# Indonesia plans to file WTO complaint over EU biodiesel duties

> Indonesia plans to file a WTO complaint in March against EU anti-dumping duties on its biodiesel exports, which range from 8.8% to 20.5%. Indonesia says the duties breach WTO rules and that biodiesel sales to the EU fell from $625 million in 2013 to an expected $9 million in 2017.

- Date: 2017-03-21 · published 2017-03-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71880-indonesia-plans-to-file-wto-complaint-over-eu-biodiesel-duties
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The dispute concerns trade barriers on palm-based biodiesel, which affects Indonesian palm oil demand from the EU, though the direct price impact is modest.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2019-07-15 | [Malaysia to file WTO complaint on EU's palm oil curb by November](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57978-malaysia-to-file-wto-complaint-on-eu-s-palm-oil-curb-by-november.md) | +0.9% | +9.1% |
| 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 | 2018-02-18 | [Big palm oil controversy in fourth round of EU-Indonesia free trade talks \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66516-big-palm-oil-controversy-in-fourth-round-of-eu-indonesia-free-trade-talks.md) | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com: https://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2017/03/indonesia-plans-to-file-wto-complaint-over-eu-biodiesel-duties/

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