The Director General of Taxation at the Ministry of Finance revealed that some Chinese companies, in order to evade US import tariffs, first ship goods to Indonesia, then disguise them as Indonesian-origin products for export to the US. Chinese companies have previously employed similar tactics in South Korea, as tariffs on Chinese goods exported to the US are as high as 145%, while tariffs on South Korean goods exported to the US are only 25%. According to South Korean customs data, the value of Chinese goods labeled "Made in Korea" reached 29.5 billion KRW (approximately IDR 345.9 billion), of which 97% were exported to the US. This figure has already reached 85% of the 2024 record, when the total value of such goods was 34.8 billion KRW (approximately IDR 408 billion). The Indonesian government is formulating countermeasures. Indonesia has anti-dumping import duties and safeguard import duty policies that can be used to prevent such practices by Chinese companies. Although he did not specify whether the Directorate General of Taxation has identified any relevant cases, he emphasized that the government is prepared to respond.
The Director General of Taxation at the Ministry of Finance revealed that some Chinese companies, in order to evade US import tariffs, first ship goods to Indonesia, then disguise them as Indonesian-origin products for export to the US. Chinese companies have previously employed similar tactics in South Korea, as tariffs on Chinese goods exported to the US are as high as 145%, while tariffs on South Korean goods exported to the US are only 25%. According to South Korean customs data, the value of Chinese goods labeled "Made in Korea" reached 29.5 billion KRW (approximately IDR 345.9 billion), of which 97% were exported to the US. This figure has already reached 85% of the 2024 record, when the total value of such goods was 34.8 billion KRW (approximately IDR 408 billion). The Indonesian government is formulating countermeasures. Indonesia has anti-dumping import duties and safeguard import duty policies that can be used to prevent such practices by Chinese companies. Although he did not specify whether the Directorate General of Taxation has identified any relevant cases, he emphasized that the government is prepared to respond.