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Indonesia fish exports face headwind amid EU moratorium
Indonesia still faces obstacles in exporting fishery products to the European Union, including quality assurance requirements and high taxes, a fishery official said.
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Fishermen in Batang, Central Java, manage their catch in the harbor. (Shutterstock/Maharani Afifah)
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ndonesia still faces obstacles in exporting fishery products, including to the European Union, a Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry official said on Monday.
“One of the reasons for the export moratorium to the EU is the EU’s inspection recommendation related to quality assurance and safety of fishery products,” Budi Sulistyo, the ministry’s director general for fishery product competitiveness, told the cnbcindonesia.com business news portal on Monday.
Currently, there are only 174 Indonesian fish processing units exporting fishery products to the EU.
Budi said the EU had given technical assistance via the Arise+ Indonesia project to strengthen quality assurance and safety of fishery products.
He also said that a team from the ministry had a meeting with the EU’s Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG Sante) in Brussels to request market access for Indonesian fishery products be opened for new exporters to the EU.
“In June, the ministry proposed new exporters but only snail exporters were approved,” Budi said.
Meanwhile, regarding illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUUF), the ministry adopted EU regulations by issuing the Catch Fishery Certificate (SHTI). As a result, the country’s fishery products do not face issues related to IUUF or sustainability.
