List Of Goods Imported By Indonesia From Israel Amid Boycott Calls

Illustration of goods imported by Indonesia from Israel (Freepik)

YOGYAKARTA - In addition to Indonesia's incessant attacks on Gaza, it turns out that imports of products from Israel are still ongoing. Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), it shows that the import of these goods jumped in October. So what is the list of goods imported by Indonesia from Israel?

Pudji Ismartini, Deputy for Distribution and Services Statistics at BPS, said Indonesia's portion of exports with Israel was relatively small. He said that until October this year, the portion of imports was only 0.011%. Indonesia does not have diplomatic relations with the zionist country, but trade activities are still being carried out.

Based on BPS data, Indonesia's imports from Israel in the January-October 2023 range reached US$ 16,925,950. There are several items that are still imported by Indonesia from Israel amid the call for a boycott from the public.

Indonesia imports a number of commodities from Israel every month. Export activities from this country experienced fluctuating movements in the last 5 years. In 2018, the value of imports reached 46.69 million US dollars.

In 2019, import activity had decreased, which was only a total of 25.34 million US dollars. The import value jumped again by 58.54 million US dollars in 2020. The import value was corrected again in the following year to 26.50 million US dollars. Then in 2022, the import value reached 47.82 million US dollars.

The following is product data or goods imported from Israel from January to October this year:

Total import value: US$ 16,925,950

Total: US$ 999,431

Total: US$ 2,532,695

Such is the review of goods imported by Indonesia from Israel that are still running today. The trade relationship between the two countries is not cooperative between the government, but from the relationship between business people or business actors and business actors.

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