G/SG/N/8/IDN/29/Suppl.1  
G/SG/N/10/IDN/29/Suppl.1  
 
8 December 2021  
(21-9204) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(B)  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(C)  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
INDONESIA  
Cigarette Paper  
Supplement  
The following communication, dated and received on 7 December 2021, is being circulated at the 
request of the delegation of Indonesia.  
 
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Pursuant to Articles 12.1(c) of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, the Government of the Republic 
of Indonesia hereby notifies the issuance of Minister of Fi nance 's Regulation No. 157/PMK.010/2021 
dated  8 November  2021, promulgated in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Number 
1237 on 9 November  2021 regarding the imposition of safeguard measures on the importation of 
cigarette paper , for a period of 2 year s and came into effect  on 30 November  2021. The Minister of 
Finance 's Regulation Number  157/PMK.010/2021 can be found on the website of the Indones ian 
Safeguard Committee: www.kppi.kemendag.go.id . 
 
1  GENERAL BACKGROUND  
On 5 March 2021, the Republic of Indonesia notified the findings of safeguard investigation in which 
it was concluded that there was evidence that the increased of volume of imports have caused a 
threat of serious injury to the domestic industry concerned in this investigation 
(G/SG/N/8/IDN/29  - G/SG/N/10/IDN/29).  
It was also indicated in the notification that the Investigating Authority was proposing to the 
Government of the Republic of Indonesia the imposition of safeguard measures on the importation 
of the subject goods.  
 
2  DESCRIPTION OF THE SUBJECT GOODS  
The description and HS codes of the subject goods are as follows:  
Cigarette paper  and plug wrap paper non -porous  under Harmonized System (HS.)  codes   
ex. 4813.20.00, ex. 4813.90.10 and ex. 4813.90.90  according to Indonesia Customs Tariff 
Book 2017. G/SG/N/8/IDN/29/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/10/IDN/29/Suppl.1  
 
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  3  DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED MEASURE  
The Government  of the Republic of Indonesia has decided to impose the following safeguard duties : 
 
TIMETABLE OF THE SAFEGUARD DUTY  
Period  Specific Duty (Rupiah/Ton)  
First Year (30 November 2021 - 29 November 2022)  4,000 ,000 
Second Year (30 November 2022 - 29 November 2023)  3,961,950  
 
LIST OF MAJOR EXPORTING MEMBERS OF IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCT INVOLVED  
The information of the major exporting members of the subject goods are the same as stated on 
document G/SG/N/8/IDN/29  - G/SG/N/10/IDN/29 . 
 
According to article 9.1 of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, developing country Members with 
less than 3% import share collectively account for not more than 9% of total imports  of the subject 
goods are excluded from the safeguard measures.  
 
Below is the list of developing countries excluded from the said safeguard measures . The 
Government of the Republic of I ndonesia reserves the right to amend the list in relation to changes 
in the volume of imports exceeding 3% . 
 
LIST OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES EXCLUDED FROM THE MEASURES  
No. Countries  No. Countries  
1. Afghanistan  36. Eswatini  
2. Albania  37. Fiji 
3. Angola  38. Gabon  
4. Antigua and Barbuda  39. Gambia  
5. Argentina  40. Georgia  
6. Armenia  41. Ghana  
7. Bahrain, Kingdom of  42. Grenada  
8. Bangladesh  43. Guatemala  
9. Barbados  44. Guinea  
10. Belize  45. Guinea -Bissau  
11. Benin  46. Guyana  
12. Bolivia, Plurinational State of  47. Haiti 
13. Botswana  48. Honduras  
14. Brazil  49. Hong Kong, China  
15. Brunei Darussalam  50. India 
16. Burkina Faso  51. Israel  
17. Burundi  52. Jamaica  
18. Cabo Verde  53. Jordan  
19. Cambodia  54. Kazakhstan  
20. Cameroon  55. Kenya  
21. Central African Republic  56. Korea, Republic of  
22. Chad 57. Kuwait, the State of  
23. Chile 58. Kyrgyz Republic  
24. Colombia  59. Lao People 's Democratic Republic  
25. Congo  60. Lesotho  
26. Costa Rica  61. Liberia  
27. Côte d'Ivoire  62. Liechtenstein  
28. Cuba 63. Macao, China  
29. Democratic Republic of the Congo  64. Madagascar  
30. Djibouti  65. Malawi  
31. Dominica  66. Malaysia  
32. Dominican Republic  67. Maldives  
33. Ecuador  68. Mali 
34. Egypt  69. Mauritania  G/SG/N/8/IDN/29/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/10/IDN/29/Suppl.1  
 
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  No. Countries  No. Countries  
35. El Salvador  70. Mauritius  
71. Mexico  98. Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  
72. Moldova, Republic of  99. Senegal  
73. Mongolia  100. Seychelles  
74. Montenegro  101. Sierra Leone  
75. Morocco  102. Singapore  
76. Mozambique  103. Solomon Islands  
77. Myanmar  104. South Africa  
78. Namibia  105. Sri Lanka  
79. Nepal  106. Suriname  
80. Nicaragua  107. Chinese Taipei  
81. Niger  108. Tajikistan  
82. Nigeria  109. Tanzania  
83. North Macedonia  110. Thailand  
84. Oman  111. Togo 
85. Pakistan  112. Tonga  
86. Panama  113. Trinidad and Tobago  
87. Papua New Guinea  114. Tunisia  
88. Paraguay  115. Turkey  
89. Peru 116. Uganda  
90. Philippines  117. Ukraine  
91. Qatar  118. United Arab Emirates  
92. Russian Federation  119. Uruguay  
93. Rwanda  120. Vanuatu  
94. Saint Kitts and Nevis  121. Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  
95. Saint Lucia  122. Yemen  
96. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  123. Zambia  
97. Samoa  124. Zimbabwe  
 
It is requested that this notification under Article 12.1 (c) of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards be brought to 
the notice of Members.  
 
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