Indonesia is the latest Asian country to face American trade curbs after the US Department of Commerce said it planned to slap anti-dumping duties of 92.52% to 276.65% on biodiesel imports from the archipelago. Due to generous government subsidies, Indonesian biodiesel can be “dumped” on the US market, hence causing market-distorting effects. In 2016, imports of biodiesel from Indonesia were valued at an estimated USD$268 million. Officials in Jakarta were left scrambling after the country made it onto a list of nations Trump has ordered probed for potential trade abuse in April. While Southeast Asia’s largest economy had previously avoided Trump’s cross-hairs, it runs a sizable trade surplus with the U.S.