Purbaya Denies Coal Export Duty Caused Customs Revenue Shortfall

Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has denied that a shortfall in customs and excise revenue is caused by the long-delayed policy imposing a levy on coal exports.

Purbaya made the remarks during the presentation of the APBN KiTA state budget report on Tuesday (21/7/2026). He projected that realisation of customs and excise revenue by the end of 2026 would fall below target, resulting in a shortfall.

Realisation of customs and excise revenue in 2026 is estimated at Rp 320.6 trillion, or 95.4 per cent of the 2026 state budget target of Rp 336 trillion, meaning a shortfall of Rp 15.4 trillion.

“Well, last year there was also no coal export levy, so it is not coming from there,” he explained.

Purbaya said the potential shortfall in customs and excise receipts takes into account commodity price fluctuations, which are heavily influenced by global economic developments that remain unconducive.

The government has been planning an Export Levy (Bea Keluar) policy for coal exports. The policy aims to boost state revenue and support industrial downstreaming. The proposed tariff is tiered, ranging from 5 per cent to 11 per cent, following coal prices in the market.

However, the plan to impose the export levy on coal has yet to be issued. With the first semester over, the coal export levy has not been approved, even though the idea first emerged last year.