Sumber: Bisnis.com | 16 Juli 2025

Gabungan Industri Alat Mobil dan Motor (GIAMM) merespons positif usai pemerintah Amerika Serikat (AS) resmi menurunkan besaran tarif impor atas produk asal Indonesia menjadi 19%, dari sebelumnya 32%.

Sekretaris Jenderal GIAMM Rachmat Basuki mengatakan, ekspor komponen industri otomotif ke AS senilai US$1 miliar sepanjang 2024, nilai ekspor itu terbesar ke-2 setelah Jepang.

According to him, by lowering tariffs for Indonesia by 19%, the country's component industry will be able to compete with other Southeast Asian countries. The reason is that the tariff for Indonesia is lower than for various other countries in the Asean region.

"We are only proposing to the relevant ministries that if possible, the tariff to the US is the lowest in Asean. From 32% to 19% is quite good, and it is possible that we will still be able to compete with other Asean countries," said Basuki to Bisnis, Wednesday (16/7/2025).

Lebih lanjut dia mengatakan, industri komponen otomotif telah mengekspor ke lebih dari 100 negara. Terbesar yaitu Jepang, AS, Malaysia, dan Korea Selatan. Sementara itu Uni Eropa, Timur Tengah dan Afrika relatif kecil.

"Apart from these countries, we are also promoting exports to Latin America and the Caribbean, where the market is also quite large, such as Brazil, Mexico and others," he said.

Diberitakan sebelumnya, keputusan ini diumumkan langsung oleh Presiden AS Donald Trump usai mencapai kesepakatan bilateral dengan Indonesia, menyusul negosiasi intensif antara kedua negara.

Penurunan tarif ini terjadi setelah Presiden RI Prabowo Subianto turun tangan langsung dalam proses perundingan dengan Trump. Keduanya disebut telah menjalin komunikasi diplomatik untuk meredakan ketegangan dagang yang sempat menguat dalam beberapa pekan terakhir.

Trump said that the results of these negotiations were beneficial for the US, because export goods from Uncle Sam's country were not subject to tax by Indonesia.

"They pay 19% and we pay nothing. We will have full access to Indonesia," Trump told reporters at the White House, citing Bloomberg, Wednesday (16/7/2025). Regionally, the 19% tariff on Indonesia is one of the lowest compared to other Asian countries. Products from Vietnam, for example, are now subject to a 20% tariff after previously reaching 46%. Malaysia, Japan and South Korea are each subject to a 25% tariff, while Thailand and Cambodia even have to pay up to 36%.