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View all search resultsAssociation decries flood of ceramics from India, alleges dumping
The domestic ceramic industry is struggling with a 130 percent surge in Indian imports amid high energy costs and weak demand, prompting calls for urgent government action from the industry.
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Under pressure: A worker presses clay with the help of machines at ceramics firm PT Arwana Citramulia in Serang, Banten, in 2017. (Antara/Rosa Panggabean)
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he domestic ceramic industry is under pressure after imports from India jumped 130 percent in the first five months of 2025, according to the Indonesian Ceramic Association (Asaki).
The surge, which Asaki blames on dumping practices, comes at a time when the industry is already contending with high energy costs and weak consumer demand, which threatens the competitiveness of domestic manufacturers and could cause long-term market disruption.
Data from Statistics Indonesia (BPS) show that imports of ceramic products under Harmonized System (HS) code 69 reached US$24.82 million in January through June 2025, marking a 90-percent year-on-year (yoy) increase from $13 million in the same period in 2024.
Alongside the 130-percent jump from India, imports from China are also contributing to market pressure, according to the association. Indonesia already imposes antidumping duties on ceramic tile imports from China.
“We suspect dumping practices, with Indonesia serving as one of the diversion markets for Indian ceramic exports originally bound for the United States, which have been affected by the tariff war,” Indonesian Ceramic Association head Edy Suyanto said on Wednesday, as quoted by Bisnis.
Edy was alluding to US import tariffs imposed on Indian products under a protectionist trade policy pursued by the administration of US President Donald Trump. Most recently, Trump imposed an additional 25-percent tariff, raising the total duty to 50 percent, after India refused to halt purchases of Russian crude oil and weapons despite US demands.
These higher tariffs jeopardize a substantial share of India’s exports to the US, prompting the Indian government to urge its industries to widen their export options by pursuing new trade agreements and expanding into other markets, including Indonesia.
