Import
Import Quota Not Applied to Horticulture
The government will not restrict imports of horticulture with the quota, but only tighten through the door entry and import risk analysis on the country of origin.
Minister of Agriculture Suswono explain the import of fruit and vegetables will not be given a quota, but tightened through quarantine inspection. Tightening of horticultural imports, he said, will be followed by a regulation from the Ministry of Commerce.
“Some of the products in the category [import limited], tightened up in the Quarantine. There is no reason to stop [imported horticulture], because it is tied to free trade,” he said, today.
According to him, the Ministry of Agriculture will provide recommendations only vegetable and fruit imports. There are several fruit and vegetable products that are restricted imports as well as products that tightened in Quarantine. However, it is no reason to stop imports of horticultural products, because it is bound by the provisions of free trade. › Continue reading