Jakarta, Oct. 15 -- The government is reviewing a zero-duty import policy for certain plastic raw materials to ensure it aligns with industry needs, Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said.

"The exemption policy is currently applied mostly to liquid plastic raw materials. Based on initial feedback from businesses, these products do not match the needs of downstream industries in packaging, household goods, agriculture, and MSMEs, which often require plastic pellets as raw materials," he remarked.

In a statement received in Jakarta on Thursday, he underlined the government's commitment to closely monitoring the policy's implementation and incorporating stakeholder feedback on the measure, which provi...