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Indonesia recorded imports from Qatar totaling US$932.08 million as of December 2023. This represents a 4.31% decrease compared to the previous year's imports of US$974.04 million.
Indonesia's trade record with Qatar shows a drastic reduction in imports over the past 10 years. The lowest import value was US$675.78 million, while the highest reached US$1.63 billion.
Of the 97 products (two-digit HS codes) imported from Qatar, 39 products were worth more than one billion dollars. Furthermore, according to Trademap data, Indonesia imports 30 main products from this country annually. This indicates a significant dependence on these imported products. The remaining imports consist largely of products also imported from other countries.
The following is a list of the top five products imported by Indonesia from Qatar, ordered from highest to lowest transaction value.
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation
- Salt
- Aluminum
- Plastics
- Organic chemicals
Falling under HS code 27, mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation are a group of imported goods categorized together with bituminous substances and mineral waxes. Imports of this product from Qatar rank first. Indonesia imported US$711.48 million worth. Imports of mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes increased compared to the previous period, which recorded US$703.63 million.
Falling under HS code 25, salt is a group of imported goods categorized together with sulfur, earth and stone, and plastering materials, lime and cement. Indonesia imported US$62.47 million.
Aluminum imports from Qatar are currently the largest. Indonesia imported US$58.4 million from this country. Other major suppliers of aluminum imports include China, Germany, the United States, Canada, and Italy.
Another product is plastics with HS code 39. Indonesia imported US$39.19 million worth, an increase compared to the previous period which recorded US$36,032 thousand. Trademap data shows Indonesia imports plastics from 4 countries. Imports of plastics from Qatar are the largest. Other countries among the top five suppliers of this imported product to Indonesia are China, the United States, Germany, the Republic of Korea, and Belgium.
Indonesia also imports a significant amount of organic chemicals from Qatar. Imports of this product totaled US$16.4 million. This is lower than the previous period, which reached US$16,692 thousand. Imports of organic chemicals from Qatar are recorded as the largest. The other five countries that are sources of organic chemical imports are China, the United States, Ireland, Switzerland, and Belgium.
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