Seeing the phenomena of damaging horticulture product import, the people question the government’s rule. Is it useless deem? Or is it in line with benefit?
The reason of those phenomena is the Rule of the Trade Minister Article 30 Number 16/M-Dag/2013 Concerning Provisions Of Horticultural Product Import. The fresh product will be damaged if it againts the condition of label and package, and import approval. Meanwhile proccessed product will be re-exported if it againts the same rule.
Therefore the author is encouraged to analiyse this rule—damaging horticulture product import—by the ‘soul’ of Islamic law, mashlahah. For that reason, the purpose of this research is to know import conditions based on Rule of the Trade Minister Number 16/M-Dag/2013 Concerning Provisions Of Horticultural Product Import and deem this rule by mashlahah analysis. The type of this research is qualitative and its method of collecting the data is library research.
The writer concludes that this rule is in line with mashlaha. because horticulture is classified as regulated import product which harms and threats safety, healthy, plant natural resources, and moral (Keamanan, Kesehatan, Keselamatan, Lingkungan hidup dan moral bangsa/K3L). Therefore the products which contravense this rule is unqualified product. Based on the theory of saddu al-dzarî’ah and chosing the paramount benefit (mashlahah), public benefit (mashlahah ‘âmmah) and long term benefit (mashlahah muabbadah).