Danantara Responds to New Indonesian Commodity Export Rules

Jakarta - The Daya Anagata Nusantara Investment Management Agency (BPI Danantara) has responded to the issuance of a Government Regulation regarding the governance of strategic natural resource commodity exports. It affirmed certainty for PT Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (DSI) in carrying out its mandate to strengthen the governance of strategic natural resource (SDA) exports in a measured, professional, and accountable manner. Danantara Indonesia understands that the successful implementation of DSI’s mandate rests on business certainty, ensuring that contracts already signed can continue to run as long as 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,” management wrote on Friday (5/6/2026). As is known, the government has established a transition period starting on 1 June 2026, which will be evaluated periodically in accordance with applicable regulatory provisions. In this phase, DSI’s main focus is strengthening the reporting and monitoring system through digitalisation. DSI is also building a digital platform to analyse export transaction data for strategic SDA commodities, so that indications of under-invoicing can 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 already fair can run smoothly,” it explained. DSI asserted that it is fully committed to maintaining the confidentiality of all commercial information and contractual terms it obtains. “Contracts that have been signed can continue to run as long as under-invoicing does not occur. Thus, business actors who have carried out good export practices will not experience obstacles in running their businesses, creating legal certainty and a conducive business climate,” it explained. Post-transition, DSI prioritises executing its role as an intermediary, namely facilitating and supervising export distribution, where the commercial relationship between producers and their trading partners can continue. “Starting implementation with this role is important to ensure there is no disruption to the export process of strategic SDA commodities, while achieving the main goal, which is trade that takes place fairly, transparently, and free from under-invoicing practices,” it added. Danantara assured that the implementation of this role will be evaluated periodically and measurably, taking into account the readiness of the ecosystem and the achievement of the intended objectives. The price of strategic SDA commodities will be set fairly by referring to a fair, transparent, and accountable methodology for each commodity, with the aim of preventing under-invoicing and ensuring that the recorded export value reflects the actual transaction. 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 standardising transactions that are commercially different. “Danantara Indonesia and DSI will continue to dialogue with stakeholders to ensure that the implementation of DSI’s mandate runs consistently and without disruption to the export process. In carrying out its mandate, DSI always applies the principles of good governance, transparency, accountability, and integrity with fair and measured commercial mechanisms,” it concluded.