Indonesia to file WTO case on US anti-subsidy duties

Indonesia is expected to file a case by February 3 against the US over anti-subsidy duties that were placed on Indonesian biodiesel shipments, an official with the South-East Asian country's trade ministry said on Friday.

Indonesia's government is planning to bring a complaint to the World Trade Organization, a director of trade security at Indonesia’s Trade Ministry was quoted by Reuters as saying. She did not give a timetable, however. 

The US Commerce Department in November placed final countervailing duties ranging from 34.45% to 64.73% for Indonesian biodiesel in response to alleged subsidies provided by the Indonesian government.

The WTO has recently ruled in Indonesia's favour in response to several challenges to anti-dumping duties imposed on its biodiesel exports to the EU.