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New Delhi, Jan 18 India has asked Indonesia to consider removing non-tariff barriers on the import of Indian pharma products into Indonesia as such a step would help Indonesia to avail itself of India’s cost-effective drugs and source pharmaceutical products from here.

This emerged at a meeting held here between the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mr Kamal Nath, and the Indonesian Trade Minister, Ms Mari Elka Pangestu. Mr Nath said that the Indian pharmaceutical products are exported to many countries including highly regulated markets of the US, Europe, Japan and Australia. Both sides discussed the issues regarding non-tariff barriers on carbon black, wheat flour, uncoated writing and printing paper and milk products and ascertained the concerns of each other to remove barriers to free flow of trade in these goods.

Mr. Nath underlined the potential of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in both the countries

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