Shoemakers take cautious steps despite lower levies


Made with love: An artisan at the Tegep Boots workshop making leather boots for the US market. — AFP

At a leather boot shop in Bandung city, workers handle an order from Texas.

But owner Etnawati Melani says she fears such business will dwindle when Donald Trump’s 19% tariffs hit exports.

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