Government Strengthens Natural Resource Export Governance Through PT DSI
The Indonesian government is strengthening the governance of strategic natural resource exports and export proceeds policies through PT Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (PT DSI) as of August 2026. This policy aims to bolster export controls, increase state revenue, and maintain exchange rate stability.
The introduction of the institutional identity of PT DSI (Persero) took place at the Danantara Indonesia Office in Jakarta on Monday, 24 August 2026. This single-window export system integration has commenced for three primary commodities: coal, palm oil, and iron ore.
This step was taken to optimise state revenue from the strategic commodities sector. The government also ensures that the operations of this new entity will not alter the existing regulatory authority held by relevant ministries.
The Minister of Investment and Downstreaming/Head of BKPM, as well as CEO of Danantara Indonesia, Rosan Roeslani, emphasised the limits of institutional authority.
“The existence of PT DSI will not add bureaucracy or take over the regulatory authority regarding export governance,” said Rosan Roeslani, Minister of Investment and Downstreaming/Head of BKPM.
Rosan explained the importance of strengthening governance in managing Indonesia’s abundant national natural resources.
“Indonesia possesses abundant natural resources, but resources alone are not enough. We require stronger governance, better visibility, and a more accountable system to ensure that the value generated from these commodities is properly recorded and optimised for the national interest,” said Rosan Roeslani, CEO of Danantara Indonesia.
PT DSI integrates data from various ministries and agencies through the National Single Window and SIMBARA using the DSI AI-Enabled Transaction Analytics Platform. This digital platform is equipped with eight analytical engines to monitor indicators such as price, quantity, quality, shipment, and destination countries to suppress under-invoicing and transfer pricing practices.
Managing Director Business 3 of Danantara Asset Management, Febriany Eddy, outlined the primary objective of developing this digital platform.
“This platform is intended to ensure the strengthening of governance so that there is an optimisation of Indonesia’s state resources to provide optimum value,” said Febriany Eddy, Managing Director Business 3 of Danantara Asset Management.
The system is designed by utilising existing databases from various government agencies.
“We are integrating existing data so that the system can expand capabilities for price validation, shipment tracking, and access to destination country data,” said Febriany Eddy, Managing Director Business 3 of Danantara Asset Management.
Supervision through this technological platform is guaranteed not to disrupt the smooth trading processes for business actors.
“Legitimate exporters need not worry because PT DSI only ensures compliance, rather than disrupting business activities,” said Febriany Eddy, Managing Director Business 3 of Danantara Asset Management.
The Executive Director of the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef), Esther Sri Astuti, provided an assessment of the establishment of this export management institution.
“The objective is good; DSI was formed to integrate export data, suppress under-invoicing practices, and maintain export proceeds (DHE) within the country,” said Esther Sri Astuti, Executive Director of Indef.
Esther added that the presence of a large-scale State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) could increase Indonesia’s bargaining position on a global level.
“As a large single entity, an SOE possesses stronger bargaining power in determining export prices and volumes in the global market,” said Esther Sri Astuti, Executive Director of Indef.
Nagara Institute researcher Edi Sewandono also highlighted the opportunities presented by this integrated supervision scheme.
“The existence of PT DSI opens opportunities to build a more integrated mechanism for supervising the price, volume, payment, and destination of exports,” said Edi Sewandono, Researcher at Nagara Institute.
Since commencing operations on 1 June 2026, PT DSI has analysed approximately 6,500 Export Goods Notifications valued at more than 14 billion USD, with a volume of 90 million tonnes to over 100 destination countries. The evaluation of the first phase will be conducted at the end of August 2026 by the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs alongside relevant ministries and agencies.