# Indonesia to file US biodiesel duty case with WTO - Fri, February 23, 2018 - The Jakarta Post

> Indonesia plans a WTO challenge after the US raised anti-dumping duties on Indonesian palm oil-based biodiesel, with rates reaching 276.65% for one producer. Combined rates reach up to 341%, making Indonesian biodiesel effectively barred from the US, its largest market. The duties followed a petition by US biodiesel producers filed in March 2017.

- Date: 2018-02-22 · published 2018-02-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66371-indonesia-to-file-us-biodiesel-duty-case-with-wto-fri-february-23-2018-the
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Effectively closing the US market to Indonesian biodiesel removes a demand outlet for palm oil, which is bearish for palm oil prices and adds to the surplus outlook.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 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) | +3.7% | +3.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-09-11 | [Commentary: Indonesia enjoys big biodiesel surplus but loses export markets - Opinion - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68829-commentary-indonesia-enjoys-big-biodiesel-surplus-but-loses-export-markets.md) | +2.4% | -2.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-07-25 | [EU plans to impose import duties on Indonesia biodiesel \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57980-eu-plans-to-impose-import-duties-on-indonesia-biodiesel-the-star.md) | +0.2% | +8.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-10-25 | [Indonesia to Challenge U.S Antidumping Duty on Biodiesel - The Insiders Stories](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68339-indonesia-to-challenge-u-s-antidumping-duty-on-biodiesel-the-insiders-stories.md) | +0.3% | +0.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-07-26 | [Palm oil prices to fall more due to distress selling by Indonesia - Markets - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40585-palm-oil-prices-to-fall-more-due-to-distress-selling-by-indonesia-markets-the.md) | +4.3% | +4.6% |
| SBO | 2017-10-25 | [Indonesia to Challenge U.S Antidumping Duty on Biodiesel - The Insiders Stories](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68339-indonesia-to-challenge-u-s-antidumping-duty-on-biodiesel-the-insiders-stories.md) | +1.2% | -0.5% |
| SBO | 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) | +2.0% | -0.8% |
| SBO | 2017-08-28 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Biodiesel From the Republic of Indonesia: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69314-federal-register-biodiesel-from-the-republic-of-indonesia-preliminary.md) | +2.0% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- thejakartapost.com: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/02/23/indonesia-file-us-biodiesel-duty-case-with-wto

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