Deputy Agriculture Minister Confirms PT DSI Role: No Added Trade Chain, Cracks Down on Under-Invoicing
Deputy Agriculture Minister Sudaryono confirmed that PT Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (DSI)’s role in the one-stop export scheme for strategic commodities will not extend the trade chain or profit from palm oil exports.
Sudaryono stated that PT DSI will act solely as a manager and overseer to ensure transparent and accountable export governance while preventing violations such as transfer pricing and under-invoicing.
“It does not add to the chain. There is a misconception, particularly on social media, that it adds to the trade chain—but in reality, it does not,” Sudaryono said at a press conference at his office in Jakarta on Friday, 29 May 2026.
He explained that costs incurred during export processes remain operational expenses of exporters or export managers, not new charges imposed by PT DSI.
“Those costs have always existed—they were always paid by the exporters themselves,” he added.
Sudaryono then provided an illustration of company management being transferred to another party. “For example, if an exporting company is called PT Angin Ribut, it incurs various costs. If another party takes over the work, that party covers the costs. That’s all,” he explained.
“Even without PT DSI, if a company managing PT Angin Ribut is handed over to another party, that party pays the costs. That’s the point,” he added.
He stressed that the government aims to create a more transparent trading system through this scheme. “Think of it as a transparent pipeline—we want to see transparency, pricing aligned with market rates, using AI and other tools,” Sudaryono said.
“The government’s objective is not to add to the chain or profit from it. That’s not the goal,” he added.
Sudaryono also dismissed concerns from downstream palm oil businesses, particularly refineries and exporters, regarding PT DSI’s implementation. He said he has coordinated with relevant parties, including Danantara, Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman, and Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto.
“I told meeting participants that I’ve coordinated with relevant parties, including Danantara, and reported to the Agriculture Minister and Economic Affairs Coordinating Minister, confirming PT DSI is a manager and overseer that will operate transparently and accountably without profiting. I repeat: no profit-taking,” he stressed.
He added that the government has prepared a three-month transition period from 1 June to 31 August 2026 before full implementation is phased in.
“The transition period is three months, from 1 June to 31 August. After regulations and phases are set, it will be implemented gradually, with companies’ export management taken over by PT DSI step by step,” he said.
Sudaryono said the government aims for all strategic commodity exports—palm oil, coal, and iron alloys (ferroalloy)—to be managed by PT DSI by 1 January 2027.
“By 1 January 2027, all commodities including palm oil, coal, and related iron products will be fully managed by DSI,” he added.
Sudaryono further stressed that PT DSI’s presence will not harm businesses operating lawfully.
“Businesses that have been operating properly should not face any impact, changes, or disadvantages due to PT DSI,” he said.
He reiterated that the primary goal of the one-stop export policy is not profit-seeking but to regulate natural resource exports.
“The one-stop export policy is not for PT DSI to make profits. The government’s aim is to minimise or identify state losses from practices suspected by certain individuals in natural resource exports,” he said.
He said practices such as under-invoicing and transfer pricing are the main focus the government aims to eradicate through the system.
“The objective is not to profit from PT DSI. It’s to bring order,” Sudaryono said.
“Those following the rules continue as usual; those not complying will be regulated. Practices like under-invoicing and transfer pricing will be eradicated, ensuring orderly management, fair economic justice, and the state receives rightful revenue,” he concluded.