What Does Indonesia Get Out of the US-Indonesia Agreement on Reciprocal Trade?

What Does Indonesia Get Out of the US-Indonesia Agreement on Reciprocal Trade?

Jakarta has made numerous concessions in the agreement but there is little evidence of reciprocity from Washington.

US-Indonesia Trade Deal Faces Scrutiny Over Imbalance and Sovereignty Concerns

The recent trade agreement between the United States and Indonesia, signed in February, has sparked significant debate and scrutiny. At its core, the deal was brokered under the threat of a 32 percent tariff on Indonesian goods, which was eventually reduced to 19 percent in exchange for Indonesia agreeing to purchase more American products, particularly in the energy and agricultural sectors. Source

US pushes Indonesia to screen foreign investments in ‘reciprocal’ trade deal

The US government has instructed Indonesia to “establish and apply” its own inbound investment screening framework as part of its latest tariffs deal with a Southeast Asian country.