Indonesia suspends import duty on six plastic resin tariff lines for six months
Indonesia has suspended import duty on six polyethylene and polypropylene tariff lines for six months, under Finance Ministry Regulation No. 68 of 2026 promulgated on 2 October. The move follows a sharp rise in international resin prices, with polypropylene up 42.79 percent and polyethylene up 27.87 percent year on year as of 13 October, and is aimed at securing raw material supply for domestic plastics processors.
Why this mattersCheaper resin imports for six months could ease input costs for Indonesian plastics packaging converters at a time of sharply rising global polyolefin prices.
- Finance Ministry Regulation No. 68 of 2026, promulgated 2 October, sets the duty on the six lines at zero percent under the most favoured nation rate for six months
- The waiver covers four polyethylene and two polypropylene tariff lines
- International polypropylene prices were 42.79 percent higher on 13 October 2026 than a year earlier
- Polyethylene prices over the same period were 27.87 percent higher
- Economic affairs minister Airlangga Hartarto cited domestic raw material supply needs and international price moves as the rationale
Sources
macroherald.com