Indonesia faces 19% tariff as part of trade deal
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A group of U.S. solar panel manufacturers asked the Commerce Department to impose anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports from Indonesia, India and Laos, according to documents on an agency web site.
The reciprocal tariff agreement between the US and Indonesia could lead to a trade imbalance and a deficit in the balance of payments.
Indonesia sees securing a 19% tariff rate with the US as a “huge win” for some of the Southeast Asian nation’s most labor-intensive sectors such as garments and footwear, a government adviser said Wednesday.
Indonesia's central bank cut rates on Wednesday for the fourth time since September and said a revised tariff deal with the United States was positive for Southeast Asia's biggest economy amid weakening global trade and slowing domestic demand.
Indonesia is leveraging a potential $10 billion oil and fuel import deal to pressure the U.S. into lowering steep tariffs on Indonesian goods.
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The European Union (EU) has proposed a new round of retaliatory tariffs on the United States, targeting key sectors such as aviation, motor vehicles, and agricultural goods, including Bourbon whiskey.