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Indonesia joins China and South Korea on US trade hit list

Biodiesel duties follow measures against solar panels and washing machines

U.S. trade group, the National Biodiesel Board, says biodiesel imports from Indonesia and Argentina surged by 464% from 2014 to 2016.   © Reuters

JAKARTA -- Indonesia is the latest Asian country to face American trade curbs after the U.S. Department of Commerce said it planned to slap anti-dumping duties of 92.52% to 276.65% on biodiesel imports from the archipelago.

Argentina, another biodiesel producer, was also targeted by the Feb. 21 announcement, after U.S. businesses complained that they were being undercut by unfairly subsidized fuel from both countries. The commerce department said that exporters from Argentina and Indonesia respectively sold biodiesel in the U.S. at 60.44% to 86.41% and 92.52% to 276.65% below what it ddeems fair value.

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