Jakarta - The Indonesian government continues to maintain communication with the United States (US) government and coordinate with ASEAN, to respond to the imposition of US import tariffs on almost all countries, including Indonesia.
According to a press statement from the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday (3/4/2025), Indonesia will send a high-level delegation to Washington DC to conduct direct negotiations with the US government.
‘As part of the negotiations, the Indonesian government has prepared various steps to address the issues raised by the US Government, especially those presented in the National Trade Estimate (NTE) 2025 report published by the US Trade Representative,’ the statement said.
At the ASEAN level, Indonesia has also been in communication with Malaysia, which holds the ASEAN Chairmanship this year, to negotiate joint steps at the regional level, given that all 10 ASEAN member countries are affected by the imposition of US tariffs at varying rates.
Fellow ASEAN countries including Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia are each subject to import tariffs into the US of 49 percent, 46 percent and 36 percent, and 24 percent, respectively.
Previously, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (2/4/2025) announced the imposition of import tariffs on almost all countries that export their products to the US, including its trading partner countries.
Trump decided that Indonesia would be subject to a ‘reciprocal tariff’ of 32 percent on imports from a tariff base of 10 percent levied by the US on all countries under these latest tariff rules. The US accuses Indonesia of levying tariffs on its products of 64 percent.
The 10 percent base tariff takes effect on 5 April, while the US reciprocal tariff will take effect on 9 April 2025.