Jakarta 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.
President Prabowo Subianto (left) speaks to United States President Donald Trump (right) on Feb. 19, 2026, during the signing of the US-Indonesia Agreement on Reciprocal Tariffs (ART) in Washington, DC. The trade deal locks in tariff rates and nontariff barriers to commerce between Indonesia and the US. (Courtesy of Presidential Secretariat/White House)
The government is reviewing a United States proposal that could subject Indonesian exports to an additional 10 percent tariff under a forced labor trade investigation, while preparing to participate in the next phase of consultations with US trade authorities.Haryo Limanseto, spokesperson for the Office of the Coordinating Economy Minister, said the government was closely monitoring the preliminary findings of a United States Trade Representative (USTR) investigation conducted under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which examines the policies and practices of several countries in preventing imports of goods produced using forced labor.
