Top 10 Indonesian Export Commodities to the U.S.: Footwear Faces 47% Tariff Hike
The United States has implemented steep new tariffs on a number of Indonesian export commodities, with footwear now subject to a 47% import duty—one of the highest in recent trade actions.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced the latest round of reciprocal tariffs through an executive order published by the White House on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. Indonesia, along with other trading partners, now faces a general tariff of 32%, with specific goods incurring even higher rates.
Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, addressed the issue in a press conference on Friday, April 18. He noted that tariffs imposed by the U.S. on Indonesian exports such as garments, footwear, textiles, furniture, and shrimp significantly exceed those placed on competing countries. The rate for some of these products has reached as high as 47%.
“For textiles and garments alone, previous tariffs ranged from 10% to 37%. With an additional 10% added, we’re now seeing effective rates of up to 47%,” Airlangga explained during a briefing on the current state of Indonesia-U.S. trade negotiations.
Despite the increased trade barriers, the United States remains a critical destination for Indonesian non-oil and gas (non-migas) exports. According to Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti, Head of Indonesia’s Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the U.S. accounted for 12.06% of the country’s non-migas exports in March 2025, placing it third behind China and ahead of India.
Between January and March 2025, Indonesia’s non-migas exports to the U.S. were valued at approximately $7.3 billion. In March alone, shipments reached $2.63 billion—an increase of 12.08% compared to the previous month.
Amalia shared these figures during a national trade press conference on Monday, April 21, emphasizing the resilience of Indonesian exports amid tightening U.S. trade policies.
Below is a breakdown of the top Indonesian commodities exported to the United States during the first quarter of 2025, based on the two-digit Harmonized System (HS) code:
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Electrical Machinery and Equipment (HS 85)
Value: $1.22 billion (16.71% of total exports to the U.S.) -
Footwear (HS 64)
Value: $657.9 million (9.01%) -
Knitted Apparel and Accessories (HS 61)
Value: $629.25 million (8.61%) -
Non-Knitted Apparel and Accessories (HS 62)
Value: $568.46 million (7.78%) -
Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils (HS 15)
Value: $507.19 million (6.94%) -
Furniture and Lighting Fixtures (HS 94)
Value: $410.48 million (5.62%) -
Rubber and Rubber Products (HS 40)
Value: $397.61 million (5.44%) -
Fish and Shrimp (HS 03)
Value: $287.34 million (3.93%) -
Mechanical Machinery and Equipment (HS 84)
Value: $244.5 million (3.35%) -
Cocoa and Cocoa Products (HS 18)
Value: $235.94 million (3.23%)
All other products combined contributed $2.15 billion, representing 29.37% of Indonesia’s total exports to the U.S. during the same period.
As trade relations evolve and tariffs rise, Indonesian exporters face mounting challenges in maintaining their competitive edge in one of their most vital markets. The government is expected to continue pursuing diplomatic channels to mitigate the impact of these policy shifts on national trade performance.
