INDONESIA-JAPAN TRADE SURPLUS DECREASES: Japan's market tight

Access into the Japanese market is not easy, as the country applies strict requirements, such as those posed by Food Sanitation Law and Plant Quarantine Law, Japan Agricultural Standard (JAS) and Japan Industrial Standard. The requirements of these standards are different from those applied in western countries, like the US, Britain, France and Germany. They have even aroused complaints among Japanese importers themselves.

To gain access into the unique and complex Japanese market, Indonesian exporters need to utilize existing institutions such as Jetro, Asean Center, JI