Danantara CEO: DSI Is Not a Sole Exporter, Only Monitors Export Pricing

JAKARTA. Danantara CEO and Minister of Investment/Head of BKPM Rosan Roeslani has emphasised that Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (DSI) is not a sole exporter. DSI only plays a role in monitoring and evaluating transactions, particularly from the export pricing side.

Rosan said that from the outset there was never a concept of DSI becoming a sole exporter. DSI’s existence is aimed at increasing the transparency of export transactions through data integration from various ministries and agencies.

“Indeed, from the beginning we never proclaimed that we would become a sole exporter. If you look at the Government Regulation itself, it is open for us to become an exporter, but that does not mean a sole exporter,” Rosan said during a press conference on the Financial Note and 2027 State Budget Draft on Friday (14/8/2026).

According to Rosan, DSI can act as an intermediary, carry out evaluations, or become an exporter in accordance with applicable regulations. However, export transactions can still be carried out by exporters as usual.

Rosan explained that one of DSI’s focuses is monitoring pricing in export transactions. If a reported price is found to be below the index price, DSI will issue an alert.

“But what we look at is the pricing side. If we identify that the price, the pricing, is below the index, which has been happening below the index, we will certainly give an alert, we will tell them that this price is not appropriate. Therefore, that is the function of DSI,” Rosan explained.

According to him, this mechanism is part of DSI’s efforts to increase transaction transparency while curbing transfer pricing practices, under-invoicing, and incorrect or inaccurate export data reporting.

In carrying out this function, Rosan explained that DSI integrates data from a number of ministries and agencies, including the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Agriculture, Bank Indonesia, and other institutions.

Through this data integration, DSI can analyse export transactions in terms of quantity, volume, export value, and tax revenue.

Rosan said that to date DSI has analysed around 6,500 export transactions since June with a value of approximately US$14 billion.

“And we are also preparing an open dashboard, so that we can again monitor and evaluate all these transactions properly and in detail,” Rosan concluded.