After opening Indonesia's market to six important Chilean products, the South American country will start exporting frozen blueberries, cherries, kiwis, and grapes, as well as dried nuts with and without shells to this destination.
The announcement was made yesterday by the Minister of Agriculture, Ignacia Fernández; the national director of Odepa, Andrea García; the general director of ProChile, Ignacio Fernández, and representatives of SAG, the National Agricultural Society (SNA), Fedefruta, Chilenut, and Chilealimentos.
"The opening of this market represents a strategic opportunity to diversify the export destinations of the Chilean fruit industry. There is great interest in opening it to other products," stated Minister Férnandez.
According to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, Indonesia is a source of global growth, exhibiting annual growth rates of around 5% for the next five years, ranking above China (4.3%), the United States (3%) and Latin America (2.3%), Fernández stated.
To export nuts and frozen fruits to Indonesia, exporters must comply with the following general requirements: The shipments must be accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate (PC) issued by SAG, they must enter the country through the entry points designated by the Indonesian Quarantine Authority (IQA), they must undergo phytosanitary inspection and supervision upon arrival at the point of entry and, in case of transit through a third country, they must have a Phytosanitary Certificate of Re-export issued by the sanitary authority of the transit country, accompanied by a copy of the original PC issued by Chile.
Indonesia has a population of close to 300 million people and a growing market. It's worth noting that Chile has a bilateral trade agreement in force with this country, which grants it tariff preferences. Indonesia is also part of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), so for most products of agricultural origin, there is a 0% tariff.
This year, Chile expects to expand the sanitary opening to fresh lemons and Indonesia has expressed interest in advancing the opening of the Chilean market for its ornamental plants, which could strengthen bilateral cooperation in phytosanitary matters.
Source: frutasdechile.cl