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Understanding Non Tariff Measures (NTMs) can help to see any form of policy other than import tariffs. NTMs are generally enforced to protect domestic producers and consumers. Indonesia and India are the 4th and 2nd most populous country in the world. Therefore, these countries can be an interesting subject to see how NTMs are implemented. The Normative Juridical Analysis of NTMs found that India has applied more Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) policy to other countries, but Indonesia has applied more Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) policy to other countries. Although for bilateral trade, India has applied more Contingent Trade Protective Measures (CTPM) to Indonesia, but Indonesia has applied more Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) to India. The conceptual analysis of NTMs can help to understand how the bilateral trade between Indonesia and India can be increased. The relevant authorities should make specific trade development strategies and streamlining NTMs to give better ease of doing business between two countries.