Trade Minister: Export Duties to Be Transferred to DSI
Trade Minister Budi Santoso stated that export duties previously borne by exporters will now be transferred to PT Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (DSI). ‘Once fully transferred to PT DSI, the export duties will automatically be handled by PT DSI,’ Budi Santoso said at the Ministry of Trade complex on Monday, 25 May 2026.
Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia is a newly established state-owned enterprise under the Badan Pengelola Investasi Daya Anagata Nusantara (Danantara). This new state-owned company will serve as the sole channel for strategic commodity exports and oversee transactions.
Budi Santoso said that crude palm oil (CPO), coal, and ferroalloy are the strategic commodities requiring export through DSI. The export policy will be implemented in two phases. The first phase, a transitional period from 1 June to 31 December 2026, will allow exporters and buyers to adjust. The government will evaluate the single-door export implementation during the first three months.
Budi Santoso is confident that by 1 September, after three months of operation, exporters will be fully prepared to transfer export activities to DSI, which will be mandatory from early 2027. He assured that existing export regulations, such as the domestic market obligation (DMO) for CPO, will remain in place. ‘The only change is that from 1 January, PT DSI will handle the exports,’ he added.
The Indonesian government has urged investors and industry players to remain calm and trust the government’s policy direction regarding the establishment of PT Danantara Sumber Daya Indonesia.
In response to business concerns about DSI, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto confirmed that all export activities will continue normally, handled by existing companies in the coal, CPO, and ferroalloy sectors. Each export activity will be recorded by PT DSI and reported to Danantara. ‘Exports will be directly reported to Danantara, allowing us to fine-tune the system within three months,’ Airlangga stated.
This came after a cabinet meeting with President Prabowo Subianto and several ministers of the Merah Putih Cabinet at Merdeka Palace, Jakarta. During the meeting, President Prabowo received a report on the readiness of the foreign exchange earnings policy (DHE), set to take effect in early June.
Airlangga emphasised that the government is finalising all regulatory instruments to ensure the policy is implemented on time by 1 June 2026. ‘We reported that regulatory instruments from the Trade Minister’s regulation, Bank Indonesia, and the Finance Ministry will be prepared and completed before 1 June,’ he said.
Additionally, Airlangga promised detailed explanations for industry players before the policy takes effect to ensure comprehensive understanding of the new regulations.