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Thu, 04/16/2009 - 09:01
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EXPORTS TO VIETNAM INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT
Jakarta, Apr 15 (ANTARA) - The government has predicted that it would be increasingly difficult for Indonesia to export its commodities to Vietnam, as that country has become increasingly inclined to protect its domestic market.
"It appears that Vietnam has started imposing non-tariff barriers for national treatment including making a distiction between its own businesses and foreign enterprises," Head of the National Agency for Export Development (BPEN) Bachrul Chairi said in Jakarta Wednesday.
The non-tariff barriers included permission for setting pharmaceutical prices and for the issuance of trade marks, Bachrul said.
Therefore, he added, in the Indonesia-Vietnam joint commission meeting scheduled on April 23 to 24 in Vietnam, the government will suggest Indonesian businesspeople who already had business contacts with their Vietnamese counterparts to give inputs to the relevant Vietnamese authorities regarding the impact of their policy.
"We hope the government would give inputs to the Vietnamese on the implications of the issue. Further steps would be taken by the government," Bachrul said.
In the meantime, the businesspeople of the two countries would also have to meet business prospects which they could develop together. Bachrul said the businesspeople to take part in the joint commission meeting will include those engaged in the construction, electronic, pharmaceutical, food and beverage industries.
Vietnam is an important Indonesian trading partner, ranking the 18th biggest non-oi/gas importer and exporter from and to Indonesia.
In 2007, Indonesia's non-oil/gas exports to Vietnam reached 1,355 billion US dollars, and its imports 608.9 million dollars.
"It appears that Vietnam has started imposing non-tariff barriers for national treatment including making a distiction between its own businesses and foreign enterprises," Head of the National Agency for Export Development (BPEN) Bachrul Chairi said in Jakarta Wednesday.
The non-tariff barriers included permission for setting pharmaceutical prices and for the issuance of trade marks, Bachrul said.
Therefore, he added, in the Indonesia-Vietnam joint commission meeting scheduled on April 23 to 24 in Vietnam, the government will suggest Indonesian businesspeople who already had business contacts with their Vietnamese counterparts to give inputs to the relevant Vietnamese authorities regarding the impact of their policy.
"We hope the government would give inputs to the Vietnamese on the implications of the issue. Further steps would be taken by the government," Bachrul said.
In the meantime, the businesspeople of the two countries would also have to meet business prospects which they could develop together. Bachrul said the businesspeople to take part in the joint commission meeting will include those engaged in the construction, electronic, pharmaceutical, food and beverage industries.
Vietnam is an important Indonesian trading partner, ranking the 18th biggest non-oi/gas importer and exporter from and to Indonesia.
In 2007, Indonesia's non-oil/gas exports to Vietnam reached 1,355 billion US dollars, and its imports 608.9 million dollars.
