Jakarta, June 30 -- Trade Minister Budi Santoso has announced new import rules for the textile industry sector, specifically clothing and clothing accessories.

He explained that under the Ministry of Trade Regulation (Permendag) No. 8 of 2024, ready-made garments and accessories require an import plan, a recommendation from a Surveyor Institution (LS) to obtain an Import Approval (PI).

They also needed to comply with the Regulation of the Director General of Foreign Trade (Perdirjen Daglu) No. 7 of 2024.

"Now, we have a change in the PI, and we added technical considerations from the technical ministry, in this case, the Ministry of Industry, and from the LS," he announced on Monday.

According to Santoso, under the Regulation of the M...