In 2005 Indonesia’s exports of goods and services totaled $83.64 billion, while imports reached $62.02 billion. In the mid-1990s Indonesian workers abroad annually sent home remittances of $449 million, reducing Indonesia’s current account deficit. This figure declined during the Asian economic crisis of the late 1990s, when Indonesian workers in neighboring countries such as Malaysia were sent home. Historically, Indonesia has had very small trade deficits, in large part because of its petroleum exports; in recent years, however, it has relied increasingly on a rise in exports of manufactured goods.

In the 1960s and 1970s state-owned trading companies had an important role in Indonesia’s import and export trade, but their influence declined in the 1980s as the government eased some trade restrictions as part of wider economic reforms. During Suharto’s rule, private companies—usually connected to the president’s family—were given exclusive control over some lucrative trading goods, such as cloves. The more notorious of these special arrangements were abolished after Suharto’s resignation. In the 1990s important exports included petroleum and petroleum products, natural and manufactured gas, wood and wood products (particularly plywood), food products, textiles, metal ores, footwear, and electrical and electronic products. Agricultural exports included rubber, palm oil, coffee, spices, tea, cocoa, tobacco, and sugar. Indonesia’s main imports included machinery, transportation and electrical equipment, chemical products, and minerals. The country’s main trading partners for exports are Japan, the United States, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, China, and Hong Kong. The main partners for imports were Japan, the United States, South Korea, Germany, Singapore, Australia, and Taiwan.

Indonesia has been a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) since its formation in 1967. The country also belongs to the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), which was declared in 1992. Under the AFTA agreement, Indonesia must reduce its tariffs on many imported goods to 5 percent or less by 2003. Indonesia is also a member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) organization, which draws together countries from both sides of the Pacific, including the United States and Japan. APEC is also working toward a reduction of trade tariffs among its members.

INDONESIAN TRADE PROMOTION CENTRE

Indonesian Trade Promotion Center (ITPC) adalah lembaga promosi perdagangan produk Indonesia di luar negeri dan merupakan bagian dari Departemen Perdagangan RI. Kantor ITPC biasanya bersatu dengan gedung Perwakilan RI. Sedangkan Atase Perdagangan yang mempunyai tugas sama dengan ITPC biasanya secara struktural menjadi bagian dari Kedutaan Besar RI. Berikut ini  alamat dan website Atase Perdagangan dan ITPC di beberapa negara di kawasan Asia Pasifik dan Afrika.

