# EU, Indonesia sliding towards a trade war - Asia Times

> Indonesia threatens retaliation after the European Parliament passed legislation banning palm oil imports for biofuel use by 2020. Indonesia views the measure as discriminatory, and officials have hinted at a trade war that could affect Airbus.

- Date: 2018-06-10 · published 2018-06-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64540-eu-indonesia-sliding-towards-a-trade-war-asia-times
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Escalating EU-Indonesia tension raises the risk of trade restrictions on palm oil, which is bearish for EU-bound flows but could support prices if Indonesia restricts exports.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2025-07-16 | [Indonesia clinches US trade deal, says Trump was a 'tough negotiator' \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24091-indonesia-clinches-us-trade-deal-says-trump-was-a-tough-negotiator-reuters.md) | +1.4% | +5.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-02-22 | [Activists: Palm oil must not get wider access to EU under Indonesia trade talks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66518-activists-palm-oil-must-not-get-wider-access-to-eu-under-indonesia-trade-talks.md) | +0.4% | -2.3% |
| PALMOIL | 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) | -0.3% | +1.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-11-29 | [The Trade Numerologist: Palm Oil, From EU To Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67868-the-trade-numerologist-palm-oil-from-eu-to-asia.md) | -2.5% | -5.4% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- asiatimes.com: https://asiatimes.com/2018/06/eu-indonesia-sliding-towards-a-trade-war/

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