Selling into the EU from Indonesia: the end of GSP and the EU–Indonesia CEPA

On 1 January 2027, Indonesia leaves the EU's GSP scheme and its goods pay normal EU duty. The EU–Indonesia CEPA will remove or lower EU duty on most Indonesian goods, but it is not in force yet. Neither changes the EU roles your goods need: an importer, a VAT representative, an EU responsible person and packaging registration. Here is what changes, what stays, and how to get your goods to EU customers.

Short answer

From 1 January 2027, Indonesia is no longer an EU GSP beneficiary: all Indonesian goods lose their GSP preferences and pay normal EU duty. The EU–Indonesia CEPA, finalised on 23 September 2025, will remove or lower EU duty on most Indonesian goods, but it is not in force: the Commission proposed it to the Council for signature on 29 June 2026, and no date is set. Until it applies, normal duty applies. Neither GSP nor the CEPA changes the EU roles: your goods still need an EU importer, VAT registration, a responsible person for consumer products and packaging registration.

Last reviewed: November 2026

1 Jan 2027: Indonesia is no longer a GSP beneficiary. All Indonesian goods lose GSP preferences, not just some sections; European Commission, Access2Markets
44%: of Indonesia's exports to the EU were eligible for lower duty under GSP in 2024; European Commission
29 Jun 2026: The Commission proposed the CEPA to the Council for signature and conclusion. Next: signature, the European Parliament's consent, entry into force; European Commission
30 Dec 2026: EUDR applies to palm oil, coffee, cocoa, rubber and wood, for large and medium companies: due diligence before they go on the EU market; European Commission

Three periods for EU duty on Indonesian goods

The gap between the end of GSP and the start of the CEPA is the period to plan for. In it, Indonesian goods pay normal EU duty.

Until 31 Dec 2026

GSP rate or normal duty

Goods that meet the GSP origin rules pay the lower GSP rate. Some goods already pay normal duty today, for example crude palm oil.

From 1 Jan 2027

Normal duty on all goods

Under the new GSP Regulation (EU) 2026/1395, Indonesia is no longer a beneficiary, because it has been classified as an upper-middle-income country for three consecutive years.

Once the CEPA applies

The CEPA rate, if you claim it

Zero or lower EU duty on most goods of Indonesian origin. No new access for rice, sugar, eggs, fresh bananas or ethanol, and limited quotas for garlic, mushrooms, sweetcorn, manioc starch and high-sugar products. No date is set.

What the end of GSP means for your duty

EU customs duty on goods from Indonesia, from the EU's TARIC database for Indonesian origin, checked on 5 November 2026. The GSP rate applies only to goods that meet the GSP origin rules.

Goods (code)	Until 31 Dec 2026, with GSP	From 1 Jan 2027, normal duty
Sports shoes with rubber or plastic soles and textile uppers (6404 11 00)	11.9%	16.9%
Cotton T-shirts (6109 10 00)	9.6%	12%
Women's shoes with leather uppers, not covering the ankle (6403 99 98)	3.5%	7%
Roasted coffee, not decaffeinated (0901 21 00)	2.6%	7.5%
Cocoa butter, fat and oil (1804 00 00)	4.2%	7.7%
Leather handbags (4202 21 00)	0%	3%
Crude palm oil, other than for technical or industrial uses (1511 10 90)	3.8%: no GSP rate for Indonesia today	3.8%
Green coffee (0901 11 00), wooden dining and living room furniture (9403 60 10), beauty and skin-care preparations (3304 99 00)	0%	0%

Once the CEPA applies, its rate replaces normal duty for goods of Indonesian origin. Your rate depends on your full product code (TARIC): check it for Indonesia in Access2Markets or TARIC.

How the CEPA rate will be claimed

The preference is not automatic. Three conditions, each with its owner. The texts become final on signature, and they set the exact formats.

The goods originate in Indonesia

Only goods significantly processed in Indonesia qualify, under product-specific rules of origin. Goods made in third countries don't.

The exporter states the origin

A statement on origin, made out by the exporter. Self-certification: no certificate from an authority.

The EU importer claims it

The CEPA rate is claimed in the import declaration, based on your statement on origin, and customs check the origin with the importer first. When you sell from stock in the EU, that importer is us.

What neither GSP nor the CEPA changes

EU product, packaging and tax rules apply to Indonesian goods with or without a preference. The Commission says the CEPA will not require the EU to amend its rules, regulations or standards. Who does each one, and where we fit.

