JAKARTA - The Ministry of Trade (Kemendag) through the Directorate of Trade Security will provide assistance to Indonesian business actors by providing assistance in dealing with anti-dumping and anti-subsidized investigations by the United States (US).
The investigation, which was initiated by the US Department of Commerce or the United States Department of Commerce (USDOC) on June 11, 2025, was carried out on exports of wood products made of hard and decorative or hardwood and decoration plywood from Indonesia.
"The Ministry of Trade will provide assistance to Indonesian business actors in compiling defense and filling out questionnaires," said Acting Director General of Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Trade Isy Karim in an official statement, Tuesday, June 17.
Isy said that wood from hard and decorative wood is one of Indonesia's leading export products to the US and the government will always provide defense.
In addition to Indonesia, the USDOC investigation is also aimed at China and Vietnam based on a petition from the Coalition for Fair Trade in Hardwood and Plywood (CFTHP) submitted to USDOC on May 22, 2025.
In its investigative initiation document, USDOC lists 204 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS-US) tariff posts to be investigated. Several types of products that are the focus of the investigation include wood made of hard and decorative wood as well as veneer wood panels (veneered panels).
"However, this list can still change according to the progress of the investigation," he said.
In addition, the dumping margin to be imposed on Indonesian products is estimated at 84.94 percent, plus 12 programs with indications of subsidies.
One of the new things in this investigation is the finding that some of the 12 programs are Chinese Government programs that are considered transnational subsidies by the US.
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Sementara itu, Direktur Pengamanan Perdagangan Kemendag Reza Pahlevi Chairul menyampaikan, Direktorat Pengamanan Perdagangan Kemendag akan terus berkolaborasi dengan kementerian dan lembaga terkait, asosiasi, serta perusahaan-perusahaan yang terdampak.
“Selain negosiasi terkait tarif sektoral dan resiprokal yang terus berjalan, seluruh pemangku kepentingan yang terlibat diharapkan dapat bersinergi bersama dalam menghadapi kasus antidumping dan antisubsidi ini demi menjaga kelancaran akses pasar kayu lapis dari kayu keras dan dekoratif ke AS,” ujar Reza.
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Meanwhile, the Director of Trade Security at the Ministry of Trade, Reza Pahlevi Chairul, said that the Directorate of Trade Security of the Ministry of Trade will continue to collaborate with related ministries and institutions, associations, and affected companies.
"In addition to ongoing negotiations regarding sectoral and reciprocal tariffs, all stakeholders involved are expected to work together in dealing with anti-dumping and anti-subsidized cases in order to ensure the smooth access of the wood market from hard and decorative to the US," said Reza.
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