The UAE-Indonesia CEPA was signed on 1 July 2022 and entered into force 1 September 2023. As a result of the agreement, businesses can now take advantage of many new benefits, including:

• Providing better market access for UAE products to Indonesian market covering more than 90% of tariff lines and 94% value of trade with Indonesia.
• An open and non-discriminatory environment for cross-border trade with Indonesia.
• Enhanced market access for UAE’s service providers.
• The removal of unnecessary technical barriers (TBT) for UAE and Indonesian exporters.
• The use of international standards as a basis for technical regulations.
• Enhanced access for UAE businesses to Indonesian government procurement opportunities.
• Support for UAE companies through a 10 per cent price preference in Indonesian government procurement tenders.
• Assurance that UAE products will not be subject to Indonesia’s anti-dumping investigations as such products are merely transshipped.
• A Joint Committee to assess, revise and propose amendments to the CEPA, including improving market access.