UK Trade Remedies Authority proposes maintaining duties on biobased diesel from Indonesia

The U.K. Trade Remedies Authority has published its statement of essential facts regarding imports of biodiesel and renewable diesel from Indonesia.

This transition review was initiated a year ago on Dec. 6, 2024.

It examined the existing countervailing duties and considered the product scope.

TRA has recommended updating the product description to exclude sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

The proposed new definition is:

Fatty-acid mono-alkyl esters or paraffinic gasoils obtained from synthesis or hydrotreatment of nonfossil origin in pure form or as included in a blend, excluding sustainable aviation fuel, in pure form or as included in a blend.

The intended recommendation is to maintain the existing countervailing-duty rates, which range from 8 percent to 18 percent.

Interested parties are invited to submit comments on these findings via the Trade Remedies Service by Jan. 8.

The investigation period was from Oct. 1, 2023, to Sept. 30, 2024.

TRA noted that countervailing duties are designed to counteract government subsidies that cause material injury to domestic industries.

This review follows the U.K.’s post-Brexit trade framework, under which TRA assesses inherited EU measures and determines their appropriateness for the U.K. market.