Minister for MSMEs Asks China to Expand Market Access for Indonesian Products

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Minister for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Maman Abdurrahman has requested that the Chinese government open broader market access for Indonesian MSME products while strengthening the integration of Indonesian MSMEs into China’s supply chains. “We discussed the market potential in China that can be opened as widely as possible to our micro, small, and medium entrepreneurs,” Maman said when met at the Ministry of MSMEs office in Jakarta on Monday. The MSME Minister previously undertook a working visit to China last week to attend the “Indonesia–China SME, Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum 2026” on Wednesday (1/4), which brought together business actors from China and policymakers from Indonesia related to business and MSMEs. According to Maman, several of Indonesia’s flagship commodities have great opportunities in the Chinese market, ranging from durian, mangosteen, dragon fruit, to swiftlet nests. He assessed that Indonesia’s position in that market is still very small, so the government is encouraging domestic durian farmers to more optimally utilise export opportunities. In addition to durian, Maman also highlighted the importance of expanding market access for MSME actors engaged in swiftlet nest commodities. He explained that Indonesia currently meets around 70 percent of China’s market needs, but access for MSMEs is still limited, so it needs to be expanded so that the benefits of these strategic commodities can be felt more evenly, especially by small and medium entrepreneurs domestically. “We discussed how to open even greater access for our swiftlet nests, especially for small and medium entrepreneurs,” he stated.