Indonesia: Indonesia Expanded Prior Notice Requirement Effective October 6 2024

On August 14, 2024, FAS Jakarta published a report summarizing an Indonesian Quarantine Agency notification to the WTO which stated that exporters must submit “prior notice” before shipping all agricultural commodities. The requirement to provide “prior notice” of shipments was previously limited to plant products (e.g. fresh horticultural products and grains) but the notification indicated this requirement would be extended to all agricultural products (e.g. meat, dairy, fishery products, and seeds). The U.S. Government submitted detailed comments regarding its concerns about this measure. IQA confirmed on September 30, 2024 that this requirement will come into effect on October 6, 2024. Post is actively working to ascertain more details on the implementation of this measure and provide feedback to IQA.