Trump announces trade deal with Indonesia, 19% tariff
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A group of U.S. solar panel manufacturers asked the Commerce Department to impose anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports from Indonesia, India and Laos, according to documents on an agency web site.
Indonesia sees securing a 19% tariff rate with the US as a “huge win” for some of the Southeast Asian nation’s most labor-intensive sectors such as garments and footwear, a government adviser said Wednesday.
Indonesia is leveraging a potential $10 billion oil and fuel import deal to pressure the U.S. into lowering steep tariffs on Indonesian goods.
Indonesia's central bank cut rates on Wednesday for the fourth time since September and said a revised tariff deal with the United States was positive for Southeast Asia's biggest economy amid weakening global trade and slowing domestic demand.
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The European Union (EU) has proposed a new round of retaliatory tariffs on the United States, targeting key sectors such as aviation, motor vehicles, and agricultural goods, including Bourbon whiskey.