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A vehicle rides past stacks of cargo containers at the Jakarta International Container Terminal at the Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta on July 7, 2025. (AFP/Bay Ismoyo)
The European Union and Indonesia have finalized a trade agreement to be signed next week in Bali, according to the government.
The signing will occur on Sept. 23, Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto told Reuters.
"We plan to sign in Bali," Airlangga said on Wednesday.
The Financial Times reported on Tuesday that EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic will travel to Indonesia for the signing.
The EU Trade Office did not respond to a request for comment.
US President Donald Trump's import tariffs on both parties accelerated the talks.
Indonesia will get zero tariffs for 80 percent of its export products to the EU and the removal of nontariff barriers, and it will increase market access for the bloc's agricultural and manufactured goods, Indonesian officials have said.
Jakarta has also expressed hope the EU could accelerate the ratification process after the signing, which would come after nine years of negotiations, so that the deal could take effect by late 2026 or 2027.
In July, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said a political agreement had been reached to advance the EU-Indonesia free trade deal, known as the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
Bilateral trade last year stood at $30.1 billion, with Indonesia booking a $4.5 billion trade surplus, according to Indonesian data. The bloc is Indonesia's fifth-biggest trade partner.
Indonesia's main exports to the EU include palm oil, footwear and textile products.
