Shoe making industry is included in the priority list of 10 industries in the Mid and Long Term Development plan of the Industry Ministry, but the government has yet to take a concrete step to boost development of the industry. The country's shoe making industry is estimated to need 3 years to fully recover from the years of slump and grab a 35% share of the domestic market, now still dominated by imported products.
Many factors have stunted the growth of the industry in the country such as high import duties of 30%-50% on basic materials. The government needs to cope with this matter to shore up the industry.
Apart from revamping the customs sector, there are a number of steps the government needs to take such as implementation of technical verification, and Indonesian Industrial Standard (SNI). However, the simplest way of... |
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