Indonesia Responds to US Foreign Trade Barriers Report with Cross-Ministry Coordination

Previously, the United States, through its 2025 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers of the President of the United States on the Trade Agreements Program, raised objections to Indonesia’s trade practices. In the report, the US conveyed a number of concerns regarding cumbersome and multi-layered import licensing requirements as well as halal certification.

In response to this situation, on 7 April 2025, Indonesia’s Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs announced the Progress of Cross-Ministry/Agency Coordination on Foreign Trade Barriers Issues raised by the USTR — an initial step to detail Indonesia’s position and response. The following are the seven issues in full:

Table 1: Import Licensing Issues Table 2: Customs Barriers and Trade Facilitation Issues Table 3: Pharmaceutical Market Access Issues Table 4: Local Content/TKDN Issues Table 5: Agricultural Products Issues Table 6: Quantitative Restriction Issues Table 7: State Trading Issues