Indonesia to Continue Talks on Jets, Minerals After Tariffs Deal

July 17, 2025, 6:50 AM UTC

Indonesia will keep talking with the US on sectoral tariffs, jet purchases and critical minerals after securing a 19% baseline tariff rate on exports to the world’s largest economy, a government adviser said Thursday.

Jakarta will “continue to negotiate with good intention,” Mari Elka Pangestu, an adviser to President Prabowo Subianto on international trade and multilateral cooperation, said in an interview with Haslinda Amin on Bloomberg TV. That includes enhancing business interactions, helping diversify America’s critical mineral- supply chain and negotiating sector-specific tariffs on products including aluminum and steel, she said.

Indonesian President’s Special Advisor for International Trade and Multilateral Cooperation Mari Pangestu says the country will keep negotiating with the US. She speaks with Haslinda Amin on “Insight with Haslinda Amin.” Source: Bloomberg

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