DAMPAK ASEAN-INDIA FREE TRADE AREA TERHADAP EKSPOR CRUDE PALM OIL INDONESIA KE INDIA PADA TAHUN 2009-2013

Abstract

ASEAN as a regional organization has agreed on free trade agreements with India, AIFTA in
2009 and started in 2010. This study aims to explain the impact AIFTA on exports of CPO
from Indonesia to India in the year 2009 to 2013. The research method that I use is
descriptive qualitative, which aims to determine the development and describe in detail a
particular social phenomenon, and qualitatively a certain tradition in the social sciences
What Knowledge is fundamentally dependent on the observations relating to the cases
studied. Source of data used are primary data and secondary data. The primary data obtained
directly from the informant, while the secondary data obtained through the data in the form of
records, documents, articles, reports or books that deal with the problems studied. Data was
collected by literature sourced from books, journals, documents, files, and websites that are
valid and interviews. As for analyzing the data, the authors used qualitative analysis
techniques with three stages (1) data reduction (2) presentation of data (3) conclusion and
verification. The results showed that with the ratification of the AIFTA impact on improving
Indonesia's CPO exportsto India in2009-2013. Itcan be seen thatthe presence o fintraregional
cooperationof ASEAN and India in free tradeis very helpful in increasing the export
o fCPO before AIFTA has increased now after AIFTA be increased to 5-10%. Withfacilities
AIFTA one agreement tariffs and import dutiesin India, to further facilitate trade and
Indonesian CPO exports.
Key Words: AIFTA, Free Trade Area, CPO exports