Indonesian govt to slap non-tariff barriers to curb imports from China

Antara News, Wednesday, January 13, 2010 14:50 WIB

Jakarta (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - The Indonesian government is planning to impose non-tariff barriers to curb imports of agricultural products from China, an official said.

The Asean China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA), effective from January 1, 2010, is feared to result in floods of cheaper Chinese products into Indonesia, causing a marketing problem for local products.

The technical barriers would include standards for sanitation and the use of pesticides based on the World Trade Organization rules, Hari Priyono, the head of the quarantine agency at the agriculture ministry, said.

Source:
Business in Asia Today - Jan 13, 2010
published by Asia Pulse