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Ref. : EIC 613/10
26 November 2019
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 856/2019
Textiles Trader Registration Circular No. 15/2019
Indonesia : Imposition of Provisional Safeguard Measures on Certain Textiles Products
The trade was informed vide Commercial Information Circular (CIC) No. 719/2019 dated 27 September 2019 that the Indonesian government initiated safeguard investigations on certain textile products, including (i) fabrics; (ii) yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic and artificial staple fibres; and (iii) curtains (including drapes), interior blinds, bed valances, and other furnishing articles, respectively.
2.Indonesia has recently decided to impose provisional safeguard measures on aforementioned Products (i), (ii) and (iii). The provisional measures will apply to all World Trade Organization (WTO) Members, except for those being placed on the exclusion list. Hong Kong is excluded from Indonesia's provisional safeguard measures on products set out in (ii) and (iii) but not those in (i). Details of the provisional results and provisional safeguard measures are set out in WTO's notifications (in English) at G/SG/N/7/IDN/2, G/SG/N/7/IDN/2/Suppl.1, G/SG/N/7/IDN/3 and G/SG/N/7/IDN/4.
3.Salient points of Indonesia's provisional safeguard measures on products set out in (i) applicable to Hong Kong are set out in table below:
| Product Coverage | Certain cotton fabrics, filament fabrics, staple fabrics, special fabrics and knitted fabrics |
|---|---|
| Provisional Safeguard Measure | Details on measures imposed on the products concerned are set out in Annex of WTO Notification G/SG/N/7/IDN/2/Suppl.1 |
| Date of entry into force and duration | The provisional safeguard measure entered into force on 9 November 2019. It will be applied for 200 days from the date of entry into force. |
ENQUIRIES
4.For traders involved in the exports of the subject products from Guangdong Province, please contact Li Xuefei, Director of Trade Remedy and Industry Injury Investigation Division under the Fair Trade Bureau of the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, at 8620 3881 6201. The Division is responsible for, among others, guiding and coordinating enterprises in Guangdong Province in responding to safeguard measures against products from the Province.
5.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact us at 2398 5594.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Serena YUEN)
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.