# Indonesia clinches US trade deal, says Trump was a 'tough negotiator' | Reuters

> Indonesia reached a trade deal with the US that sets US tariffs on Indonesian goods at 19%, below the level Jakarta had feared. President Trump was described as a tough negotiator in the talks.

- Date: 2025-07-16 · published 2025-07-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24091-indonesia-clinches-us-trade-deal-says-trump-was-a-tough-negotiator-reuters
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower US tariffs on Indonesian goods could support palm oil and other agricultural exports to the US, though the price effect depends on final tariff terms and product coverage.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2018-06-10 | [EU, Indonesia sliding towards a trade war - Asia Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64540-eu-indonesia-sliding-towards-a-trade-war-asia-times.md) | -1.1% | -5.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-02-18 | [US paper industry asks Trump to seek lighter EU deforestation rules \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26070-us-paper-industry-asks-trump-to-seek-lighter-eu-deforestation-rules-reuters.md) | +1.2% | -1.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-01-09 | [Indonesia and Malaysia agree to fight "discrimination" against palm oil \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15767-indonesia-and-malaysia-agree-to-fight-discrimination-against-palm-oil-reuters.md) | -2.4% | -2.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-04-23 | [Indonesia, Malaysia expected to decide global CPO price - ANTARA News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71607-indonesia-malaysia-expected-to-decide-global-cpo-price-antara-news.md) | -0.1% | +3.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-08-25 | [Indonesia urges EU to remove biodiesel import curbs after WTO ruling](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15541-indonesia-urges-eu-to-remove-biodiesel-import-curbs-after-wto-ruling.md) | -0.3% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesia-says-us-trade-deal-reached-after-extraordinary-struggle-2025-07-16/

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