TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia is contesting against the anti-dumping import duty (BMAD) for the product of the A4 photocopy paper imposed by the Australian government on April 19. The Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita, on the ministry's official website, states that the move is to secure the market access for Indonesian products sold overseas, including the A4 photocopy paper.
Assistant Minister for Industry, Innovation, and Science Australia imposed a 3 percent BMAD for three Indonesian paper producers based on the investigation initiated on April 12, 2016.
The investigation was conducted after Australia’s paper industry felt a drop in sales volume and profit that was caused by Indonesian products that were considerably cheaper and oversupplied the market.
The lawsuit was issued after Indonesia supplied A4 photocopy papers worth US$25.1 or 33.4 percent of Australia’s overall import value in 2015. This resulted in three Indonesian companies receiving a 12.6 percent, 35.4 percent, and 38.6 percent BMAD for the next five years.
Directorate General for Overseas Trade at the Trade Ministry Oke Nurwan deems the allegation by Australian government was unfair.
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