WTO panel backs Indonesia on several counts in biodiesel row with EU

23/8/2025 17:03

A World Trade Organization panel backed Indonesia on several key claims in its complaint over countervailing duties imposed by the European Union on biodiesel imports originating in the country, a copy of the ruling showed on Friday.



Indonesia brought the dispute to the WTO in 2023, alleging the EU's imposition of duties on imports of biodiesel from the Southeast Asian nation broke the body's rules.



"We recommend that the European Union bring its measures into conformity with its obligations under the SCM Agreement," the panel said in its conclusion, referring to a WTO agreement on subsidies and countervailing measures.



The EU is Indonesia's third-largest destination for palm oil products and is an important market for its biodiesel, a product made from palm oil. Indonesia is the world's biggest palm oil producer.