EU Fuels Indonesia Trade Tensions With 5-Year Biodiesel Tariffs

  • Bloc imposes duties of up to 18% to counter alleged subsidies
  • Move risks provoking tit-for-tat retaliation by Jakarta
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The European Union imposed five-year tariffs on biodiesel from Indonesia to counter alleged subsidies to producers in the country, a move that could prompt the Indonesian government to retaliate.