NOTIFICATION ON INITIATION OF AN INVESTIGATION
PURSUANT
TO ARTICLE 7.2 AND ARTICLE 12.1(A) REGARDING THE
EXTENSION OF SAFEGUARD MEASURES
Indonesia
Curtains
(including drapes), interior blinds, bed valances, and other furnishing articles
Supplement
The
following communication, dated and received on 4 December 2025, is being
circulated at the request of the delegation of Indonesia.
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Pursuant to Article 7.2 and Article 12.1 (a) of the WTO Agreement on
Safeguards, the Republic of Indonesia hereby wishes to notify the Committee on
Safeguards that the Indonesian Safeguards Committee (Komite Pengamanan Perdagangan Indonesia/KPPI) hereinafter
referred as "the Investigating Authority" has initiated an
investigation on the extension of Safeguard Measures on importation of Curtains
(including drapes), interior blinds, bed valances, and other furnishing articles
under HS. Codes 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 in accordance with Indonesian Tariff
Book (BTKI) 2022.
1 THE DATE OF
INITIATION OF SAFEGUARD INVESTIGATION
The investigation regarding the extension of the
safeguard measures was initiated on 25 November 2025.
2 PRODUCT UNDER
INVESTIGATION
Curtains (including drapes), interior blinds, bed valances,
and other furnishing articles under HS. Codes 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.
3 REFERENCE TO THE
WTO DOCUMENT CONTAINING THE MOST RECENT ARTICLE 12.1 (C) NOTIFICATION
The WTO Document containing the most recent Article
12.1(c) notification is _G/SG/N/8/IDN/24/Suppl.2 - G/SG/N/10/IDN/24/Suppl.3 - G/SG/N/11/IDN/20/Suppl.3, dated 22 May 2023
4 REASONS FOR
INITIATION OF INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE
(i) The Investigating Authority initiated an investigation on the
extension of safeguard measures following an evaluation of the application
documents filed by the Applicant, which constitutes a major proportion of the
total domestic production of the subject goods in Indonesia.
(ii) The non-confidential summary of the application can be found at
the internet address below, following the link: http://kppi.kemendag.go.id/
5 POINT OF CONTACT
FOR THE INVESTIGATION
The contact information of the
Investigating Authority for correspondence is:
INDONESIAN
SAFEGUARDS COMMITTEE
(Komite Pengamanan Perdagangan Indonesia/KPPI)
Jl. M.I. Ridwan Rais No.5,
Building I, 5th floor, Jakarta 10110
Telephone (6221) 385 7758
E-mail:
kppi@kemendag.go.id
6 DEADLINES AND
PROCEDURES TO PRESENT EVIDENCE AND VIEWS BY INTERESTED PARTIES
(i) Those having substantial interest and
wishing to be considered as interested parties in this investigation should
submit written request within a period of 14 days from the date of initiation
to the Investigating Authority. All submissions and request made by interested
parties must be sent both in written letter and in electronic format, and must
indicate the name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number of the
interested parties.
(ii) In Accordance with Article 3.1 of the WTO
Agreement on Safeguards, the Government of the Republic of Indonesia will
conduct a hearing in order to provide opportunities for those Members who
having a substantial interest to present their evidence and views, Hearing is
scheduled to be held on Tuesday, 16 December 2025 at 14:00 – 16:00 am. All
interested parties, who wish to participate in the hearing and all written
evidence and views, submitted to the Investigating Authority not later than 9
December 2025. Registration on the day of the hearing (16 December 2025) will
start at 13:00 am and only authorized representatives will have access to the
hearing.
(iii) In order to obtain the information it deems
necessary for its investigation, the Investigating Authority has published
questionnaires, available at: (https://kemend.ag/Tirai) The completed questionnaires must reach the
Investigating Authority no later than 18 December 2025.
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