印尼纺织部等待欧洲自由贸易联盟的交易

 

Indonesian textile sector awaits EFTA deal

As Indonesia struggles to come out of a stubborn economic slowdown, the country's textile industry is hoping a free-trade agreement with four non-EU countries will give local garment and footwear manufacturer’s greater access to the European market.
Indonesian Textile Association (API) chairman Ade Sudrajat said that the agreements with Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, collectively known as the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), could also provide access to other European countries as well, a leading Indonesian newspaper has reported.
“While the countries are small in size and population, their per-capita income is relatively high … and there's a chance for an agreement between the EFTA and the EU that will ease the flow of our products,” he said.
According to Ade, Indonesian textile products are currently subject to import tariffs between 11 and 30 per cent in the four countries. Reducing tariffs to zero per cent would make Indonesian goods more competitive.
Ade also said that EFTA markets holds great potential for Indonesian textile products because of fashion trends in those countries through the four seasons of the year.
Indonesian Footwear Association (Aprisindo) chairman Eddy Widjanarko said while an agreement with the EFTA would definitely help increase shoe exports to the four countries, an exponential increase is unlikely, the newspaper reported.
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印尼纺织部等待欧洲自由贸易联盟的交易

因为印尼从顽固的经济放缓中挣扎出来,该国纺织业希望与四个非欧盟国家的自由贸易协定可以给当地服装和鞋类制造商进入欧洲市场的机会。

印尼纺织协会(API)主席Ade Sudrajat说,瑞士、挪威、冰岛和列支敦士登,统称为欧洲自由贸易联盟(EFTA),与EFTA的协议可以获得其他欧洲国家,印尼主要报纸报道。

“该国人口比较小，他们的人均国民收入相对较高，EFTA与欧盟间的协议有机会减轻我们产品的流动，”他说。

根据Ade，印尼纺织产品当前对四国的进口关税在11%和30%之间。将关税减少至零将使印尼的产品更加有竞争力。

Ade说，EFTA市场对印尼纺织产品有巨大的潜力，因为这些国家的四季时尚趋势。

印尼鞋类协会(Aprisindo)主席Eddy Widjanarko说，与EFTA的协议将确定有助于增加对四国的鞋类出口，指数型的增长不太可能，报纸报道。