BANGKOK (THAILAND) Address : Indonesian Embassy, Industrial & Trade Attache 600-602 Petchburry Road PO Box : 1318, Bangkok 10400, Thailand Email : indagthai@hotmail.com phone : (66-2) 2551264 (direct), 2523135-9 ext 123 Fax : (66-2) 2551267, 2551264 Telex : 86 84613 Cable : Indonesia Bangkok   BEIJING (CINA) Address : Indonesia Embassy, Industrial & Trade Attache Sanlitun Diplomatic Office Bldg B. Beijing 10060, China Email : indagbei@public3.bta.net.cn phone : (86-10) 6532478 (direct), 65325486-88 ext 3014, 3017, 3030 Fax : (86-10) 65325368, 65325783   CAIRO (MESIR) Address : Indonesian Embassy, Industrial & Trade Attache 13, Aisha El Temoria St. Garden City Cairo, Republic of Egypt P.O. Box. 1661 Cairo Email : perindag@link.net, hardaw_indag@access.com.eg phone : (0020-2) 7944698 Fax : (0020-2) 7962495   CANBERRA (AUSTRALIA) Address : Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, Industrial and Trade Attache 8, Darwin Avenue, Yarralumla Canberra, A.C.T. 2600 Australia Email : atperdag@cyberone.com.au, perindag@dynamite.com.au phone : (0061-2) 62508600, 62508654 Fax : (0061-2) 62730757, 62736017 Website : http://www.kbri-canberra.org.au   HONG KONG Address : Indonesian Consulate General, Industrial & Trade Consul 127-129 Leighton Road Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Email : indaghk@hk.linkage.net phone : (00852) 28904421 Fax : (00852) 28950139   KUALA LUMPUR (MALAYSIA) Address : Indonesian Embassy, Industrial & Trade Attache Jalan Tun Razak No. 233 Kuala Lumpur 50400, Malaysia Email : indagkl@pd.jaring.my phone : (0060-3) 21434835 (Direct), 21452011 Ext. 308 Fax : (0060-3) 21417908   MANILA (FILIPINA) Address : Indonesian Embassy, Industrial & Trade Attache Att. Commercial Attache 185, Salcedo Street Legaspi Village, Makati P.O. Box 372 M.C.C Metro Manila, Philippines Email : perdag@info.com.ph phone : (63-2) 8925061-68, 8189091 Fax : (63-2) 8674192, 8184441, 8151956   NEW DELHI (INDIA) Address : Indonesian Embassy, Industrial & Trade Attache 50-A Chanakyapuri, PO Box 5212 New Delhi, 110021 India Email : indoemb@giasdl01.vanl.net.in phone : (0091-31) 82079 Fax : (00191-11) 6885460, 6874402 Cable : indonesia new delhi   RIYADH (ARAB SAUDI) Address : Indonesian Embassy, Industrial & Trade Attache Diplomatic Quarter P.O. Box. 94343 Riyadh 11693 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Email : atdagruh@awalnet.net.sa phone : (00966-1) 4882800, 4882131 ext. 120 Fax : (00966-1) 4882966   SEOUL (KOREA SELATAN) Address : Indonesian Embassy, Industrial & Trade Attache 55 Yoido-dong, Young-Deoungpo-Ku Seoul, Republic of Korea Email : perindag@indonesiaseoul.org atdag97@yahoo.com phone : (82-2) 7835675~77 (KBRI) (82-2) 7827750 (Direct) Fax : (82-2) 7804280 (Fax KBRI),7827750 (Direct)   SINGAPORE Address : Indonesian Embassy, Industrial & Trade Attache 7 Chatsworth Road Singapore 249761 Email : atdag@pacific.net.sg Telephone : (65) 67375420 Fax : (65) 67375037   TOKYO (JEPANG) Address : Indonesian Embassy, Industrial & Trade Attache 2-9, 5-Chome, Higashi Gotanda Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 141, Japan Email : klobott@freebox.com phone : (0081-03) 34414201 Fax : (0081-03) 34471697, 34470596   INDONESIAN ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE TO TAIPEI Address : Min Sheng Commercial Building 16Fl, No. 49, Sec.3 Min Sheng E.Rd, Taipei Asia World Office Bldg. (Huan Ya Nanking Sang Yek Talou) 12 Fl. No. 337 Sec. 3, Nanking E. Road Taipei-Taiwan Email : Kepala KDEI : dmulya@ms18.hinet.net Wakil Kepala KDEI : ahmed@ms18.hinet.net Kabid.Industri : bangun@ms16.hinet.net phone : (886) 87124570-74 Fax : (886) 87124575-76   INDONESIAN TRADE PROMOTION CENTER (ITPC) OSAKA Address : ITM 4-J- 8, Asia and Pacific Trade Center 2-1-10 Nanko Kita, Suminoe-ku Osaka 559-0034, Japan Att. Mr. Syamsul Bahri Siregar Email : itpc@itpc.or.jp itpcosaka@nifty.com phone : (81-06) 6615-5350 Fax : (81-06) 6615-5351 Website : http://www.itpc.or.jp   INDONESIAN TRADE PROMOTION CENTER (ITPC) DUBAI Address : Att. Mr. Husin Bagis Arbift Tower, 4/03 Floor, Al-Ringga, Baniya Road, Deirea Dubai, United Arab Emirates Email : itpcdxb@emirates.net.ae Website : itpcdxb.ae     phone : (9714) 2278544 Fax : (9714) 2278545 phone : 55-11-32538126 Fax : 55-11-32538126   INDONESIAN TRADE PROMOTION CENTER (ITPC) JOHANNESBURG Address : Att. Mr. Ahmad Firdaus Sukmono Suite 02/E4 Village Walk Shopping Centre Sandton Johannesburg-South Africa Email : firdaus@itpcjhb.co.za phone : 27-118-846240 Fax : 27-118-846242