G/SG/N/8/IDN/18/Suppl.1  
G/SG/N/10/IDN/18/Suppl.1  
G/SG/N/11/IDN/16  
 
7 September 2015  
(15-4566)  Page: 1/4  
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(B) OF THE AGREEMENT ON  
SAFEGUARDS ON FINDING A SERIOUS INJURY OR THREAT  
THEREOF CAUSED BY INCREASED IMPORTS 
 
NOTIFICATION OF A PROPOSAL TO IMPOSE A MEASURE 
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12.1(C) OF 
THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS 
INDONESIA  
(Bars and Rods, Hot-Rolled, in Irregularity Wound Coils, of Iron 
or Non-Alloy Steel or of Other Alloy Steel) 
The following communication, dated 1 September 2015,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Indonesia 
 
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Pursuant to Article 12.1(c) of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, the Government of the Republic 
of Indonesia hereby notifies the issuance of  Minister of Finance's Regulation Number 
155/PMK.010/2015 dated 11 August 2015, promulgated in the Official Gazette of the 
Republic of Indonesia Year 2015 Number 1184 on  11 August 2015 regarding the imposition of 
a safeguard measure on the importation of Bars  and Rods, Hot-Rolled, in Irregularity Wound 
Coils, of Iron or Non-Alloy Steel or of Other alloy Steel, for a period of 3 (three) years starting 
11 August 2015. 
 1  GENERAL BACKGROUND 
On 05 January 2015 The Republic of Indonesia notifi ed on the findings of safeguard investigation 
in which it was concluded that there was strong evidence that the increased of volume of imports 
have caused of serious injury to the domestic industry concerned (G/SG/N/8/IDN/18-G/SG/N/10/IDN/18). 
 
It was also indicated in the notification that the Investigating Authority was proposing to the Government of the Republic of Indonesia th e imposition of a safeguard measure on the 
importation of the product involved. 
 2  DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCT INVOLVED 
a. There was an adjustment on the description of the subject goods that proposed to the 
imposition of a safeguard measure based on the result of public interest.  
b. Refering to the document G/SG/N/8/IDN/18-G/SG/N/10/IDN/18, the description of the 
subject goods are as follows: 
Wire Rod in a form of bars and rods, hot rolled, in irregularity wound coils, of iron or 
non-alloy steel or of other alloy steel which taken all together, particular size of circular G/SG/N/8/IDN/18/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/10/IDN/18/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/11/IDN/16 
 
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  cross-section diameters, chemical compositions, and Harmonized System (HS) Codes, 
as follows:  
 
Steel wire 
Rod Harmonized 
System (HS) Circular Cross 
Section Diameter Size (mm) Chemical Composition (%) 
C B Al 
Non Alloy 
Steel 7213.91.10.00 < 14 
0.25 max 0.0002 min 0.02 max 7213.91.20.00 5.5 – 14 
7213.91.90.00 5.5 – 14 
7213.99.10.00 14 – 20 
7213.99.20.00 14 – 20 
7213.99.90.00 14 – 20 
Alloy Steel 7227.90.00.00 5.5 – 20 0.17 max 0.0008 min - 
 
c. As mentioned on point a. above, the subject goods in point b. has been adjust based on 
the chemical composition, circular cross section diameter size, and HS. Codes. 
Therefore, the description of the subject good s imposed with the measure are as follows: 
Steel wire Rod Harmonized System 
(HS) Circular Cross Section 
Diameter Size (mm) Chemical Composition (%) 
C B Al 
Non Alloy Steel ex. 7213.91.10.00 < 14 
≤ 0.15 - < 0.02 ex. 7213.91.20.00 5.5 - <14 
ex. 7213.91.90.00 5.5 - <14 
ex. 7213.99.10.00 14 – 20 
ex. 7213.99.20.00 14 - 20 
ex. 7213.99.90.00 14 - 20 
Alloy Steel ex. 7227.90.00.00 5.5 - 20 0.10 – 0.15 ≥ 0.0008 < 0.02 
 
