G/SG/N/8/IDN /26/Suppl.1  
G/SG/N/10/IDN/26/Suppl.1  
G/SG/N/11/IDN/23  
 
22 September 2020  
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Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(B) OF THE AGREEMENT ON  
SAFEGUARDS ON FINDING A SERIOUS INJURY OR THREAT  
THEREOF CAUSED BY INCREASED IMPORTS  
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12.1(C)  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE 2  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
INDONESIA  
Fructose Syrup  
The following communication, dated 21 September 2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Indonesia.  
 
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Pursuant to Article 12.1(c ) of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, the Government of the Republic 
of Indonesia hereby notifies the issuance of Minister of Finance's Regulation 
Number  126/PMK.010/2020 dated 9 September 2020*, promulgated in the Official Gazette of the 
Republic of Indo nesia Number 1017 on 9 September  2020 regarding the imposition of a safeguard 
measure on the importation of fructose syrup , for a period of 3 years started on 17 September  2020. 
1  GENERAL BACKGROUND  
On 19 May 2020 the Republic of Indonesia notified the findings of safeguard investigation in which 
it was concluded that there was an evidence that the increased volume of imports has caused a 
serious injury to the domestic industry concerned in this investigation (G/SG/N /8/IDN/2 6 - 
G/SG/N/10/IDN/2 6). 
It was also indicated in the notification that the Investigating Authority was proposing to the 
Government of the Republic of Indonesia the imposition of a safeguard measure on the importation 
of the subject goods.  
2  DESCRIPTIO N OF THE SUBJECT GOODS  
The description of the subject goods are as follows:  
"Fructose Syrup , under  Indonesia  Harmonized System (HS.) Code. 1702.60.20 ." 
 
* A copy of the official document, in Indonesian only, has been submitted electronically. To consult this 
document please contact Ms. Richards ( anne.richards@wto.org ) or Ms. Naville ( delphine.naville@wto.org ) of 
the Rules Division . G/SG/N/8/IDN/26/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/10/IDN/26/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/11/IDN/23  
 
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  3  DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED MEASURE  
a. The Government of the Republic of Indonesia has decided to impose the following 
safeguard duty:  
TIMETABLE OF THE SAFEGUARD DUTY  
Period  Safeguard Duty  
First year  (17 September  2020 – 16 September  2021) 24% 
Second year (1 7 September  2021 – 16 September  2022) 22% 
Third year (1 7 September  2022 – 16 September  2023) 20% 
b. Below is the list of developing countries excluded from the said safeguard measure, and 
the Government of the Republic of Indonesia reserves the right to modify this list in light 
of changing import volumes.  
LIST OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIE S EXCLUDED FROM THE MEASURES  
No. Negara  No. Negara  
1 Afghanistan  63 Macao, China  
2 Albania  64 Madagascar  
3 Angola  65 Malawi  
4 Antigua and Barbuda  66 Malaysia  
5 Argentina  67 Maldives  
6 Armenia  68 Mali 
7 Bahrain, Kingdom of  69 Mauritania  
8 Bangladesh  70 Mauritius  
9 Barbados  71 Mexico  
10 Belize  72 Moldova, Republic of  
11 Benin  73 Mongolia  
12 Bolivia. Plurinational State of  74 Montenegro  
13 Botswana  75 Morocco  
14 Brazil  76 Mozambique  
15 Brunei Darussalam  77 Myanmar  
16 Burkina Faso  78 Namibia  
17 Burundi  79 Nepal  
18 Cabo Verde  80 Nicaragua  
19 Cambodia  81 Niger  
20 Cameroon  82 Nigeria  
21 Central African Republic  83 North Macedonia  
22 Chad 84 Oman  
23 Chile  85 Pakistan  
24 Colombia  86 Panama  
25 Congo  87 Papua New Guinea  
26 Costa Rica  88 Paraguay  
27 Côte d'Ivoire  89 Peru 
28 Cuba  90 Qatar  
29 Democratic Republic of the Congo  91 Russian Federation  
30 Djibouti  92 Rwanda  G/SG/N/8/IDN/26/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/10/IDN/26/Suppl.1 • G/SG/N/11/IDN/23  
 
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  No. Negara  No. Negara  
31 Dominica  93 Saint Kitts and Nevis  
32 Dominican Republic  94 Saint Lucia  
33 Ecuador  95 Saint Vincent & the Grenadines  
34 Egypt  96 Samoa  
35 El Salvador  97 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  
36 Eswatini  98 Senegal  
37 Fiji 99 Seychelles  
38 Gabon  100 Sierra Leone  
39 Gambia  101 Singapore  
40 Georgia  102 Solomon Islands  
41 Ghana  103 South Africa  
42 Grenada  104 Sri Lanka  
43 Guatemala  105 Suriname  
44 Guinea  106 Chinese Taipei  
45 Guinea -Bissau  107 Tajikistan  
46 Guyana  108 Tanzania  
47 Haiti 109 Thailand  
48 Honduras  110 Togo 
49 Hong Kong, China  111 Tonga  
50 India 112 Trinidad and Tobago  
51 Israel  113 Tunisia  
52 Jamaica  114 Turkey  
53 Jordan  115 Uganda  
54 Kazakhstan  116 Ukraine  
55 Kenya  117 United Arab Emirates  
56 Korea, Republic of  118 Uruguay  
57 Kuwait, the State of  119 Vanuatu  
58 Kyrgyz Republic  120 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  
59 Lao People's Democratic Republic  121 Viet Nam  
60 Lesotho  122 Yemen  
61 Liberia  123 Zambia  
62 Liechtenstein  124 Zimbabwe  
It is requested that this notification under Article 12.1(c) of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards be 
brought to the notice of Members.  
 
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