This article describes ceramic tableware and sanitary ceramic industry with details about imports and exports of the commodities, and analysis of hurdles hampering development of the industry such as dependence on imports for basic materials. This article also touches on comparative advantages in the availability of cheap labor and the contribution of the industry to the country's foreign exchange earning.

Table 1:
Maximum limits of metals contents in ceramic tableware extract
Table 2:
Production capacity of ceramic tableware by producers 2001
Table 3:
Production capacity of sanitary ceramic by producers 2001
Table 4:
Imports of kaolin into Indonesia, 1997-2001
Table 5:
Imports of kaolin by countries of origin, 2000
Table 6:
Projects in ceramic industry and basic materials, 2001-2002
Table 7:
Production of ceramic tableware and sanitary ceramic, 1997-2001
Table 8:
Estimate of production of ceramic tableware by types, 1996
Table 9:
Exports of ceramic tableware, 1997-2001
Table 10:
Exports of ceramic tableware and sanitary ceramic by types and countries of destination, 2001
Table 11:
Imports of ceramic tableware and sanitary ceramic by Indonesia, 1997-2002
Table 12:
Import duties on ceramic products in ASEAN
Table 13:
Consumption of ceramic tableware and sanitary ceramic in Indonesia, 1997-2001
Table 14:
Prices of local products of ceramic tableware
Table 15:
Projected consumption of ceramic tableware and sanitary ceramic in Indonesia, 2002-2006