DSI Becomes Single Exporter, Danantara Ensures No New Bureaucracy Layer

Danantara Indonesia has assured that the presence of PT Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (Persero), or DSI, as the sole exporter of strategic natural resource commodities will not add a new layer of bureaucracy.

The Minister of Investment and Industrialisation, Head of BKPM, and Head of the Inter-Agency Investment Management Agency, Rosan Roeslani, said that DSI would not take over the functions of ministries and agencies as regulators.

“This DSI is not intended to add a layer of bureaucracy, nor to replace the role of regulators. We must take care of it; all licensing, regulation, and supervision functions remain with the relevant ministries or agencies,” said Rosan at the launch of the new phase of the management of natural resources and energy exports by PT DSI, written on Tuesday, 25 August.

In the initial phase, Rosan said, DSI is implementing export governance for three commodities: coal, crude palm oil (CPO), and iron alloys or ferro alloys.

Rosan also assured that the presence of DSI would not interfere with long-term contracts between natural resource producers and buyers or importers abroad.

“So do not hesitate; you can still export directly, and we still honour the sanctity of the contract, very long contracts,” he said.

DSI President Director Luke Thomas Mahony said the company would integrate systems from seven ministries and agencies to support the governance of natural resources and energy exports.

The systems include the Minerba Online Monitoring System (MOMS) and e-PNBP of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, INATRADE of the Ministry of Trade, CEISA 4.0 and Coretax of the Ministry of Finance, SiMoDIS of Bank Indonesia, General Legal Administration (AHU) of the Ministry of Law, and Online Single Submission (OSS) of BKPM.

All of these systems will be connected to the Ministry of Finance’s National Single Window (LNSW), which manages the Indonesia National Single Window (INSW) system.

Luke explained that the system integration will be used by DSI to identify and analyse the export process of natural resources. This step is being taken to find records, inconsistencies, and anomalies in the export process.

The findings will later be used to prevent practices such as under-invoicing, transfer pricing, and export earnings evasion. If there are indications of violations, DSI will report them to the relevant ministries or agencies for follow-up.

“So ministries and agencies still hold and maintain their authority as regulators, because that is not the role of DSI,” said Luke.

Meanwhile, DSI Finance Director Sinthya Roesly said that, based on the mandate of Government Regulation Number 24 of 2026, DSI has two role options.

First, as a single intermediary or broker for the export of natural resources. Second, DSI can act as the owner of goods by buying commodities from manufacturers and then trading them abroad independently. However, in the early stages, DSI is still focused on carrying out its function as an export intermediary.

“Currently we are preparing to be the sole intermediary first, just as Luke said, as an intermediary. So this intermediary role is also not easy to carry out; of course the most important thing is how we consolidate data,” said Sinthya.