G/SG/N/8/IDN/14/Suppl.1  
G/SG/N/10/IDN/14/Suppl.1  
G/SG/N/11/IDN/12  
 
26 August 2013  
(13-4541)  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 UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(C) OF THE AGREEMENT 
ON SAFEGUARDS ON TAKING A DECISION 
TO APPLY A SAFEGUARD MEASURE 
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE 2, 
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS 
INDONESIA  
 (Seamless Pipe Casing and Tubing)  
The following communication, dated 22 August 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Indonesia.1 
 
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Pursuant to Article 12.1(c) of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, the Republic of Indonesia hereby notifies on the imposition of a safeguard measure on the importation of Subject Good, for a 
period of 4 (four) years by the issuance of Minister of Finance's Decree Number 
108/PMK.011/2013 dated 30 July 2013, promulgated in the Berita Negara of the Republic of Indonesia Year 2013 Number 985 on 6 August 2013. 
 
1.  General Background  On 25 March 2013 the Republic of Indonesia notified pursuant to Article 12.1 (b) on the findings of 
investigation in which it was concluded that there is a strong evidence of a causal link between the 
increased volume of imports of the Subject Good and threat of serious injury or actual serious 
injury as suffered by the Applicant (G/SG/N/8/IDN/14-G/SG/N/10/IDN/14). 
 
It was also indicated in the notification that the Investigating Authority was proposing to the Government of the Republic of Indonesia the imposition of a safeguard measure on the 
importation of the Subject Good.  
 2.  Subject Good  
Seamless pipe casing and tubing made from iron or steel, with diameter width from minimum of 2 
3/8 inch to maximum of 14 inch, and with yield st rength of equal or more than 75,000 Psi, worked 
or un-worked pipe-end, under HS code Ex. 7304.29.00.90.  
 
                                               
1 A copy of the official document (PERAT URAN MENTERI KEUANGAN REPUBLIK INDONESIA 
NOMOR 108/PMK.011/2013 - in Indonesian only) has been submitted electronically. To consult this document 
please contact Ms. Budd (hilary.budd@wt o.org) or Ms. Naville (delphine.naville@wto.org) of the Rules Division. G/SG/N/8/IDN/14/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/10/IDN/14/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/11/IDN/12 
 
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  3.  Description of the Safeguard Measure 
 1. With reference to the proposal of the Invest igating 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 
impose the following safeguard duty:  
Timetable of the Safeguard Duty 
 
Period Safeguard Duty 
6 August 2013 – 5 August 2014 Rp 28,439 per kilogram 
6 August 2014 – 5 August 2015 Rp 28,001 per kilogram 
6 August 2015 – 5 August 2016 Rp 27,564 per kilogram 
6 August 2016 – 5 August 2017 Rp 27,126 per kilogram 
 
2. In accordance to Article 7.4 of the WTO Ag reement on Safeguards, the Government of the 
Republic of Indonesia will undertake a midterm review of such safeguard measure in year of 2015.  
3. Below is the list of developing countries excluded from the said safeguard measure, and the 
Government of the Republic of Indonesia reserves th e right to modify this list in light of changing 
import volumes.  
 
List of Developing Countries Excluded from the Measures 
 
No Country No Country 
1 Albania 59 Lesotho 
2 Angola 60 Lithuania 
3 Antigua, and Barbuda 61 Macao, China 
4 Argentina 62 Madagascar 
5 Armenia 63 Malawi  
6 Bahrain, Kingdom of 64 Malaysia 
7 Bangladesh 65 Maldives 
8 Barbados 66 Mali 
9 Belize 67 Mauritania 
10 Benin 68 Mauritius 
11 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  69 Mexico 
12 Botswana 70 Moldova 
13 Brazil 71 Mongolia 
14 Brunei Darussalam 72 Morocco 
15 Bulgaria 73 Mozambique 
16 Burkina Faso 74 Myanmar 
17 Burundi 75 Namibia 
18 Cambodia 76 Nepal 
19 Cameroon 77 Nicaragua 
20 Cape Verde 78 Niger G/SG/N/8/IDN/14/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/10/IDN/14/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/11/IDN/12 
 
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  No Country No Country 
21 Central African Republic 79 Nigeria 
22 Chad 80 Oman 
23 Chile 81 Pakistan 
24 Chinese Taipei 82 Panama 
25 Colombia 83 Papua New Guinea 
26 Congo 84 Paraguay 
27 Costa Rica 85 Peru 
28 Côte d'Ivoire 86 Philippines 
29 Croatia 87 Qatar 
30 Cuba 88 Romania 
31 Djibouti 89 Rwanda 
32 Dominica 90 Saint Kitts and Nevis 
33 Dominican Republic 91 Saint Lucia 
34 Ecuador 92 Saint Vincent & the Grenadines 
35 Egypt 93 Saudi Arabia 
36 El Salvador 94 Senegal 
37 Fiji 95 Sierra Leone 
38 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 
(FYROM) 96 Solomon Islands 
39 Gabon 97 South Africa 
40 Gambia 98 Sri Lanka 
41 Georgia 99 Suriname 
42 Ghana 100 Swaziland 
43 Grenada 101 Tanzania 
44 Guatemala 102 Thailand 
45 Guinea 103 Togo 
46 Guinea Bissau 104 Tonga 
47 Guyana 105 Trinidad and Tobago 
48 Haiti 106 Tunisia 
49 Honduras 107 Turkey 
50 India 108 Uganda 
51 Israel 109 Ukraine 
52 Jamaica 110 United Arab Emirates 
53 Jordan 111 Uruguay 
54 Kenya 112 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  
55 Korea, Republic of 113 Vietnam 
56 Kuwait 114 Zambia 
57 Kyrgyz Republic 115 Zimbabwe 
58 Latvia   
 
 G/SG/N/8/IDN/14/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/10/IDN/14/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/11/IDN/12 
 
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  It is requested that this notification under Arti cle 12.1(c) of the WTO 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, 5
th floor, Jakarta 10110 
Telephone / Facsimile: (62-21) 385 7758 
E-mail: kppi@kemendag.go.id  
 
 
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