The decision by the United States Supreme Court striking down the\nreciprocal tariffs previously imposed by President Donald Trump has\nprompted widespread questions, particularly concerning American trade\nrelations with various countries, including Indonesia.<\/p>\n
This follows concerns regarding the implementation of the Agreement\non Reciprocal Trade (ART), specifically Indonesia\u2019s planned energy\nimports from the United States.<\/p>\n
Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Yuliot Tanjung\nexplained that the ART agreement contains specific provisions separate\nfrom the tariff policies currently under review by the US Supreme Court.\nBoth countries have committed to an energy import agreement valued at\nUS$15 billion.<\/p>\n
\u201cWithin the ART, the value is stated as US$15 billion. Meanwhile,\nwhat the US Supreme Court is reviewing concerns tariffs. So there is a\ndistinction,\u201d said Yuliot, speaking at the Energy Ministry in Jakarta on\nFriday, 27 February 2026.<\/p>\n
However, Yuliot noted that Indonesia retains the option to review the\nagreement\u2019s implementation. Significantly, there is a 90-day window\navailable for review should adjustments be deemed necessary.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf there are urgent matters, we will discuss them; there may be\nchanges, and within 90 days we will hold discussions regarding\nimplementation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
In recent developments, Trump announced a 15 per cent increase in\ntariffs on goods imported into the United States. Trump made the\nannouncement via his social media platform, Truth Social, describing the\ncourt\u2019s decision the previous day as \u201cextremely un-American\u201d and\nconfirming that following a comprehensive review, his administration\nwould raise import tariffs \u201cto the maximum extent permitted and legally\ntested, which is 15 per cent.\u201d<\/p>\n
This step was taken only hours after the Supreme Court, in a 6-3\ndecision, ruled that the President lacked authority to impose tariffs\nunder the 1977 Emergency Economic Powers Act. The decision represented a\nmajor political blow to Trump\u2019s flagship economic policy, which has\nserved as the primary instrument in his trade war.<\/p>\n
Shortly after the ruling, Trump announced a new global tariff of 10\nper cent using an alternative legal pathway. However, on Saturday, he\nincreased this figure to 15 per cent.<\/p>\n
Indonesia\u2019s US$15 Billion Energy Import Agreement<\/p>\n
Indonesia has agreed to import energy commodities valued at US$15\nbillion annually from the United States. This forms part of a broader\ntrade tariff agreement negotiated with the United States. The trade\ntariff agreement was formally signed by US President Donald Trump and\nIndonesian President Prabowo Subianto in the document titled\n\u201cImplementation of the Agreement toward New Golden Age US-Indonesia\nAlliance.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is also an agreement to import gas (LPG) and crude oil, valued\nat US$15 billion annually,\u201d stated Investment Minister and BKPM Chief\nRosan Perkasa Roeslani during an online press conference announcing the\ntrade tariff agreement on Friday, 20 February 2026.<\/p>\n
According to documentation from the US Trade Representative (USTR),\nof the US$15 billion energy import agreement, the largest portion comes\nfrom petrol, totalling US$7 billion. Crude oil imports account for\nUS$4.5 billion, while LPG imports amount to US$3.5 billion.<\/p>\n
The agreement concerning the purchase or importation of energy\ncommodities from the United States is contained in Annex IV,\nspecifically the industrial goods section. Point 2 of the industrial\ngoods provision establishes that Indonesia must support and facilitate\ncommercial arrangements for importing energy commodities from the United\nStates valued at US$15 billion, comprising:<\/p>\n
Increase imports of US metallurgical coal to support steel\nproduction, local industrialisation, and energy reliability and\nsecurity, and reduce dependence on imports from market-manipulating\nactors;<\/p><\/li>\n
Increase imports of advanced US coal technology and partner in\naccelerating the development, deployment, and commercialisation of such\ntechnology, including by utilising all available funding mechanisms to\nsupport coal technology advancement, including using coal and coal\nby-products to produce building materials, battery materials, carbon\nfibre, synthetic graphite, and printing materials, as well as fuel for\npower generation and other industrial processes;<\/p><\/li>\n
Support and facilitate the purchase of LPG valued at US$3.5\nbillion;<\/p><\/li>\n
Support and facilitate the purchase of crude oil valued at US$4.5\nbillion;<\/p><\/li>\n
Support and facilitate the purchase of petrol products valued at\nUS$7 billion.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/us-supreme-court-strikes-down-trumps-tariffs-what-next-for-indonesias-oil-import-plans-1772190285", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }