ABSTRACT
This research tries to explore an irregularity that occurred in the trade sector when the COVID-19 pandemic hit Indonesia, especially in Malang. When all sectors of the trading industry experienced a decrease in trade intensity, the sale of used clothes experienced a quite rapid increase. This growth was caused by the shift of traders affected by COVID-19 to the sale of used clothes due to increased demand, while on the other hand the import of used goods was prohibited by the Ministry of Trade through MOT 51/M-dag/7/2015. Researchers found that the used clothing sales transaction had never been monitored by the relevant regional ministries so that the growth of the distribution of used clothing has never been recorded. Apart from all the rules that bind the growth of the number of used clothing trades, the community affected by the COVID-19 pandemic will survive to avoid the threat of poverty and bankruptcy.