3  DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED MEASURE 
a. With reference to the proposal of the Investigating Authority, and taking into account 
the need to effectuate the safeguard measure as proposed and the relevant 
requirements stipulated in the WTO Agreem ent on Safeguards, the Government of the 
Republic of Indonesia has decided to impose the following safeguard duty: 
TIMETABLE OF THE SAFEGUARD DUTY 
Period  Safeguard  Duty  
17 August 2015 – 16 August 2016 14.5% 
17 August 2016 – 16 August 2017 10% 
17 August 2017 – 16 August 2018 5.5% 
 
b. Below is the list of developing countries excluded from the said safeguard measure, 
and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia reserves the right to modify this 
list in light of changing import volumes. G/SG/N/8/IDN/18/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/10/IDN/18/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/11/IDN/16 
 
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  LIST OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES EXCLUDED FROM THE MEASURES 
No. Negara No. Negara 
1.  Albania 62.   Malawi  
2.  Angola 63.   Maldives 
3.  Antigua and Barbuda 64.   Mali 
4.  Argentina 65.   Mauritania 
5.  Armenia 66.   Mauritius 
6.  Bahrain, Kingdom of 67.   Mexico 
7.  Bangladesh 68.   Moldova, Republic of 
8.  Barbados 69.   Mongolia 
9.  Belize 70.   Montenegro 
10.  Benin 71.   Morocco 
11.  Bolivia, Plurinational State of 72.   Mozambique 
12.  Botswana 73.   Myanmar 
13.  Brazil 74.   Namibia 
14.  Brunei Darussalam 75.   Nepal 
15.  Bulgaria 76.   Nicaragua 
16.  Burkina Faso 77.   Niger 
17.  Burundi 78.   Nigeria 
18.  Cabo Verde 79.   Oman 
19.  Cambodia 80.   Pakistan 
20.  Cameroon 81.   Panama 
21.  Central African Republic 82.   Papua New Guinea 
22.  Chad 83.   Paraguay 
23.  China Taipei 84.   Peru 
24.  Chile 85.   Philippines 
25.  Colombia 86.   Poland 
26.  Congo  87.   Qatar 
27.  Costa Rica 88.   Republic of Korea 
28.  Côte d'Ivoire 89.   Romania 
29.  Croatia 90.   Russian Federation 
30.  Cuba 91.   Rwanda 
31.  Democratic Republic of the Congo 92.   Saint Kitts and Nevis 
32.  Djibouti 93.   Saint Lucia 
33.  Dominica 94.   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 
34.  Dominican Republic 95.   Samoa 
35.  Ecuador 96.   Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of 
36.  Egypt 97.   Senegal 
37.  El Salvador 98.   Sierra Leone 
38.  Fiji 99.   Solomon Islands 
39.  Gabon 100.   South Africa 
40.  The Gambia 101.   Sri Lanka 
41.  Georgia 102.   Suriname 
42.  Ghana 103.   Swaziland 
43.  Grenada 104.   Tajikistan 
44.  Guatemala 105.   Tanzania 
45.  Guinea 106.   Thailand 
46.  Guinea-Bissau 107.   The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 
47.  Guyana 108.   Togo 
48.  Haiti 109.   Tonga 
49.  Honduras 110.   Trinidad and Tobago 
50.  Hungary 111.   Tunisia 
51.  India 112.   Turkey 
52.  Jamaica 113.   Uganda 
53.  Jordan 114.   Ukraine 
54.  Kenya 115.   United Arab Emirates 
55.  Kuwait, the State of 116.   Uruguay 
56.  Kyrgyz Republic 117.   Vanuatu 
57.  Lao People's Democratic Republic 118.   Viet Nam G/SG/N/8/IDN/18/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/10/IDN/18/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/11/IDN/16 
 
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  No. Negara No. Negara 
58.  Lesotho 119.   Yemen 
59.  Lithuania 120.   Zambia 
60.  Macao, China 121.   Zimbabwe 
61.  Madagascar   
 
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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