ITI asks USTR to Push Indonesia to Adhere to WTO Commitments on IT Goods
The Information Technology Industry Council is asking U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to push Indonesia to drop tariffs on technology products during Trade and Investment Framework Agreement meetings in February. Data center and networking equipment, printers, solid state drives and other products covered by the World Trade Organization's Information Technology Agreement are facing tariffs in Indonesia, the industry group said in a letter Jan. 27, even though Indonesia is a signatory to the ITA.
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Moreover, the group said, Indonesia has expanded the number of products facing tariffs that should be tariff-free under the ITA. Goods that come from Japan, Korea or China are covered by Association of Southeast Asian Nations trade agreements, so U.S. companies are at a disadvantage, ITI said. It acknowledged the government and the U.S. private sector have repeatedly tried to convince Indonesia to change course, without success.