Trade Minister Budi Santoso said here on Thursday that the decision reflects the competitiveness of Indonesia’s steel industry and the government’s effectiveness in defending national interests in international trade disputes.
He said the outcome would strengthen international market confidence in Indonesian stainless steel products and support export growth to key overseas destinations.
Indonesia actively monitored and engaged throughout the 18-month probe to ensure Turkish authorities applied objective dumping calculations consistent with international trade rules, Budi said.
He added the findings confirmed Indonesian stainless steel products were traded fairly and did not violate global anti-dumping standards.
According to Budi, the ruling opens opportunities to expand exports of stainless steel products to Turkiye and neighboring regional markets.
The result followed Turkiye’s decision to terminate the anti-dumping investigation on Dec. 27, 2025, without introducing safeguard or remedial trade actions against Indonesian products.
The decision was formalized in the Final Anti-Dumping Investigation Report issued by Turkiye’s Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Bureau on the same date.
Turkish authorities concluded imports from Indonesia involved dumping margins considered de minimis and caused no material injury to Turkiye’s domestic steel industry.
Turkiye launched the investigation on June 28, 2024, covering cold-rolled stainless steel flat imports from Indonesia and China.
Investigators found that while some dumping indicators existed, the margins fell below regulatory thresholds and had no measurable impact on Turkiye’s domestic producers.
Acting Director General of Foreign Trade Tommy Andana said the outcome reflected strong cooperation by Indonesian companies during the investigation process.
He said producers’ timely submission of accurate data demonstrated sound corporate governance and readiness to compete fairly in global markets.
Meanwhile, Trade Security Director Reza Pahlevi Chairul said stainless steel probes often intersect with concerns over raw material market distortions.
Such issues are frequently used by investigating authorities to adjust dumping calculation methodologies, making them a key focus for Indonesia from the outset.
Reza said Turkiye applied a consistent, data-based dumping methodology without invoking market distortion arguments, an objective approach he said deserved recognition.
Indonesia’s CRSS exports to Turkiye rose from USD21.9 million in 2020 to USD31.2 million in 2021 and USD37.6 million in 2022.
Exports climbed to USD66.8 million in 2023, surged to USD108.6 million in 2024, and reached USD66.2 million through the third quarter of 2025.
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