G/SG/N/8/IDN/24/Suppl.2  
G/SG/N/10/IDN/24/Suppl.3  
G/SG/N/11/IDN/20/Suppl.3  
 
22 May 2023 
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Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(C)  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE 2  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
INDONESIA  
Curtains (Including Drapes), Interior Blinds, Bed Valances, and Other Furnishing Articles  
Supplement  
The following communication , dated and received on 19 May 2023, is being circulated at the request 
of the delegation of  Indonesia.  
 
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Pursuant to Article 7.2 and Article 12.1(c) of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, the Republic of 
Indonesia hereby notifies to extend the imposition of safeguard measures in the form of specific  
safeguard duty on the importation of Subject Good, for a period  of 3 (three) years by the issuance 
of Minister of Finance's Decree Number 45 Year 20 23 dated 26 April 20 23, promulgated in the 
Official  Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Year 20 23 Number 369 on 5 May 20 23. 
A. GENERAL BACKGROUND  
On 12 August  2022, the Republic of Indonesia notified the findings of investigation in which it was 
concluded that the relevant safeguard measure needs to be extended, in particular, to  prevent or 
remedy serious injury suffered by the Applicants. The extension of such safe guard measures will 
also give the Applicants the opportunity to continue their adjustment program in order to improve 
the competitiveness of domestic industry ( G/SG/N/8/IDN/24/Suppl.1 - 
G/SG/N/10/IDN/24/Suppl.2 ). 
It was also indicated in the notification t hat the Investigating Authority was proposing to the 
Government of the Republic of Indonesia, to extend the imposition of safeguard measures duty on 
the importation of the Subject Good s in the form of specific safeguard  duty. 
B. SUBJECT GOOD  
Curtains (Includi ng Drapes), Interior Blinds, Bed Valances, and Other Furnishing Articles under 
HS. Codes 6303.12.00, 6303.19.00, 6303.91.00, 6303.92.00, 6303.99.00, 6304.19.90, 
6304.91.90, and 6304.92.00 . 
C. DESCRIPTION OF THE SAFEGUARD MEASURE  
1. With reference to the propo sal from the Investigating Authority, and taking into account the 
need to effectuate the safeguard measure as proposed and the relevant requirements 
stipulated in the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, the Government of the Republic of Indonesia 
has decided to i mpose the following safeguard duty:  
Timetable of the Safeguard Duty  
Period  Safeguard Duty  
(22 May  2023 - 21 May  2024) Rp 22,717/Kg  
(22 May  2024 - 21 May  2025) Rp 16,595/Kg  
(22 May  2025 - 21 May  2026) Rp 10,473/Kg  G/SG/N/8/IDN/24/Suppl.2 • G/SG/N/10/IDN/24/Suppl.3 • G/SG/N/11/IDN/20/Suppl.3  
 
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  2. Below  is the list of developing  countries excluded from the said safeguard measures and the 
Government of the Republic of Indonesia reserves the right to modify this list in light of 
changing import volumes.  
List of Developing Countries Excluded from the Measure  
No. Country  No. Country  
1 Afghanistan  56 Kuwait, the State of  
2 Albania  57 Kyrgyz Republic  
3 Angola  58 Lao People's Democratic Republic  
4 Antigua and Barbuda  59 Lesotho  
5 Argentina  60 Liberia  
6 Armenia  61 Macao, China  
7 Bahrain, Kingdom of  62 Madagascar  
8 Bangladesh  63 Malawi  
9 Barbados  64 Malaysia  
10 Belize  65 Maldives  
11 Benin  66 Mali  
12 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  67 Mauritania  
13 Botswana  68 Mauritius  
14 Brazil  69 Mexico  
15 Brunei Darussalam  70 Moldova, Republic of  
16 Burkina Faso  71 Mongolia  
17 Burundi  72 Montenegro  
18 Cabo Verde  73 Morocco  
19 Cambodia  74 Mozambique  
20 Cameroon  75 Myanmar  
21 Central African Republic  76 Namibia  
22 Chad  77 Nepal  
23 Chile  78 Nicaragua  
24 Colombia  79 Niger  
25 Congo  80 Nigeria  
26 Costa Rica  81 North Macedonia  
27 Côte d'Ivoire  82 Oman  
28 Cuba  83 Pakistan  
29 Democratic Republic of the Congo  84 Panama  
30 Djibouti  85 Papua New Guinea  
31 Dominica  86 Paraguay  
32 Dominican Republic  87 Peru  
33 Ecuador  88 Philippines  
34 Egypt  89 Qatar  
35 El Salvador  90 Russian Federation  
36 Eswatini  91 Rwanda  
37 Fiji  92 Saint Kitts and Nevis  
38 Gabon  93 Saint Lucia  
39 Gambia   94 Saint Vincent & the Grenadines  
40 Georgia  95 Samoa  
41 Ghana  96 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  
42 Grenada  97 Senegal  
43 Guatemala  98 Seychelles  
44 Guinea  99 Sierra Leone  
45 Guinea -Bissau  100 Singapore  
46 Guyana  101 Solomon Islands  
47 Haiti 102 South Africa  
48 Honduras  103 Sri Lanka  
49 Hong Kong, China  104 Suriname  
50 Israel  105 Tajikistan  
51 Jamaica  106 Tanzania  
52 Jordan  107 Thailand  
53 Kazakhstan  108 Togo  
54 Kenya  109 Tonga  
55 Korea, Republic of  110 Trinidad and Tobago  G/SG/N/8/IDN/24/Suppl.2 • G/SG/N/10/I DN/24/Suppl.3 • G/SG/N/11/IDN/20/Suppl.3  
 
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  No. Country  No. Country  
111 Tunisia  117 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  
112 Türkiye 118 Viet Nam  
113 Uganda  119 Yemen  
114 United Arab Emirates  120 Zambia  
115 Uruguay  121 Zimbabwe  
116 Vanuatu    
It is requested that this notification under Article 12.1(c) of the Agreement on Safeguards be brought 
to the notice of Members . 
 
 
 
THE INDONESIAN SAFEGUARDS COMMITTEE  
(Komite Pengamanan Perdagangan Indonesia /KPPI)  
Jl. M.I. Ridwan Rais No.5, Building I, 5th floor, Jakarta 10110  
Telephone/Facsimile: (62 -21) 385 -7758 
E-mail: kppi@kemendag.go.id  
 
 
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