# WTO agrees dispute panel to review EU import duties on Indonesian biodiesel

> The WTO agreed to establish a dispute panel to review EU countervailing duties of 8% to 18% on Indonesian biodiesel imposed in 2019 and running to December 2024. Several countries reserved third-party rights to join the proceedings.

- Date: 2023-11-01 · published 2023-11-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15688-wto-agrees-dispute-panel-to-review-eu-import-duties-on-indonesian-biodiesel
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

The panel process could eventually reduce EU duties on Indonesian biodiesel, which would expand Indonesian palm-based biodiesel exports and support palm oil demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2018-02-05 | [WTO backs Indonesia on EU’s biodiesel AD duties - PortCalls Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66369-wto-backs-indonesia-on-eu-s-biodiesel-ad-duties-portcalls-asia.md) | +0.4% | -0.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-01-29 | [WTO Rules in Favor of Indonesia on EU's Biodiesel Anti-Dumping Duties \| Indonesia Investments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66874-wto-rules-in-favor-of-indonesia-on-eu-s-biodiesel-anti-dumping-duties-indonesia.md) | -0.8% | +0.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-08-24 | [Markets respond to US duties on Argentine and Indonesian biodiesel - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69541-markets-respond-to-us-duties-on-argentine-and-indonesian-biodiesel-biofuels.md) | +0.1% | +6.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-12-28 | [Canadian canola benefiting from US duties on Argentine and Indonesian biodiesel  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67573-canadian-canola-benefiting-from-us-duties-on-argentine-and-indonesian-biodiesel.md) | +4.6% | +4.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-06-04 | [Indonesia`s Biodiesel Enters EU Market Again - BPDP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64415-indonesia-s-biodiesel-enters-eu-market-again-bpdp.md) | -2.6% | -4.8% |
| SBO | 2025-08-25 | [Indonesia urges EU to remove biodiesel import curbs after WTO ruling](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15541-indonesia-urges-eu-to-remove-biodiesel-import-curbs-after-wto-ruling.md) | -2.6% | -6.2% |
| 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% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- hydrocarbonprocessing.com: https://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2023/11/wto-agrees-dispute-panel-to-review-eu-import-duties-on-indonesian-biodiesel/

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