Indonesia is an important trading partner for Australia. The Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) is a key pillar of our economic architecture with Indonesia. Since IA-CEPA's entry into force five years ago (5 July 2020), two-way trade has almost tripled, from AUD 12.91 billion to AUD 35.38 billion in 2024.
At the Indonesia-Australia Annual Leaders' Meeting in May 2025, Leaders acknowledged the fifth anniversary of IA-CEPA and reaffirmed it was timely to commence a review to ensure IA-CEPA remained fit for purpose and bolstered economic resilience. Article 21.5 of the IA-CEPA mandates the Parties to periodically undertake a General Review of the Agreement.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is inviting submissions from stakeholders to inform the IA-CEPA General Review.
We want to hear from all stakeholders, including:
- businesses
- peak bodies and member organisations
- state and territory governments
- non-government organisations
- research institutions and academia
- the Australian public.
DFAT is seeking views on the implementation, operation and impact of IA-CEPA since its entry into force, and areas for further improvement or expansion, including, but not limited to, consideration of deepening liberalisation and further expansion of market access.
In your submission, you may wish to discuss:
- the benefits and potential gaps or challenges on the function of IA-CEPA since its entry into force
- barriers to trade that could be addressed through enhancing or improving the existing Agreement
- opportunities to deepen market access and to enhance trade facilitation measures
- opportunities in specific industries, sectors, goods, services and investment in Indonesia, such as the green economy, transition to net zero, critical minerals, digital trade and sustainable agriculture
- any overlaps between IA-CEPA and other bilateral and regional free trade agreements that Australia and Indonesia have joined since IA-CEPA entered into force.
Your submission may include information on changes to your exporting, importing or investment situation and/or significant changes to business conditions. We welcome product, service or investment-specific case studies.
Confidentiality
All submissions will be treated as public and will be published on this website unless the author specifically requests that the submission, or part thereof, be handled in-confidence. Unless otherwise requested, DFAT will publish the submission and the name of the submitting organisation or individual on its website. DFAT will not edit submissions prior to publishing. All details that have been included in a submission, including contact information, will be available on the DFAT website.
Submitters may request that all, or part, of a submission be treated as confidential. Confidential material should be clearly identifiable and be provided in a separate attachment to non-confidential material.
By making a submission, the author(s) agree to their submission, or part thereof, being used by the Commonwealth of Australia for Commonwealth purposes.
Closing date for submissions
Submissions are due by 31 March 2026.
Copyright and content
Copyright in submissions resides with the author(s), not with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
The views expressed in these submissions are the views of the author(s) and should not be understood as reflecting the views of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
File format
Please use a Word or PDF file for submissions. Where possible, we also encourage making your submission accessible. Information on Creating documents that meet accessibility guidelines is available on our website.
Lodging submissions
To provide a submission, please email: FTAModernisation@dfat.gov.au and include 'IA-CEPA Submission [name of organisation]' in the subject line.