Rule	Applies to	Who does it	With Noda
EU responsible person (GPSR)	Consumer products sold in the EU	A responsible economic operator in the EU: the manufacturer, importer, authorised representative or fulfillment service provider	We act as your responsible person, from €149 a year per product type
Importer and EORI	Every shipment entering the EU	A declarant established in the EU: the importer or its indirect customs representative	We act as your importer in Estonia, as indirect customs representative, from €200 to set up and €50 per shipment
VAT	Goods stored and sold in the EU	A VAT registration where the stock is; companies from outside the EU register through a representative	We act as your VAT representative in Estonia, from €99 a month, and file OSS and IOSS
Packaging EPR (PPWR)	Packaged goods sold to end users	A producer registration in each country of sale, with a representative where you sell directly to end users	Up to 27 EU countries, from €9.90 a month + €0.29 per order, local payments at cost
Textile EPR	Clothing, textiles and footwear	A producer registration in each country's textile scheme	Noda in Estonia, partners elsewhere
CE marking	Electronics, toys, machinery and other regulated products	The manufacturer, with a lab where the rules require one	As your responsible person, we keep the technical documentation at the authorities' disposal
REACH	Chemical substances and mixtures, from 1 tonne a year	Registration with ECHA by the EU importer, or by an only representative appointed by the manufacturer outside the EU	A specialist partner acts as only representative; we coordinate it with your imports
CBAM	Iron and steel, aluminium, cement and fertilisers, above 50 tonnes a year per importer	An authorised CBAM declarant	We don't act as CBAM declarant ourselves. A specialist partner declares these goods at customs as declarant; we take the warehouse, VAT and the other roles
EUDR (deforestation)	Cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood, and certain products made from them	The company that first places the goods on the EU market, with a due diligence statement, from 30 December 2026	We prepare the due diligence statement with you and a specialist partner before your goods are released
€3 duty and €2 fee	Consumer parcels from outside the EU	The declarant: the seller, the platform, the carrier or their customs representative	Orders from stock in the EU pay neither. EU parcel rules 2026

EUDR from 30 December 2026: palm oil, coffee, cocoa, rubber and wood

Palm oil, cocoa and coffee are Indonesia's main agricultural exports to the EU, according to the European Commission. With rubber and wood, they need EUDR due diligence before they go on the EU market. GSP and the CEPA change nothing here.

What is covered

Seven commodities: cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood, and certain products made from them, listed in Annex I of the regulation. Products newly added to that list come into scope on 30 December 2027.

What you must show

That the goods are deforestation-free, from land not deforested after 31 December 2020, and legally produced in the country of production. The due diligence statement gives the geolocation of the plot of harvest.

Indonesia: standard risk

The European Commission classifies Indonesia as standard risk. Simplified due diligence is only for goods from low-risk countries, so full due diligence applies.

When

Large and medium companies: from 30 December 2026. Micro and small companies established as such by 31 December 2024: from 30 June 2027, or from 30 December 2026 for wood products already covered by the EU Timber Regulation.

We prepare the due diligence statement with you and a specialist partner before your goods are released. EUDR for sellers outside the EU →

Three ways to sell into the EU from Indonesia

1. Ship parcels from Indonesia

Each order goes by post or courier. Parcels up to €150 pay €3 customs duty per item type, and since 1 November 2026 a €2 Union handling fee per item type. Delivery takes longer, and returns travel back to Indonesia.

Fits a test market and low volumes. You still need an EU responsible person.

2. Ship in bulk to stock in the EU

One shipment, one import declaration: normal duty from 1 January 2027, and the CEPA rate claimed on your statement on origin once the agreement applies. Orders go to EU customers from stock in Europe.

We act as your importer and VAT representative, and provide the warehouse and 3PL across Estonia, the Baltics and Europe.

3. Your EU buyer imports

You sell to an EU distributor or retailer, who declares the goods and pays the duty. Your buyer will still ask for the responsible person and CE data, and for EUDR goods, the geolocation of the plot of harvest.

We can be the responsible person your buyer asks for.

Compare the cost per order: Selling into the EU from abroad → · EU parcel rules 2026 →

Dates to plan around

Date	What happens
23 Sep 2025	EU–Indonesia CEPA negotiations finalised
1 Jan 2026	CBAM: an authorised declarant above 50 tonnes a year
29 Jun 2026	The European Commission proposes the CEPA to the Council for signature and conclusion
1 Jul 2026	€3 customs duty per item type on consumer parcels up to €150
12 Aug 2026	Packaging: producer registration in each EU country of sale
1 Nov 2026	€2 Union handling fee per item type on every consumer parcel from outside the EU, at any value
30 Dec 2026	EUDR applies to large and medium companies, and to micro and small companies for wood products already covered by the EU Timber Regulation
31 Dec 2026	Last day of GSP preferences for Indonesian goods
1 Jan 2027	The new EU GSP Regulation (EU) 2026/1395 applies, until 31 December 2036. Indonesia is no longer a beneficiary: normal EU duty on all Indonesian goods
No date set	Signature, the European Parliament's consent and Indonesia's ratification, then entry into force of the CEPA. The Commission's June 2026 proposal estimated entry into force in the first half of 2027
30 Jun 2027	EUDR applies to micro and small companies established as such by 31 December 2024
30 Dec 2027	EUDR applies to products newly added to its scope

Common questions

When does the EU–Indonesia CEPA come into force?

No date is set. Negotiations were finalised on 23 September 2025, and on 29 June 2026 the European Commission proposed the agreement to the Council for signature and conclusion. After signature, the European Parliament must consent, and Indonesia must ratify it. The Commission's proposal estimated entry into force in the first half of 2027. We update this page when the date is published.

