Indonesia's first batch of frozen durian officially enters Chinese market
The head of the Quarantine Agency (Barantin) announced in Jakarta that about 48 tons of Indonesian frozen durian products have officially entered the Chinese market with direct distribution through Qinzhou Port. The first shipment was sent on December 15, 2025, in compliance with all customs...
Specific list of 18 major downstreaming projects in Indonesia
Danantara CEO has revealed that the government plans to launch several downstreaming projects in the near future, which include a bauxite smelter, an environmentally friendly aviation kerosene refinery and downstream processing of coconut products. Earlier the government had set a target to plan...
Indonesia to impose a total ban on imports of 12 categories of goods starting this year
The Ministry of Trade recently released a document announcing that from January 1, 2026, there will be a total ban on the import of 12 categories of goods. These goods can be categorized into five main groups: some finished home appliances, used clothing, some food and food ingredients, some pharmaceutical ingredients...
Indonesia to cut coal production in 2026
The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has confirmed that coal production in 2026 will be revised downwards to about 600 million tons. As a comparison, the country's total coal production in 2025 reached 790 million tons. He was speaking at the January 8, 2026 Central Jakarta...
Ningde Times Indonesia battery plant scheduled to start production in the first half of the year
The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) announced that the CATL Battery Plant, an electric vehicle battery ecosystem project located in Karawang, West Java, will be officially commissioned in the first half of 2026. The project is owned by China's Ningde Times New Energy Technology Co...
China remains Indonesia's largest export destination
The Deputy Director General of Distribution and Services Statistics of the Central Statistical Agency (BPS) has said that China remains Indonesia's largest export destination from January-November 2025, with exports amounting to $58.24 billion, accounting for 23.80% of Indonesia's total exports; followed by the United States (28.14...
Indonesia's bonded warehouses to be nationalized for overdue goods
The Minister of Finance has recently issued a new regulation clarifying that imported goods stored in temporary bonded warehouses (TPS) for more than 30 days will be recognized as unclaimed goods (BTD). If such goods have not completed customs procedures, their disposal methods include auction, sale...
2026 Coal market partial rebound into structural adjustment period
2026 the beginning of the international coal price trend is still weak, according to Luft data, January 5 (Monday) coal closing price at $ 104.85 / ton, a single-day decline of 0.62%, the past two days cumulative decline of 1.4%, the continuation of the downward trend ...
Indonesia to impose safeguard tariffs on cotton textiles from 10th
Indonesia will impose a safeguard tariff (BMTP) on some imported cotton textile products in early 2026 as a way to limit the influx of foreign textiles into the Indonesian market. The policy is included in the Finance Minister's 2...
Indonesia Customs strengthens supervision to ensure 336 trillion tax revenue target
Indonesia's Directorate General of Customs and Excise, Ministry of Finance, has announced that it will comprehensively strengthen import and export regulation to ensure that the target of Rp 336 trillion in customs and excise revenue by 2026 is successfully reached. From 2026, the government plans to add coal and gold...