The United States government has imposed a new additional import\ntariff of 10 per cent on 60 trading partner countries, including\nIndonesia, effective 24 July 2026, amid ongoing trade investigations\nconducted by the country. The Indonesian government is continuing to\nlobby for Indonesia to secure a competitive tariff rate.<\/p>\n
Spokesperson for the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs,\nHaryo Limanseto, stated that the United States Trade Representative\n(USTR) had set the new tariff based on the results of a Section 301\ninvestigation. \u201cIndonesia is among the countries subject to an\nadditional tariff of 10 per cent under Section 301, together with 16\ncountries or territories, such as Malaysia, India, Mexico, Canada, the\nUnited Kingdom, and others,\u201d he said in an official statement quoted on\nSunday, 26 July 2026.<\/p>\n
Previously, the USTR conducted Section 301 investigations into 60\ncountries or 16 economic regions under the Trade Act of 1974. For\nIndonesia, the investigation covered two issues: excess production\ncapacity in the manufacturing sector and the prohibition of imports of\ngoods produced through forced labour.<\/p>\n
Regarding allegations of forced labour practices, Haryo said the\ngovernment has taken note of the USTR\u2019s acknowledgement that Indonesia\nis one of the countries actively committed to, and possessing a\nregulatory framework for, preventing and eradicating forced labour in\nglobal supply chains.<\/p>\n
In addition, based on information from the US side, the results of\nthe investigation into the excess capacity issue will be issued in the\nnear future. \u201cWe are still awaiting the results and the official\nannouncement of that investigation and certainly hope that the tariffs\napplied will be favourable for Indonesia,\u201d Haryo said.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the government also hopes that products already exempted\nthrough the signing of the agreement between Indonesia and the United\nStates, as set out in the Agreement of Reciprocal Trade (ART), will be\naccommodated. \u201cThe government is actively continuing consultations with\nthe USTR to obtain the best and most competitive tariffs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Section 301 is a provision that authorises the Office of the United\nStates Trade Representative to investigate and impose sanctions on\nforeign governments deemed to be engaging in unfair trade practices\nagainst the United States. This step was taken after the US Supreme\nCourt struck down the legal basis for the reciprocal tariff policy\npreviously implemented.<\/p>\n
The USTR announced the investigation on 11 March 2026. The countries\nsubject to the investigation include China, Singapore, Switzerland,\nNorway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, South Korea, Vietnam,\nTaiwan, Bangladesh, Mexico, Japan, India and the European Union.<\/p>\n
Following the investigation process, the US government announced it\nwould impose new tariffs of 10 per cent or 12.5 per cent on imported\ngoods from 60 major trading partners. The policy was adopted because\nthese countries were considered not sufficiently firm in prohibiting\nimports of goods produced using forced labour.<\/p>\n
The announcement was made one day before the 10 per cent global\ntariff imposed by President Donald Trump in February expired. \u201cPresident\nTrump recognises that decades of moral persuasion have failed to\neliminate forced labour practices from global supply chains,\u201d said US\nTrade Representative Jamieson Greer, as quoted by Antara.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/government-responds-to-new-us-import-tariffs-1785063214", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }