Legislature believes Prabowo can negotiate the import rates of Trump: Utilizing the breaking time

Jakarta – Member of the House of Representatives Commission Xi Charles Meikyansah supports the steps of President Prabowo Subianto to negotiate with the president of the United States (USA) Donald Trump regarding import tariffs. Charles said the government could benefit from the 90 days of delaying the import tariff given by Trump as a strategic momentum to strengthen Indonesia’s position in trade negotiations. “The negotiating efforts made by the government must be supported. The government can use the existing time. We must move quickly in the diplomacy and domestic roads to ensure that our industrial sector is not affected significantly,” Charles said in his statement on Saturday (12/4/2025). Charles assessed that the tariff delay of 32% of Indonesian products provides space, but that he should be responded to concrete steps. In the increasing tensions in the war war, Indonesia is considered a wonderful opportunity to be an alternative investment and export objective, especially of countries that are predicted to be more affected, such as Vietnam, China, to Thailand. Browse to continue with content “Textile, shoes, clothing and furniture sectors are examples of industries that have bright prospects amid these world dynamics. The government must immediately accelerate the Executive Regulation Policy, simplify the simplification of business licenses and fiscal incentives so that we can capture the re-creating opportunities from other countries. In the negotiation process, Charles assesses that the government must set up a balanced negotiating scheme. One of these is taking into account the increase in imports from the US for strategic sectors such as soybeans, LPG and food products. “If the US wants to reduce its trading deficit, Indonesia can provide an increase in importing certain products, as long as it does not harm the domestic industry. It is part of a rational reciprocal diplomacy,” Charles said. According to Charles, the domestic component level unit (TKDN), which is considered to impede the inclusion of investment, should also be reformed. “The momentum of negotiations with the US may be an access point for improving the TKDN law. Charles reminded the government to continue to pay attention to business and domestic potential. Charles hopes the government could develop a balanced economic policy in the future. “It’s time we come up with a strategy and one commitment, namely the protection of national interests with intelligent diplomacy and targeted policies,” he concluded. Trump has postponed the application of import tariffs for Part II which must be in effect on Wednesday (9/4). The postponement period is valid for 90 days to 75 countries, except China. Although he has delayed for 3 months, but Trump is still chargeing a minimum import rate of 10 percent. The delay included Indonesia, which was previously hit by 32 percent. Vietnam, which is 34 percent, is also 10 percent for a while. Trump argued that the delay was 90 days because many parties responded to his decision on trading tariffs to excessively. President Prabowo Subianto has unveiled plans to meet President Donald Trump to discuss the new United States import tariff policy (US). Prabowo hopes the availability of Trump’s time. “I asked time, hopefully yes,” Prabowo said during a press release in Antalya, Türkiye, who was seen on the YouTube of the presidential secretariat on Saturday (12/5/2025). It is known that the US -China relationship is now increasingly heating up with each other that increases the import tariffs of each. Prabowo also hopes that the US trade war with China will reach an agreement. “I hope they will eventually reach an agreement, I hope,” Prabowo said. (Eva/IDH) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here