Exports of 4 Indonesian fishery products can enter Japan for free

Canned Tuna

Seafood

Published Jan 16, 2024

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The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries has negotiated an agreement with Japan to reduce export tariffs on processed tuna commodities from 9.6% to 0%. This is part of an effort to increase tuna exports, with Japan being the number 2 importer of skipjack tuna in the world. The agreement will require certification of a minimum length of skipjack raw material, and the Ministry is strengthening and regulating Fish Processing Units to take advantage of the 0% tariff.

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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has succeeded in completing an agreement to reduce the 0% export tariff post for 4 processed tuna commodities to Japan. The zero export tariff applies to canned tuna and canned skipjack tuna from 9.6% to 0%, as well as two tariff posts for katsuobushi with HS Code 1604.14-091 and other tuna HS Code 1604.14-099, originally 9.6% to 0%. "Thank God, after a series of negotiations, an agreement was finally reached on the 0% tariff for tuna. This is a gift from the KKP for tuna business actors," said the Director General of Strengthening the Competitiveness of Maritime and Fishery Products (PDSPKP) KKP Budi Sulistiyo in a written statement, quoted Monday (15 /1/2024). Budi said that 2 0% tariff posts, especially katsuobushi, apply with certificate requirements stating that the raw material is skipjack with a minimum length of 30 cm. This agreement will become effective at the end of 2024 after the ...

Source: Cnbcindonesia