# Indonesia urges EU to remove biodiesel import curbs after WTO ruling

> Indonesia urged the EU to immediately remove countervailing duties of 8% to 18% on biodiesel imports after a WTO panel backed several of Indonesia's claims. The panel also held that Indonesia's export duty and levy on palm oil cannot be classed as subsidies. The dispute comes as both sides move toward a free trade agreement.

- Date: 2025-08-25 · published 2025-08-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15541-indonesia-urges-eu-to-remove-biodiesel-import-curbs-after-wto-ruling
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A successful resolution could open the EU biodiesel market to Indonesian producers and ease trade friction over palm oil, with a limited near-term effect on prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2017-03-21 | [Indonesia plans to file WTO complaint over EU biodiesel duties](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71880-indonesia-plans-to-file-wto-complaint-over-eu-biodiesel-duties.md) | -0.5% | -8.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-08-11 | [Anti-Subsidy Duties on Indonesian Biodiesel Must Be Revisited](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51473-anti-subsidy-duties-on-indonesian-biodiesel-must-be-revisited.md) | +0.2% | +6.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-06-10 | [EU, Indonesia sliding towards a trade war - Asia Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64540-eu-indonesia-sliding-towards-a-trade-war-asia-times.md) | -1.1% | -5.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-02-14 | [Analyst sees minimal impact on CPO price after Indonesia tightens exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37445-analyst-sees-minimal-impact-on-cpo-price-after-indonesia-tightens-exports.md) | +1.8% | -0.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-06-23 | [Laman Web Rasmi KPK - SAWIT: Malaysia overtakes Indonesia as top palm oil exporter to India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46460-laman-web-rasmi-kpk-sawit-malaysia-overtakes-indonesia-as-top-palm-oil-exporter.md) | +0.8% | +8.9% |
| SBO | 2023-11-01 | [WTO agrees dispute panel to review EU import duties on Indonesian biodiesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15688-wto-agrees-dispute-panel-to-review-eu-import-duties-on-indonesian-biodiesel.md) | +0.3% | +7.1% |
| SBO | 2019-08-07 | [EU imposes duties of up to 18 percent on Indonesian biodiese - Business - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57463-eu-imposes-duties-of-up-to-18-percent-on-indonesian-biodiese-business-the.md) | +6.1% | +4.8% |
| SBO | 2020-08-11 | [Anti-Subsidy Duties on Indonesian Biodiesel Must Be Revisited](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51473-anti-subsidy-duties-on-indonesian-biodiesel-must-be-revisited.md) | +0.4% | +7.6% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/25/indonesia-urges-eu-to-remove-countervailing-duty-on-biodiesel-after-wto-ruling.html

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