U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a tariff deal with Indonesia that will set tariffs for the Southeast Asian nation at 19 percent.
The new deal reduces tariffs from the planned 32 percent initially announced in April 2025. Trump announced the deal on his social media website Truth Social, and it was later confirmed by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto. The new rate will go into effect on 1 August.
According to Trump, the new deal will see U.S. goods enter Indonesia with no tariff or non-tariff barriers. Indonesia also agreed to purchase goods from the U.S., including USD 15 billion (EUR 12.8 billion) in U.S. energy, USD 4.5 billion (EUR 3.8 billion) in agricultural products, and 50 Boeing jets.
“Thank you to the People of Indonesia for your friendship and commitment to balancing our Trade Deficit,” Trump wrote. “We will keep DELIVERING for the American People, and the People of Indonesia!”
Hasan Nasbi, a spokesperson for Prabowo, told media during a press conference in Jakarta that the negotiations for the new tariff rate was an “extraordinary struggle.”
“This is an extraordinary struggle by our negotiating team led by the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs,” Nasbi told Reuters.
Indonesia is the fourth-largest exporter of seafood to the U.S., according to statistics compiled by NOAA Fisheries. In 2024, the country exported USD 1.9 billion (EUR 1.6 billion) worth of seafood to the U.S., meaning the 19 percent tariff would have cost importers an additional USD 361 million (EUR 308 million) last year had they been in place.
The top species imported from Indonesia by far is shrimp, with over USD 1 billion (EUR 856 million) in imports of the product across various product types in 2024. Behind shrimp is various types of crabmeat, with over USD 340 million (EUR 292 million) worth of imports in 2024 between various crab species, including species imported by Indonesia for processing. The majority of that value comes from swimming crab imports, which was worth over USD 300 million (EUR 258 million) in 2024.
While the new deal lowers the tariff Indonesia was facing from 32 percent, it still represents an increase from the prior 10 percent rate all countries have faced since April 2025.
Troy Turkin, CEO of swimming crab importer Supreme Crab, told SeafoodSource the increase will likely impact his business – including shipments of crab that are already on their way. The 19 percent tariff, while better than 32 percent, will still drive up prices, he said.
