Jakarta, Jan. 20 -- The Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries is ready to facilitate fish processing units (UPIs) seeking to secure 0% export tariffs for tuna, cakalang (skipjack), and tongkol (mackerel tuna) to Japan.
Machmud, Acting Director General for Strengthening the Competitiveness of Marine and Fishery Products at the ministry, said this policy is part of the amended Indonesia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (IJEPA).
According to the official, before this amendment, exports of canned tuna and skipjack, as well as other non-canned processed products from Indonesia to Japan, were subject to a 9.6% tariff.
In the Japanese market, for canned and processed tuna products, Indonesia is currently ranked as the third-la...