Analisis Yuridis terhadap Perdagangan Pakaian Bekas dan Perlindungan Konsumen Berdasarkan Undang Undang No. 7 Tahun 2014 tentang Perdagangan dan Undang-Undang No. 8 Tahun 1999 tentang Perlindungan Konsumen (Studi Kasus di Pasar Melati Kota Medan)

Abstract

The presence of imported second-hand clothing significantly disrupts the domestic market, which serves as the primary market for small industries and garment businesses. Medan City is known as one of the major markets that trade a substantial amount of imported second-hand clothing. This study aims to analyze the legality of imported second-hand clothing trade and the legal protection provided to consumers in the second-hand clothing trade at Pasar Melati, Medan City.

This research employs a combination of normative legal research and empirical legal research with a descriptive-analytical approach. Secondary data in the form of legal materials were collected through library research, while supporting empirical data were obtained through interviews. All data were analyzed using gualitative data analysis methods.

The study concludes that the trade of imported second-hand clothing is illegal, as the importation of used goods is explicitly prohibited by the government under Minister of Trade Regulation No. 51/M-DAG/PER/7/2015 on the Prohibition of Importing Used Clothing. Legal protection for consumers of imported second- hand clothing remains suboptimal due to the lack of clear regulations governing this trade, which leaves consumers without legal certainty. Moreover, consumer protection in the second-hand clothing trade at Pasar Melati, Medan City, remains unregulated, as no specific legal provisions address the protection of consumers purchasing imported second-hand goods.