印度尼西亚政府宣布将降低澳大利亚原糖的进口关税， 作为交换，澳大利亚取消了对印度尼西亚除草剂和杀虫剂的进口关税。
Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Barnaby Joyce, said the reduction in tariffs would increase the competiveness of Australian sugar exports into the important Indonesian market.
“Indonesia will lower the tariff on our sugar exports to the same concessional rate enjoyed by Thailand — around 5% currently — which will level the playing field for our exporters,” Joyce said in a 新闻声明.
作为食糖交易的交换，澳大利亚将取消对印度尼西亚除草剂和杀虫剂的进口关税。
“This is great news for our sugar industry, but it also demonstrates the strong trade relationship we share with Indonesia.
“It will ensure better returns for our exporters through improved market access, while also ensuring Indonesia can continue to have access to the world-class produce we are known for,” Joyce said.
此举是继 2017 年 2 月总理马尔科姆·特恩布尔和佐科·维多多达成协议后达成的，双方都降低了一种关键商品的关税，作为目前正在谈判的印度尼西亚-澳大利亚全面经济伙伴关系协定 (IA-CEPA) 取得进展的标志。
2016-17年澳大利亚向世界出口糖的估计价值为$22亿，而2016年对印度尼西亚的农业、食品、渔业和林业总出口价值为$32亿，从印度尼西亚进口价值为$843亿.