What happens to GSP for Indonesia on 1 January 2027?

Indonesia stops being a GSP beneficiary when the new GSP Regulation (EU) 2026/1395 applies, because it has been classified as an upper-middle-income country for three consecutive years. All Indonesian goods lose GSP preferences, not just selected sections. In 2024, 44% of Indonesia's exports to the EU were eligible for GSP. Access2Markets: GSP from 2027

What duty will I pay from 1 January 2027?

Normal EU duty for your product code, until the CEPA applies. For example, sports shoes with textile uppers (6404 11 00) go from 11.9% to 16.9%, cotton T-shirts (6109 10 00) from 9.6% to 12%, and roasted coffee (0901 21 00) from 2.6% to 7.5%. Goods with 0% normal duty, such as green coffee or wooden living room furniture, don't change. Check your code in Access2Markets.

Will Indonesian goods be duty-free in the EU under the CEPA?

Most of them, once it applies. The European Commission says the agreement will eliminate or substantially reduce EU duties on most Indonesian goods. Together, the EU and Indonesia will eliminate tariffs on over 98% of tariff lines: 80% are liberalised at entry into force, and 96% of trade after a 5-year phase-out. Rice, sugar, eggs, fresh bananas and ethanol get no new EU access, and garlic, mushrooms, sweetcorn, manioc starch and high-sugar products get limited quotas. Until entry into force, normal EU duty applies.

How do I prove Indonesian origin under the CEPA?

With a statement on origin made out by the exporter: self-certification, with no certificate from an authority. Only goods significantly processed in Indonesia qualify, under product-specific rules of origin. The EU importer claims the CEPA rate in the import declaration, and customs check the origin with the importer first. The final text sets the exact format.

Does EUDR apply to my palm oil, coffee, rubber or wood products?

Yes, if they are on the EUDR list: palm oil, coffee, cocoa, rubber, wood and certain products made from them. From 30 December 2026, the company that first places them on the EU market needs a due diligence statement with the geolocation of the plot of harvest, showing no deforestation after 31 December 2020. Micro and small companies established as such by 31 December 2024 have until 30 June 2027, except for wood products already covered by the EU Timber Regulation. Indonesia is classified as standard risk, so full due diligence applies. We prepare the due diligence statement with you and a specialist partner before your goods are released.

Do I still need an EU responsible person after the CEPA?

Yes. The CEPA changes duty, not product safety. Since 13 December 2024, a consumer product sold in the EU needs a responsible economic operator in the EU: the manufacturer, importer, authorised representative or fulfillment service provider. We act as your responsible person from €149 a year per product type.

Do I need an importer of record in the EU?

Yes, once you ship in bulk. Goods need a declarant established in the EU before customs releases them, and the CEPA rate will be claimed in that declaration. We act as your importer in Estonia, as indirect customs representative, from €200 to set up and €50 per shipment, and as your VAT representative from €99 a month. Importer of record

Does the CEPA remove CBAM for steel and aluminium?

No. The Commission says the CEPA will not require the EU to amend its rules, regulations or standards. Since 1 January 2026, an importer bringing in more than 50 tonnes a year of iron and steel, aluminium, cement or fertilisers needs authorised CBAM declarant status, and declares the emissions embedded in its imports. Your EU importer will ask you for that data. We don't act as CBAM declarant ourselves: above 50 tonnes a year, a specialist partner declares these goods at customs, and we take the other roles.

Can I sell on Amazon Europe from Indonesia?

Yes. Amazon asks for an EU responsible person for consumer products. For stock in Amazon's EU warehouses, you also need an importer, an EORI number and a VAT registration where the stock is. What Amazon asks for →

Do parcels from Indonesia pay the €3 duty and the €2 fee?

Yes. Since 1 July 2026, consumer parcels up to €150 from outside the EU pay €3 customs duty per item type. Since 1 November 2026, a €2 Union handling fee per item type comes on top, at any value. Goods declared with a tariff preference (GSP until 31 December 2026, the CEPA once it applies) pay no €3 if they go in a full customs declaration (H1) and the VAT is not collected through IOSS; they still pay the €2, according to the European Commission's guidance. Bulk shipments to stock in the EU pay duty once per shipment, and orders from EU stock pay neither charge. EU parcel rules 2026 →

Sources: European Commission, EU–Indonesia agreements, chapter-by-chapter summary, proposal to the Council of 29 June 2026 and proposal for a Council decision, COM(2026) 341; European Commission factsheets, main benefits and agriculture; European Commission, Access2Markets, GSP key updates for 2027; European Commission, TARIC, duty rates for Indonesian origin on 5 November 2026 and 4 January 2027; European Commission, DG TAXUD, guidance on the €3 duty and EU customs reform; European Commission, EUDR and EUDR country classification; Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 (GSP until 2026); Regulation (EU) 2026/1395 (GSP from 2027); Regulation (EU) 2023/956 (CBAM), as amended; Regulation (EU) 2023/988 (GPSR); Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 (REACH); Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR); Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 (EUDR), as amended; Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1093 (EUDR country classification). Last reviewed: November 2026.

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