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View all search resultsJakarta has strengthened its safeguards against forced-labor imports through Trade Minister Regulation No. 9/2026, issued earlier this year, which seeks to ensure imported goods are not produced using forced labor.
Under the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) with the United States signed on Feb. 19, Indonesia agreed to exempt US investors from a regulation requiring natural resource exporters to keep their earnings in Indonesia for a certain duration.
EU lawmakers and member states reached a deal in the early hours of Wednesday to implement the bloc's nearly year-old trade pact with the United States, with President Donald Trump threatening new tariffs unless it is done by July 4.
The EU unveiled in March new "Made in Europe" rules for companies trying to access public funds in strategic sectors including cars, green tech and steel, obliging firms to meet minimum thresholds for EU-made parts.
The government said that ratifying the ART agreement was not on its near-term agenda and that it would contest allegations of unfair trade practices later raised by the US in its Section 301 probe.
Despite opportunities to align its critical mineral supply chains with Western countries, experts urge Jakarta to safeguard its reputation as a reliable partner by upholding agreements with existing investors, many of whom are Chinese firms.
US trade investigations against Indonesia and other countries over alleged unfair practices could give Washington new leverage in bilateral negotiations after the US Supreme Court struck down the initial legal basis for the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART).
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