Mangosteen Bogor Difficult Market Entrance Australia

Jakarta - tropical fruit products from Indonesia up to now still difficult to enter the market Affairs Australian Kangaroos. Some products such as Salak fruit, Mango and Mangosteen Terhadang provisions of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) in Australia.


This is part of the discussion between the Indonesian Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu, when meeting the Australian Trade Minister Craig Emerson today within the framework of Trade Ministers' Meeting (TMM) to-9.



Australia's strict SPS measures have made the products of Indonesia's tropical fruits difficult to penetrate the Australian market, although rates for these commodities is 0%.


To resolve this problem, the government invited the inspection team (biosecurity team) from Australia to conduct a survey on the quality of fruit plantations and packing process in Leuwiliang Mangosteen, Bogor, which meets international SPS standards.


Director General of International Trade Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce Gusmardi Bustami said the government would prioritize ease of market access for fruit mangosteen, salak, and mango that goes into the Australian market.


This issue will be discussed at the pre negotiated Australia-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA). In addition, food labeling requirements will be discussed from Indonesia.


"There are a few of us who entered pelabelannya food is not good," he said.


Gusmardi explained, the government of Indonesia will cooperate with the Australian government megenai Indonesian food labeling and access the Australian market.


Efforts will be championed by a shared recognition, which will be entered into the IA-CEPA. Gusmardi promise, the agreement with Australia will be completed within this year.


"We have no partnership with POM body over there (Australia) and POM our bodies through the mutual recognition agreement," he concluded.


The signing of the negotiations between Indonesia and Australia da was held today at the Ministry of Trade. The event was attended by Minister of Trade Mari Elka Pangestu and Australian Trade Minister Craig Emerson.


Besides fruits, the problems faced by Indonesian products in Australia is the holding order imposed on Indonesian food products such as soy sauce, strawberry cream snack, snacks from cassava and razor clams. According to records held Kemendag, there were 13 cases holding orders in Australia in 2010 which imposed against Indonesian food products.


Bilateral trade issues between the two countries are also discussed antaralain about market access to Indonesia Australian farm products, food labeling requirements in Indonesia, the pre-consultation meetings IA-CEPA negotiations. Perkembangan ratifikasi ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA).

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