# Indonesia postpones palm oil shipments until December in hopes of reducing export taxes

> Indonesian suppliers have deferred at least 310,000 tonnes of palm oil shipments from November to December, betting on a cut in the December export tax. The shipments are about 12% of typical monthly exports. Sources said the deferral will boost domestic stocks and lift December exports, which normally decline.

- Date: 2025-12-01 · published 2025-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15507-indonesia-postpones-palm-oil-shipments-until-december-in-hopes-of-reducing
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

A larger-than-usual December export flow could support benchmark palm oil prices after they hit a four-month low on rising Malaysian output. The timing shift also changes monthly export patterns.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2026-02-03 | [Indonesia’s December palm oil exports reach 18-month high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20697-indonesia-s-december-palm-oil-exports-reach-18-month-high.md) | -1.2% | -0.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-04-28 | [Indonesia export ban traps 290,000 T of palm oil shipments for India  -trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41969-indonesia-export-ban-traps-290-000-t-of-palm-oil-shipments-for-india-trade.md) | +8.6% | -1.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-11-14 | [Palm oil rises on Nov export strength, higher Indonesian taxes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15779-palm-oil-rises-on-nov-export-strength-higher-indonesian-taxes.md) | -4.6% | -5.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-09-20 | [Indonesia’s palm oil exports rise on higher shipments to China \| Air Freight News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51202-indonesia-s-palm-oil-exports-rise-on-higher-shipments-to-china-air-freight-news.md) | -3.1% | -2.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-02-04 | [Indonesia Palm Oil Exports to India Seen at Record on Demand - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66571-indonesia-palm-oil-exports-to-india-seen-at-record-on-demand-bloomberg.md) | +0.4% | -0.4% |

## Sources

- oilsfatsasia.com: https://oilsfatsasia.com/news/indonesia-postpones-palm-oil-shipments-until-december-in-hopes-of-reducing-export-taxes
- oilsfatsasia.com: https://www.oilsfatsasia.com/news/indonesia-postpones-palm-oil-shipments-until-december-in-hopes-of-reducing-export-taxes

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