The US also grants tariff exemptions on Indonesia's leading export products such as cocoa, palm oil, coffee, and so on. Meanwhile, the United States is eager to gain access to critical minerals.
The price of Minyakita cooking oil will follow the Maximum Retail Price (HET) of Rp 15,700 per liter starting in January 2026. The price of Minyakita in accordance with the HET provides benefits, especially for the lower-middle class.
The government is targeting Rp 30 trillion in the Indonesia Great Sale 2025 program to boost consumer spending at the end of the year and strengthen the tourism ecosystem.
Not only causing physical damage, the fire at the market, which supplies commodities to markets in the Greater Jakarta area, could potentially trigger inflation.
This is a trade partnership between Indonesia and countries across Europe and Asia, including Kazakhstan, Russia, Armenia, Belarus, and Kyrgyzstan.
On the one hand, this provides breathing space for the national textile industry, which has been overwhelmed by a flood of imports. On the other hand, thousands of small traders selling secondhand clothing are threatened with losing their livelihoods.
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.
Falling on December 12 (12.12), Harbolnas is targeted to generate Rp35 trillion, a 10 percent increase from the previous year's figure of Rp31.2 trillion.
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.
The use of digital technology has greatly improved the efficiency of the logistics industry.
Indonesia's trade performance in 2026 will still be overshadowed by Trump's tariffs, otherwise known as 'Trump2.0'
The Ministry of Trade (MOT) issued Regulation of the Minister of Trade (Permendag) No. 15 of 2025 on Standardization in the Trade Sector. This is to encourage businesses to prioritize consumer protection.
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