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        "id": 1884288,
        "msgid": "airlangga-proposes-palm-oil-exemption-from-us-10-tariff-other-commodities-await-ustr-decision-1785156773",
        "date": "2026-07-27 19:30:00",
        "title": "Airlangga Proposes Palm Oil Exemption from US 10% Tariff, Other Commodities Await USTR Decision",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "bisnis",
        "topic": "Trade",
        "summary": "Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto has stated that Indonesia is lobbying the United States to exempt crude palm oil from its additional 10% tariff. The government is leveraging Indonesia's compliance status regarding forced labour under the US Section 301 investigation as a key negotiating point. While a decision on palm oil is pending, several other natural resource-based commodities are also awaiting a final ruling from the US Trade Representative.",
        "content": "<p>Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto has\nrevealed that the government is seeking to exempt palm oil and several\nother export commodities from the additional 10% tariff imposed by the\nUnited States. According to Airlangga, discussions regarding the\nexemption are ongoing alongside an investigation process being conducted\nby the US government through the Section 301 mechanism. He noted that\nIndonesia is currently included in the group of countries assessed as\nhaving met compliance standards regarding forced labour issues.\n\u2018Referring to Section 301 on forced labour, it has been announced that\nIndonesia is relatively compliant compared to other countries.\nInitially, we were part of a group of six out of 60 countries, but the\nlatest calculation shows that number has risen to 17,\u2019 Airlangga told\nreporters at his office on Monday, 27 July 2026. The government is\npushing for palm oil to be free from the additional tariff. Airlangga\nstated that the government continues to communicate with the US to\nensure palm oil becomes one of the commodities not subject to the 10%\nadditional tariff. He believes Indonesia\u2019s inclusion on the list of\ncountries deemed compliant with forced labour provisions serves as\nleverage in the negotiation process. However, the final decision remains\nwith the US government through the United States Trade Representative\n(USTR). When asked about the possibility of other commodities receiving\nexemptions besides palm oil, Airlangga could not yet provide certainty.\nHe explained that the list of commodities exempted from the additional\ntariff still depends on the results of the investigation and the\nofficial decision from the USTR. \u2018Our tariffs are still under\ninvestigation for Section 301. So it depends on their decision,\u2019 he\nsaid, adding that the commodities in question are quite numerous,\nparticularly those based on Indonesia\u2019s natural resources. Although he\nindicated that several other commodities have the potential to receive\nsimilar treatment, Airlangga did not detail the list of products.\nAttention had previously focused on the Annex II Part L document\npublished by the USTR, which stated that the additional 10% tariff does\nnot apply to certain Indonesian products listed under specific\nHarmonized System (HS) codes.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/airlangga-proposes-palm-oil-exemption-from-us-10-tariff-other-commodities-await-ustr-decision-1785156773",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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