Jakarta (Antara Bali) - The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) is fighting for import tariff cuts for the country's fishery products imported by the European Union (EU).
Director General of the Maritime and Fishery Products Competitiveness Promotion of the KKP, Nilanto Perbowo, stated in a release on Saturday that the import tariff of Indonesian fishery products in the EU was still quite high, at around 6-24 percent.
However, a number of other countries, such as Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea, and Vietnam, are believed to have secured much lower import duty rates. Some are not subject to import duty tariffs. "It is now time for Indonesia to also get the same tariff of zero (0) percent; this is what we are striving for," he explained.
He noted that both the national and global industries are now acknowledging the government's programs that aim to create sustainable fisheries, among others, by selling quality fishery products with safe labels.
In other words, the fish being sold are not those caught using methods that are illegal and safe for consumption. (WDY)
