BPDP Assesses DSI Will Not Disrupt Palm Oil Export Levy Funds
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Oil Palm Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDPKS) assesses that palm oil exports through PT Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (DSI) will not have a significant impact on the export levy funds collected by the agency.
“What is received by BPDPKS or the Ministry of Finance through export levies or export duties will remain the same, because exports are still occurring. It would only be disrupted if there were no exports,” stated Mohammad Alfansyah, Director of Downstream Sector Fund Disbursement at BPDPKS, when met at the BPDPKS office in Jakarta on Tuesday.
Furthermore, he referred to the export levy rates for palm oil products established through Minister of Finance Regulation Number 9 of 2026, which amends Minister of Finance Regulation Number 69 of 2025 regarding the Service Tariffs of the Public Service Agency of the Oil Palm Plantation Fund Management Agency under the Ministry of Finance.
According to this regulation, the export levy rate for Crude Palm Oil (CPO) and its derivatives is set at a maximum of 12.5 per cent of the CPO Reference Price determined by the Ministry of Trade.
Regarding the mechanism for depositing palm oil commodity export levies following the introduction of PT Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia, Alfansyah stated that the technical details are still awaited.
“We have not yet seen the technical details; we will see how it unfolds. We will simply follow the process,” said Alfansyah. He expressed confidence that the government has its own considerations, plans, and strategies regarding palm oil exports through DSI.
The assignment of PT DSI, which serves as a specialised State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) for exports, will proceed in two stages. The first stage will run from 1 June to 32 December 2026. During this initial phase, DSI will only act as an overseer for reporting related to the export of coal, palm oil, and ferroalloy commodities. DSI’s role will later be expanded according to government needs and the institution’s readiness.
The second stage, commencing on 1 January 2027, will see DSI transition into a trading company. This means DSI will purchase directly from exporters and sell to international markets, with the resulting sales revenue returning entirely to Indonesia.