  
  
G/SG/N/10/IDN/24/Suppl.1  
G/SG/N/11/IDN/20/Suppl.2  
 
3 June 2020 
(20-3914) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER AR TICLE 12.1(C ) 
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE 2  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
INDONESIA  
Curtains (Including Drapes), Interior Blinds, Bed Valances, and Other Furnishing Articles  
Supplement  
The following communication, dated 29 May 2020, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Indonesia.  
 
_______________  
 
 
Pursuant to Articles 12.1(c) of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, the Government of the Republic 
of Ind onesia hereby notifies the issuance of Minister of Finance's Regulation 
Number  54/PMK.010/2020 dated 27 May 2020, promulgated in the Official Gazette of the Republic 
of Indonesia Number 525 -2020 on 27 May 2020 regarding the imposition of a safeguard measur e 
on the importation of Curtains (Including Drapes), Interior Blinds, Bed Valances, and Other 
Furnishing Articles, for 3 periods started on 27 May 2020.  
A. GENERAL BACKGROUND  
On 3 March 2020, the Republic of Indonesia notified the findings of safeguard investigation in which 
it was concluded that there was an 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/24  - 
G/SG/N/10/IDN/24).  
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 goods.  
B. DESCRIPTION OF THE S UBJECT GOODS  
The descrip tion of the subject goods are as follows:  
"Curtains (Including Drapes), Interior Blinds, Bed Valances, and Other Furnishing Articles " 
under Harmonized System  (HS.) code 6303.12.00, 6303.19.90, 6303.91.00, 6303.92.00, 
6303.99.00, 6304.19.90, 6304.91.90, and  6304.92.00.  G/SG/N/10/IDN/24/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/11/IDN/20/Suppl.2  
 
- 2 - 
 
  C. DESCRIPTION OF THE P ROPOSED MEASURE  
The Government of the Republic of Indonesia has decided to impose the following safeguard duty:  
TIMETABLE OF THE SAFEGUARD DUTY  
Period  Measure  
Period I  
(27 May 2020 - 8 November 2020)  Rp. 41,083 /Kg  
Period II  
(9 November 2020 - 8 November 2021)  Rp. 34,961 /Kg  
Period III  
(9 November 2021 - 8 November 2022)  Rp. 28,839 /Kg  
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 exceeded 3%.  
LIST OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES EXCLUDED FROM THE MEASURES  
No. Countries  No. Countries  
1 Afghanistan  63 Guatemala  
2 Albania  64 Guinea  
3 Angola  65 Guinea -Bissau  
4 Antigua and Barbuda  66 Guyana  
5 Argentina  67 Haiti 
6 Armenia  68 Honduras  
7 Bahrain, Kingdom of  69 Hong Kong, China  
8 Bangladesh  70 India 
9 Barbados  71 Israel  
10 Belize  72 Jamaica  
11 Benin 73 Jordan  
12 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  74 Kazakhstan  
13 Botswana  75 Kenya  
14 Brazil  76 Korea, Republic of  
15 Brunei Darussalam  77 Kuwait, the State of  
16 Burkina Faso  78 Kyrgyz Republic  
17 Burundi  79 Lao People's Democratic Republic  
18 Cabo Verde  80 Lesotho  
19 Cambodia  81 Liberia  
20 Cameroon  82 Liechtenstein  
21 Central African Republic  83 Macao, China  
22 Chad 84 Madagascar  
23 Chile 85 Malawi  
24 Colombia  86 Malaysia  
25 Congo  87 Maldives  
26 Costa Rica  88 Mali 
27 Côte d'Ivoire  89 Mauritania  
28 Cuba 90 Mauritius  
29 Democratic Republic of the Congo  91 Mexico  
30 Djibouti  92 Moldova, Republic of  
31 Dominica  93 Mongolia  
32 Dominican Republic  94 Montenegro  
33 Ecuador  95 Morocco  
34 Egypt  96 Mozambique  
35 El Salvador  97 Myanmar  
36 Eswatini  98 Namibia  
37 Fiji 99 Nepal  
38 Gabon  100 Nicaragua  
39 Gambia  101 Niger  
40 Georgia  102 Nigeria  
41 Ghana  103 Oman  
42 Grenada  104 Pakistan  G/SG/N/10/IDN/24/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/11/IDN/20/Suppl.2  
 
- 3 - 
 
  No. Countries  No. Countries  
43 Panama  105 Chinese Taipei  
44 Papua New Guinea  106 Tajikistan  
45 Paraguay  107 Tanzania  
46 Peru 108 Thailand  
47 Philippines  109 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)  
48 Qatar  110 Togo 
49 Russian Federation  111 Tonga  
50 Rwanda  112 Trinidad and Tobago  
51 Saint Kitts and Nevis  113 Tunisia  
52 Saint Lucia  114 Turkey  
53 Saint Vincent & the Grenadines  115 Uganda  
54 Samoa  116 Ukraine  
55 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  117 United Arab Emirates  
56 Senegal  118 Uruguay  
57 Seychelles  119 Vanuatu  
58 Sierra Leone  120 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  
59 Solomon Islands  121 Viet Nam  
60 South Africa  122 Yemen  
61 Sri Lanka  123 Zambia  
62 Suriname  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.  
 
__________  