Danantara to oversee palm oil, coal, and ferro alloy exports from June 2026

JAKARTA – The government is set to implement a new strategic natural resources export management policy through PT Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (DSI) Persero.

The policy follows President Prabowo Subianto’s directive to strengthen oversight and enhance the benefits of natural resource management for public welfare.

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said the government is overhauling the management of strategic commodity exports, which have long been key pillars of the national economy.

Airlangga said the single-window export mechanism via PT DSI is designed to strengthen export oversight, improve trade data quality, and prevent practices such as under-invoicing, transfer pricing, and foreign exchange leakage.

“The government will fundamentally overhaul the management of strategic natural resource exports conducted through state-owned export companies, starting with three key commodities: coal, palm oil, and ferro alloy,” Airlangga said at a press conference at Danantara House on Sunday, 31 May 2026.

He explained that under the new system, all strategic commodity exports would be monitored by PT DSI as the state-owned export entity.

“This regulation aims to strengthen export oversight and management. It seeks to prevent under-invoicing, transfer pricing, and foreign exchange leakage, ensuring recorded export values accurately reflect actual transaction values,” Airlangga said.

Airlangga revealed that these three commodities accounted for $66.13 billion in exports in 2025, or 23.4% of total national exports.

Breakdowns include $24.48 billion from coal, $24.42 billion from palm oil, and $16.49 billion from ferro alloy.

The government has set a transition period for the policy starting 1 June 2026.

During this period, export activities will continue as usual by individual companies, but exporters must report all export activities to PT DSI via an integrated system connected to the Directorate General of Customs and Excise’s CEISA 4.0 portal.