East Java trade mission to West Nusa Tenggara reached Rp1.07t transaction value

The East Java Provincial Government's Trade Mission to West Nusa Tenggara Province recorded final transactions of Rp1.07 trillion, a significant increase compared to the Rp251.39 billion reached by the previous trade mission held in 2023. It is also the highest trade mission transaction value in 2025, exceeding the Rp1.05 trillion reached from East Java's trade mission to East Kalimantan in May 2025.

The trade mission was led by East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa at the Lombok Raya Hotel in Mataram City, West Nusa Tenggara on July 9, 2025. She expressed optimism that the trade mission will create new and broader opportunities for businesses and investment in East Java and West Nusa Tenggara.

"Alhamdulillah, the final transaction value reached Rp1.07 trillion as of 17.00 WITA (Central Indonesia Time), with East Java's [total] sales [to West Nusa Tenggara reaching] Rp764.91 billion [while its purchases from the province] reached Rp153.89 billion. East Java['s total] investment [to West Nusa Tenggara also reached] Rp150 billion. The [realized] transaction value exceeded our target, and we hope it will continue to grow the economies of both provinces," Khofifah stated. "Therefore, let's increase transaction results to strengthen collaboration today and in the future."

The West Nusa Tenggara Trade Mission was attended by 200 businesspeople from both provinces, consisting of 80 from East Java and 120 from West Nusa Tenggara.

"Based on the transaction results, East Java [businesses] sell fish and shrimp feed, cigarettes, coffee, chilies, frozen chicken, duck, free-range chicken, batik products, fashion, and organic kitchen spices. In return, they purchased yellowfin tuna, tobacco, corn, fishery products, raw salted goat skins, shallot seeds, and live cattle [from West Nusa Tenggara]," Khofifah explained.

She elaborated that the key commodities supplied from West Nusa Tenggara include, among others, corn, tobacco, shrimp, fresh chilies and peppers, root and tuber vegetables, and ornamental fishes. Conversely, East Java supplies passenger cars, sweet pastries, animal feed, medicines, refined palm oil, soft drinks, and other commodities to West Nusa Tenggara.

"Hopefully, this trade mission will have a significant impact on cooperation in various economic and cultural fields between East Java and West Nusa Tenggara," said Khofifah.

She said that the East Java Province trade mission is an effort that facilitates a gathering of business actors from both provinces to disseminate the potential of industrial products, trade, fisheries, agribusiness, and other investment opportunities in an integrated manner to meet import substitution needs, which are expected to increase the value of domestic trade.

"This year's trade mission, and the collaboration it established, have increased trade volume and strengthened business networks.," Khofifah noted. "East Java is set to record Rp5.29 trillion balance of [accumulated] trade surplus with West Nusa Tenggara since 2023," he said.