Customs Adjusts CEISA Export System, Exporters Must Take Note

The government has ensured that the implementation of new governance for the export of strategic natural resource (SDA) commodities will not drastically alter the export processes currently utilised by businesses.

However, there is one significant change that exporters must note. The most tangible change exporters will encounter is within the CEISA 4.0 system used in the export process.

This change follows the enactment of Government Regulation (PP) Number 24 of 2026, which regulates the export governance of strategic natural resource commodities such as palm oil, coal, and iron alloys or ferroalloys.

As a follow-up, the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) has adjusted the electronic export system to accommodate the reporting needs to the state-owned export enterprise appointed by the government.

“DJBC has added a feature, specifically a checkbox for reporting exports to PT Danantara Sumber Daya Indonesia (DSI),” said the Head of Export Section I of the Technical Directorate of Customs, DJBC, Agus Buju Priyono, during a socialisation session for Ministerial Regulations of Trade (Permendag) Number 15, 16, and 17 of 2026, on Tuesday (9/6/2026).

This feature addition is part of a transition period running from 1 June to 31 December 2026. During this period, existing exporters can still conduct exports using the permits and mechanisms that have been in place. This means that businesses remain responsible for managing export documents, fulfilling import and export restrictions (lartas), paying export duties, and reporting export proceeds.

According to Agus, the government has intentionally ensured that business processes do not change too much during the transition period. The goal is to avoid disrupting trade activities and national export flows.

“Broadly speaking, the customs process itself has not changed much,” he stated.

He explained that the primary change is merely an additional data flow to PT DSI Danantara Sumber Daya Indonesia, the state-owned enterprise appointed by the government to manage the export governance of strategic natural resources. Eventually, export data for commodities categorised as strategic natural resources will be automatically forwarded to PT DSI once exporters provide approval through the system.

“There is only an additional reporting obligation to the state-owned export enterprise. Everything else remains the same,” said Agus.