Review international trade opportunities, challenges and policies that affect Indonesian businesses.
Indonesia has a trade deficit with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries. The signing of a free trade agreement with the EAEU opens up opportunities to expand export markets.
On Wednesday (10/12), Trade Minister Budi Santoso confirmed that trade negotiations between the US and Indonesian governments would continue, while denying rumors that the negotiations reached in July could potentially be canceled.
In October 2025, exports experienced a decline while imports experienced an increase. However, the trade balance still remained in surplus, continuing the trend of 66 consecutive months of surplus since May 2020.
Indonesia's trade performance in 2026 will still be overshadowed by Trump's tariffs, otherwise known as 'Trump2.0'
Read about the success of Indonesian entrepreneurs in penetrating the Peruvian market. In addition, there is great market potential in Tunisia.
At the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa on November 22-23, 2025, Indonesia will bring a number of important and urgent proposals.
The manufacturing sector is again the main driver of the Indonesian economy for both the domestic and export markets.
PT MMS reported exporting 87 containers of fatty matter worth IDR 28.7 billion. Fatty matter is included in products that are not subject to export duty. However, after being traced, they did not import fatty matter but crude palm oil derivative products, so they are subject to export duty.
The export value of CPO and its derivatives in the first 9 months of 2025 reached USD 18.14 billion, growing from USD 13.70 billion in the same period last year.
The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that Indonesia's trade balance in September 2025 recorded a surplus of USD 4.34 billion. This achievement marks the continuation of a positive trend for 65 consecutive months since May 2020.
The arrival of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva opened up opportunities and potential for wider cooperation between Indonesia and Brazil.
The number of transactions in TEI 2025 also came from Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which reached USD 2.27 billion, on the spot transactions of USD 71.6 million, and business matching of USD 63.4 million.
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