Indonesian shoemakers fear Trump tariffs despite lower levy


Indonesia is the third-largest footwear exporter to the US behind China and Vietnam. — AFP

JAKARTA: At a leather boot shop in Bandung, West Java, workers handle an order from Texas but owner Etnawati Melani says she fears such business will dwindle when Donald Trump’s tariffs hit exports.

The United States is Indonesia’s biggest market for footwear exports and the American president announced Tuesday he would impose 19% tolls on top of a baseline 10% for South-East Asia’s biggest economy.

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