The newly ratified EU-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) significantly expands market access for European agricultural and food products into Indonesia. Under the deal, Indonesia will remove import duties on most EU agriculture goods — including dairy, meat, fruits, vegetables, and processed foods — while still maintaining protections for sensitive items such as rice, sugar, eggs, and fresh bananas. Export procedures are also simplified: Indonesia will adopt uniform import licensing for all EU member states, make decisions within 30 days, eliminate volume controls, and apply more transparent sanitary and phytosanitary standards. The agreement also protects 221 EU geographical-indication food items, such as Comté, Feta, and Aceto Balsamico, from imitation in the Indonesian market. 

While the impact on Europe’s domestic market is expected to be moderate — since Indonesia does not produce many of the goods Europe demands — the agreement is complementary, given that Europe’s exports to Indonesia mostly consist of dairy and animal products. The deal also introduces regionalisation (allowing unaffected EU regions to export during disease outbreaks) and reaffirms that all imports must comply with the EU’s strict health, animal, and plant safety regulations.

Source: https://www.hortidaily.com/article/9770471/eu-indonesia-trade-deal-opens-fresh-produce-exports/