data show that almost all products have risen in imports. The highest rise is the import of traditional medicines and herbs, which is 45.37%, followed by cosmetics 20.21%, shoes 15.17%, electronics 13.21%, children's toys 11.87% and garments 6.71%.

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< p > imports fell by 9.98% only in processed foods. The Franky Sibarani, Secretary General of the Indonesian food and beverage Merchants Association (Gapmmi), said that the correction was driven by the decline in consumer demand for "a href=" http://www.91se91.com/news/index_p.asp "Gapmmi".

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< p > with the decline in commodity prices that have always been their support, the purchasing power of people outside Java island has also declined.

"Since then, residents outside Java island account for 40% of the total demand for food products in the country."

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< p > Frankie predicts that the market share of imported products will not exceed 5% of the total sales of national food products this year. Thailand will occupy the largest share, followed by China, Vietnam and Malaysia.

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< p > at the same time, Lin Miankun Sofjan Wanandi, general manager of the Indonesian Entrepreneur Association (Apindo), said that although the government has restricted the import channels, there are still many illegal products sold on the market.

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< p > is alleged to be an illegal product, which is not able to pay value-added tax, so that it can be sold in Indonesia at a low price, and some products that are not entered by a formal small port enter into fierce competition with domestic products, or even seize 30% of the market share, which dominates the market's imports, such as garments and consumer goods.

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