AMMAN — President of the Textile and Readymade
Clothes Syndicate Sultan Allan asked the government to establish how many post
parcels each consumer may receive annually, in view of the fact that more and
more people are turning to purchasing clothes online, which affects the local
clothing sector.
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Allan told
Jordan News that the government’s
decision in the matter will help create fair competition, adding that while “it
is the individuals’ right to receive postal parcels, it is also our right to
have a balanced and fair competition”.
Allan also said that besides deciding the number of
parcels an individual may receive in a year, the government should also ensure
that the goods received by post are for “personal, and not commercial, use”.
He added that restructuring of the customs tariff is
a step that could help the garment sector, but “what we really need right now
is to fix the number of post parcels” allowed annually.
“We trust that the positive effect of the
restructuring of customs tariffs will be felt when merchants import summer
clothes, but a government decision on the issue of parcels will support our
sector, which has been going through hard circumstances since the onset of the
COVID-19 pandemic,” Allan said.
Head of the Amman Chamber of Commerce Khalil Haj
Tawfik told
Jordan News that merchants are greatly affected by online
trading of clothes, and that the government should come up with real solutions
in support of the clothing sector “especially when merchants feel that the
competition is unfair and that the government should develop strategic plans to
support them in their hard times”.
Haj Tawfik said that post parcels have negatively
impacted the state treasury as well, “which is why I call on the government to
take serious measures to shield the sector from the impact of post parcels”,
which, in his view, would contribute to the revival of the economy.
Asaad Qawasmi, representative of the clothing,
garment, and jewelry sector at the Jordan Chamber of Commerce, told
Jordan
News that post parcels are still a “strong competitor for merchants”,
calling on the government to take quick measures to help the sector.
Qawasmi said that
fees levied on post parcels are very low, compared to those imposed on
merchants, “and this clearly shows that the main problem is lack of fairness”.
He also believes that restructuring customs tariffs
is not enough, as “merchants are still affected by the impact of post parcels
and the repercussions of the pandemic”.
Munir Deyye, merchant and former Textile and
Readymade Clothes Syndicate president, told
Jordan News that post
parcels are not affecting merchants only, but they also take the place of local
stores.
He stressed that merchants have to pay high costs
and taxes while “taxes imposed on post parcels are low, and this is unfair”.
Deyye said that if the government really wants to
support the clothing sector, it should take effective measures that will
contribute to protecting merchants from the negative impact of post parcels.
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