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Ref. : EIC 613/10
3 November 2023
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 803/2023
Textiles Trader Registration Circular No. 3/2023
Indonesia : Initiation of Safeguard Investigation on Cotton Fabric
The Indonesian government initiated a safeguard investigation on cotton fabric on 27 October 2023. Products covered in the investigation include the following HS codes: 5208.21.00, 5208.22.00, 5208.31.90, 5208.33.00, 5208.41.90, 5208.42.10, 5208.42.90, 5208.43.00, 5208.52.10, 5208.59.20, 5208.59.90, 5209.11.10, 5209.11.90, 5209.19.00, 5209.21.00, 5209.31.00, 5209.49.00, 5209.51.10, 5210.21.00, 5210.32.00, 5210.41.10, 5210.49.00, 5210.51.10, 5210.59.10, 5210.59.90, 5211.31.00, 5211.32.00, 5211.39.00, 5211.59.10, 5211.59.90, 5212.15.90, 5212.21.00 and 5212.23.00. After the investigation, the Indonesian government will determine whether imposition of safeguard measures on the imports of the products concerned is warranted. The Trade and Industry Department will keep the trade informed of the development.
2.The notification (in English) dated 1 November 2023 circulated by the World Trade Organization on the initiation of the safeguard investigation by Indonesia is available at:
3.Those having substantial interest and wishing to be considered as interested parties in the investigation should submit written request within 15 days from the date of initiation to the Investigating Authority (i.e. by 11 November 2023). All submissions and requests made by interested parties must be sent both in written letter and in electronic format and must indicate the name, address, e-mail address, phone number and fax number. All correspondence should be addressed to:
Komite Pengamanan Perdagangan Indonesia (KPPI)
Jl. M.I. Ridwan Rais No.5, Building I, 5th floor, Jakarta 10110
Telephone / Facsimile: (62-21) 385 7758
E-mail: kppi@kemendag.go.id
4.Traders are also advised to consult their importers in Indonesia and/or refer to the webpage (in Indonesian) of the Indonesian government at https://www.kemendag.go.id/.
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5.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact us at 2398 5594.
Yours faithfully,
(Davis DY)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
Note: While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.