Get Ready! Quarterly Evaluation for Strategic Natural Resource Export Rules

The government has stressed that the implementation of new governance for the export of strategic natural resources is not being introduced suddenly. Instead, it has prepared a seven-month transition period accompanied by periodic evaluations.

Ojak Simon Manurung, Secretary of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Trade, stated that the regulation is a follow-up to Government Regulation No. 24 of 2026. The policy covers the commodities of palm oil, coal, and ferroalloy, which are now categorised as national strategic natural resources.

Ojak explained that the implementation of the three Trade Minister Regulations would be carried out in two stages: the first stage, or transition period, from 1 June to 31 December 2026, and the second stage, or implementation period, starting from 1 January 2027.

The government considers the transition period as a time of readiness for all parties, including ministries and institutions, designated state-owned enterprises (BUMN), and business players who have been conducting direct exports. In the drafting process, the government claimed to have involved various stakeholders through a series of cross-ministerial discussions and public consultations.

During the drafting of this Trade Minister Regulation, it naturally followed the stages and administrative matters implemented in accordance with statutory provisions, including inter-ministerial meetings and public hearings involving stakeholders in the preparation of the Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA).

Throughout the transition period, the government will monitor the implementation of the new rules. This evaluation will be conducted before the full implementation phase begins in early 2027. Ojak confirmed that an evaluation of the export implementation for these three commodities would be carried out during the transition period.