Jakarta, July 8 -- United States President Donald Trump has decided to maintain the 32 percent import tariff on Indonesia, keeping the "reciprocal tariff" announced in April unchanged, despite ongoing intensive negotiations with Indonesia.

"Starting on August 1, 2025, we will charge Indonesia a tariff of only 32 percent on any and all Indonesian products sent into the United States, separate from all sectoral tariffs," Trump stated in a letter from the White House dated July 7 and addressed to Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.

In the letter Trump posted on his social media, monitored here on Tuesday, he noted that the US must take this measure to address the trade deficit it is experiencing after years of trade cooperation with Ind...