Indonesian importers have called for a boycott of Australian goods as anger grows over the decision to grant temporary visas to 42 Papuan asylum seekers who arrived in Cape York in January.
The chairman of the Indonesian Association of National Importers chairman Amiruddin Saud said the planned boycott would begin today and continue until the visas were withdrawn.
Amiruddin said it was a serious move, not bluff, adding that Indonesia could buy similar products from other countries
He said it would hurt Australia because Indonesia was currently the 10th largest export market for Australian goods, worth more than $A3.4 billion.
Australian-made products are prominent on Indonesian shop shelves and in supermarkets, where dairy products, cereals and canned goods often carry Australian labels.
Other major exports include crude petroleum, cotton, live animals, unprocessed sugar, wheat, vegetables, fruit juice and metals such as aluminium and copper.