“…Thus, this paper proposes the Middle-east countries as the relevant export destination countries because first, there are no previous paper studies the Middle-east countries specifically as export destination countries where mostl are Asian countries (Huda, 2006;Siburian, 2012;Wardhana, 2011;Zuhdi & Suharno, 2015), major importer countries (Hasibuan et al, 2012;Hermawan, 2011;Huseyni et al, 2019;Nurhayati et al, 2018;Sari et al, 2014;Virginia & Novianti, 2020;Yulismi & Siregar, 2007), other regions (Osabuohien et al, 2019;Wardani & Mulatsih, 2017), or the world (Abedini & Péridy, 2009;Natale et al, 2015;Peridy & Abedini, 2008). The determination of export destination countries is fundamental since different regions require specific bilateral policies.…”