Trade and food security: Case for Indonesian fishery export

This study aims to analyse the relationship between trade and non- tariff barriers, in particular with regard to the issue of food protection. We analyse the impact of non-tariff measures using sanitary and phytosanitary policy (SPS) and Technical Barriers to Trade (TBTs) on Indonesia fishery exports and its trading partner countries, such as China, South Korea, Vietnam, Canada, Russia and the European Union in the period from 2007 to 2016. SPS and TBT are measured using the inventory approach in the form of coverage ratio. In addition, this study uses a gravity model and panel data regression method. The results of this study indicate that the variables GDP of the exporting country and GDP of the importing country have a positive and significant effect on Indonesian fishery exports. Distance and SPS have a negative and significant effect on Indonesian fishery exports, while TBT has no effect on Indonesian fishery exports.