Danantara Responds to New Indonesian Commodity Export Rules
The Daya Anagata Nusantara Investment Management Agency (BPI Danantara) has responded to the issuance of Government Regulations concerning the export governance of strategic natural resource commodities. It has emphasised the certainty provided to PT Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (DSI) in executing its mandate to strengthen the governance of strategic natural resource exports in a measurable, professional, and accountable manner.
Danantara Indonesia understands that the success of DSI’s mandate relies on business certainty, ensuring that previously signed contracts can continue to operate, provided that no under-invoicing occurs.
“Maintaining the trust of international trading partners and investors is a priority, and all of DSI’s steps are designed to strengthen that trust,” the management wrote on Friday (5/6/2026).
As is known, the government has established a transition period beginning 1 June 2026, which will be evaluated periodically in accordance with applicable regulations. During this phase, DSI’s primary focus is to strengthen reporting and monitoring systems through digitalisation.
DSI is also developing a digital platform to analyse export transaction data for strategic natural resource commodities, allowing indications of under-inloicing to be identified objectively and based on data.
“This approach allows DSI to focus attention on transactions that require evaluation, while the majority of transactions that are deemed fair can proceed smoothly,” it explained.
DSI emphasised its full commitment to maintaining the confidentiality of all commercial information and contractual terms obtained.
“Contracts that have been signed can continue to operate as long as under-invoicing does not occur. Thus, business actors who have implemented good export practices will not face obstacles in conducting their business, thereby creating legal certainty and a conducive business climate,” it explained.
Post-transition, DSI will prioritise its role as an intermediary, facilitating and supervising export distribution, where commercial relationships between producers and their trading partners can remain intact.
“Commencing implementation with this role is vital to ensure no disruption to the export process of strategic natural resource commodities, while simultaneously achieving the primary goal of trade that is fair, transparent, and free from under-invoicing practices,” it added.
Danantara ensured that the execution of this role will be evaluated periodically and measurably, considering ecosystem readiness and the achievement of the intended objectives.
The prices of strategic natural resource commodities will be set fairly, referring to a fair, transparent, and accountable methodology for each commodity, with the aim of preventing under-invoicing and ensuring that recorded export values reflect actual transactions.
This methodology will consider reasonable adjustments for differences in quality, specifications, logistics costs, and contract structures, so that price fairness is assessed in a complete context, closing loopholes for manipulation without homogenising transactions that are commercially distinct.
“Danantara Indonesia and DSI will continue to engage in dialogue with stakeholders to ensure that the implementation of DSI’s mandate proceeds consistently and without disruption to the export process. In carrying out its mandate, DSI will always apply the principles of good governance, transparency, accountability, and integrity, using fair and measurable commercial mechanisms,” it concluded.