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Indonesia: Eased restrictions on sugar imports

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23 Dec 2015

On 23 December 2015, the Indonesian Ministry of Trade issued regulation 117/M-DAG/PER/12/2015 easing the restrictions on imports of sugar. However, the provisions still include that "sugar imports shall be restricted" (art. 2(1) of the regulation; own translation) and they will only be allowed to ensure the availability and price stability of sugar on the Indonesian market (art. 4).

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Number of interventions

2

0 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

2 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

01 Jan 2016

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Updated: 23 Dec 2015
Import tariff In force
The regulation no longer contains a specific sugar reference price below which imports are no longer allowed (cf. art. 7 of regulation 19/M-DAG/PER/5/2008).
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Updated: 23 Dec 2015
Import quota In force
The regulation does not include any quota restrictions, thus eliminating the quota regime as lastly set in October 2015 (cf. Related Measures). In addition, the ban of sugar imports outside the millin...
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