Japan will cancel the import tariff on Indonesian tuna products.

Once the revised agreement comes into effect, Japan will immediately cancel import tariffs on certain processed tuna and mackerel products from Indonesia, affecting an annual trade value of approximately $80 million. According to the revised agreement, 11 types of Indonesian aquatic products will immediately enjoy tariff exemptions, mainly including canned tuna, canned mackerel, dried mackerel (sardines), and various cooked and processed tuna and mackerel products. Currently, these products face Japanese import tariffs of 6.4% to 7.2%, which will directly drop to zero tariffs once the agreement takes effect. The agreement also introduces sustainability and compliance clauses. For dried mackerel and certain cooked tuna and mackerel products, zero tariffs will only apply if the products are certified by the Indonesian government and the raw fish are not less than 30 centimeters in length. This ...