U.S. Says Indonesia Restricting Plant and Animal Imports, Asks for WTO Dispute Panel
The U.S. wants establishment of a World Trade Organization dispute settlement panel on Indonesia’s “trade-restrictive measures” applied to horticultural products, animals and animal products, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced March 14. In a statement, Kirk called Indonesia’s measures “a…
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complex web of import licensing requirements that, along with quotas, have the effect of unfairly restricting U.S. exports.” Indonesia implemented trade restricting import licensing requirements for horticultural products in 2011, the statement said. Affected products include fruits, vegetables, flowers, dried fruits and juices. The country has similar licensing and quota regimes for animals and animal product imports, the statement said. The U.S. is claiming Indonesia is acting inconsistently with several WTO obligations, including the general tariff agreement. The two countries held consultations on this issue in February, but concerns were not resolved, the statement said.