242 Harmonization of Import Duty in the Form of Security Measures for Textile Products Jay Maulana 1 , I Made Sarjana 2 , I Gusti Agung Mas Rwa Jayantiari 3 1 Faculty of Law Udayana University, E-mail: jaymaulana1203@gmail.com 2 Faculty of Law Udayana University, E-mail: made_sarjana@unud.ac.id 3 Faculty of Law Udayana University, E-mail: mas_jayantiari@unud.ac.id Article info Abstract Received : 10 th December 2022 Accepted : 27 th July 2023 Published: 29 th July 2023 Keywords: Customs Security Measures, Imports, Fabrics Corresponding Author: Jay Maulana, E-mail: jaymaulana1203@gmail.com DOI: 10.24843/JMHU.2023.v12.i0 2.p02. This article aims to determine the principles and regulations of international trade and to analyze the regulation for imposing security measures on imports of fabric products. The method used in this study is a normative juridical legal research type, with a statutory approach or statute approach to analyze legal issues. This research finds that the principle of International Trade adopted by the Indonesian state/Government is essentially aimed at protecting domestic products to maintain a healthy trade climate. International Trade is regulated by General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, General Agreement on Trade in Services, The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and Dispute Resolution of the World Trade Organization. Furthermore, in regards to the imposition of security measures on the import of fabric products in Indonesia, it is regulated in the Minister of Finance Regulations and its amendments. However, the Ministerial Regulation felt to be contradictory to the Minister of Trade’s Regulation. So, it is considered less effective because it will only burden local entrepreneurs/companies who need material products from abroad, on one hand the volume of imports has been limited and on the other hand there is an additional imposition of import duty as a result of security measures. I. Introduction Like other basic needs, clothing which originated from yarn and fabrics is one of the most essential elements for the community in general. Therefore, it is but natural that these needs should be balanced by the stock of Raw Materials. India, for example is a country which is very well known for its textile Industries, in fact it is also known that the country has the largest textile production Industries. For making ready to wear garments/ textiles, what is needed is cotton thread specially for weaving purposes, and India also export cotton threads to Indonesia. With the above facts, and in this free trade Era, it may endanger the domestic textile Industries who produces textile and textile