57 Furniture Entrepreneurs Participated in the Exhibition Independently
Minister of Trade, Budi Santoso visited the Indonesia International Furniture Expo (IFEX) 2025 Exhibition held at the Jakarta International Expo (JIExpo) Kemayoran, Jakarta, Friday (7 Mar).
The IFEX 2025 Exhibition is the 10th in Indonesia since 2014. This exhibition will be held for four days on 6-9 March 2025.
The Minister of Trade said that the Ministry of Trade will continue to support furniture craftsmen to be able to increase and expand exports. Craftsmen can take advantage of facilities in the form of business matching and trade missions through trade representatives abroad.
This exhibition was attended by around 500 participants with 3,000 superior products. This exhibition is targeted to achieve transactions of USD 1 billion.
On that occasion, the Minister of Trade was accompanied by the Director General of National Export Development, Fajarini Puntodewi; Director of Export Development of Manufactured Products, Deden Muhammad F.S; and the General Chairperson of the Indonesian Furniture and Craft Industry Association (HIMKI), Abdul Sobur.
Deputy Minister of Trade, Dyah Roro Esti together with Deputy Minister of Industry, Faisol Riza opened the 2025 Indonesia International Furniture Expo (IFEX) Exhibition in Jakarta, Thursday (6 Mar).
In his remarks, the Deputy Minister of Industry said that the Ministry of Industry together with the Ministry of Trade are fully committed to working and taking strategic steps, especially for furniture industry players in Indonesia.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Minister of Trade said that one of the tasks of the Ministry of Trade is to encourage MSMEs in Indonesia to be able to export. The furniture industry has an export value of USD 2.4 billion in 2024.
The Deputy Minister of Trade hopes that with the quality of the nation's products, furniture products can be better known in the world and increasingly in demand by international buyers.
The Deputy Minister of Trade added that this activity is expected to increase transaction values higher than the previous year. The Ministry of Trade is ready to work together for upstream and downstream, such as with the Ministry of Industry regarding how Indonesia can boost export value in the future.
The event was also attended by the Director of Export Development of Manufacturing Products, Deden Muhammad Fajar Shiddiq; President Director of Dyandra Promosindo, Daswar Marpaung; and Chairman of HIMKI, Abdul Sobur.
The Jepara Regency Government supports the implementation of the 2025 Indonesia International Furniture Expo (IFEX) in Jakarta, starting Thursday (6/3/2025) to Sunday (9/3/2025). One of them is by facilitating 10 Jepara furniture entrepreneurs to participate in the exhibition.
Jepara Regent Witiarso Utomo said that IFEX 2025 is an opportunity for participants to attract potential buyers and expand their business networks. This step is in line with the government's program to encourage small businesses to move up a class.
"That is in accordance with our program to make micro, small and medium businesses move up a class," he explained.
He hopes that participation in various international exhibitions can increase the number of buyers coming to Jepara and strengthen the regional furniture industry.
"So, the more we participate in such events, the more buyers will hopefully come," he said.
It was conveyed that in addition to the 10 people who were facilitated to participate in IFEX 2025, as many as 57 furniture entrepreneurs also participated in the exhibition independently. Some of them previously received government support and are now able to stand on their own.
The Regent emphasized that his party will be committed to supporting the productive sector, especially those that focus on human resource development and marketing. He hopes that next year more business actors will be facilitated, so that the growth of the MSME and SME sectors in Jepara will be even more rapid.
"As long as this activity is productive, the government is ready to support it," he said.
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