Irwandi Arif, senior consultant of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of Indonesia, said that Indonesia has no plan to resume nickel mine exports. However, the government plans to impose tariffs on iron and nickel exports. Although no decision has been made yet, two rounds of discussion are needed. Arif said that the export tariff might be postponed for two years.
Indonesia bans the export of nickel ore at the beginning of 2020 Last month, the WTO ruled that Indonesia violated international trade rules. On December 12, the country appealed against the WTO decision.