Indonesia faces 19% tariff as part of trade deal
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Mari Pangestu, Indonesia President's Special Advisor for International Trade says Indonesia will continue to negotiate with the U.S. on the details of the trade agreement and stresses that deregulation and reforms are key to Indonesia's response to the uncertainty in the world these days.
Indonesia sees securing a 19% tariff rate with the US as a “huge win” for some of the Southeast Asian nation’s most labor-intensive sectors such as garments and footwear, a government adviser said Wednesday.
The reciprocal tariff agreement between the US and Indonesia could lead to a trade imbalance and a deficit in the balance of payments.
Indonesia's central bank cut rates on Wednesday for the fourth time since September and said a revised tariff deal with the United States was positive for Southeast Asia's biggest economy amid weakening global trade and slowing domestic demand.
Indonesia is leveraging a potential $10 billion oil and fuel import deal to pressure the U.S. into lowering steep tariffs on Indonesian goods.
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The European Union (EU) has proposed a new round of retaliatory tariffs on the United States, targeting key sectors such as aviation, motor vehicles, and agricultural goods, including Bourbon whiskey.
A group of U.S. solar panel manufacturers asked the Commerce Department on Thursday to impose tariffs on imports from Indonesia, India and Laos, accusing companies there of dumping cheap goods in the market to undercut new American factories.
President Trump said he plans to write to many nations setting a blanket unilateral tariff rate, which he said could be 10% or 15%. "We’ll have well over 150 countries that we’re just going to send a notice of payment out" detailing tariffs,