Industry Newsletters

Indonesia plans to develop downstream industry of khat leaves

The Minister of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (MenkopUKM) has encouraged the downstream development of various products of katsuo leaves, which has a huge potential for downstream product development and can even earn up to Rp 90 million per kilogram (Kg). At the Cabinet meeting,...

Influx of Chinese imports affects Indonesia's local ceramics industry

The utilization rate of ceramic products in the country in the first half of 2024 was only 621 TP3T, a result that was down from the utilization rates of 691 TP3T in 2023 and 781 TP3T in 2022, respectively.Chairman Asaki said the decline in the utilization rate was due to the presence of ceramic tiles imported from China...

Palmers say: U.S. tariff hikes, manufacturing seeks breakthrough in Southeast Asia by going overseas

On September 13th, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued its final decision regarding the imposition of 301 tariffs on China, which continues to impose tariffs on Chinese products and has caused great concern in the Chinese industry, including the following: - A levy of 1 percent on Chinese imports of electric vehicles...

Kinko's invests 4.6 trillion rupiah in data centers

Sinar Mas and Korea Investment Real Asset Management (KIRAM) are working together to build a data center in Indonesia in a joint venture, with the project...

Indonesia hopes to cooperate with China to develop downstream coal industry

The Indonesian government has proposed to China to develop and increase the value-added of coal (PNT) through a program that President Joko is proud of, that is, to move downstream in the form of other products, such as coal quality improvement (coal upgrading), coal briquetting, refining...

Tokopedia Increases Merchant Service Fees by 101 TP3T Effective September 16

Effective September 16, 2024, Tokopedia will increase merchant service fees by up to 10%, this adjustment applies to Power Merchant and Power Merchant PRO sellers (by product category sold). The service fee is based on each already...

China-India Dual Park Batang Industrial Park honored with large bonded zone qualification

On September 2, 2024, China-Indonesia Binational Park - Batang Industrial Park was awarded the PKB qualification for the Greater Free Trade Zone, which is the fourth Greater Free Trade Zone license approved by the province of Central Java, and the only Chinese-owned park to receive this award. According to Perdirjen...

Indonesia's Ministry of Industry shifts entry of seven imported goods to the East

The Minister of Industry (Menperin) plans to move the point of entry for seven imported goods to the eastern region of Indonesia, with the aim of reducing the impact of layoffs on the industry, especially the textile industry (PHK). Through this policy, he hopes that domestic production...

Boss says: How to import and operate in Indonesia in a compliant manner

Doing business in Indonesia How to do compliant imports, Mr. Wang shared three points: First, do a good job of market research. In the second half of the Indonesian market, the model of purely utilizing the information gap and dumping goods no longer works. It must be based on self...

Food and Beverage Industry Suffers Massive Layoffs Due to Indonesian Health Regulations

The Ministry of Manpower (Kemenaker) has responded to the threat of mass layoffs in the food and beverage industry (mamin) due to government regulations (PP) on health. The Ministry of Manpower Labor Relations Development and Employment Social Security (PHI-JSK)...
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