# RI ups palm oil export levy to 10% as govt boosts biofuel, replanting efforts - Markets - The Jakarta Post

> Indonesia will raise its crude palm oil export levy from 7.5% to 10% of the reference price starting May 17, 2025. The increase, also applied to other palm oil products, funds the B40 biodiesel program and replanting efforts.

- Date: 2025-05-15 · published 2025-05-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15558-ri-ups-palm-oil-export-levy-to-10-as-govt-boosts-biofuel-replanting-efforts
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A higher levy makes Indonesian palm oil pricier than rivals, which can shift export demand toward Malaysia, while subsidized biodiesel demand supports domestic vegetable oil use and prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2025-06-09 | [CPO export levy hike may jeopardize subsidized cooking oil supply - Markets - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15554-cpo-export-levy-hike-may-jeopardize-subsidized-cooking-oil-supply-markets-the.md) | -0.2% | +5.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-03-07 | [Oil palm agency collects Rp 2.1t in export tax toward biodiesel incentive - Business - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65884-oil-palm-agency-collects-rp-2-1t-in-export-tax-toward-biodiesel-incentive.md) | -2.3% | -0.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-01-02 | [Indonesia to tighten palm oil exports to shore up supply ahead of Ramadan - Regulations - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9244-indonesia-to-tighten-palm-oil-exports-to-shore-up-supply-ahead-of-ramadan.md) | +4.8% | +1.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-03-17 | [Indonesia makes U-turn to replace palm oil export curbs with levy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15834-indonesia-makes-u-turn-to-replace-palm-oil-export-curbs-with-levy.md) | -0.2% | -6.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-01-10 | [Boost to palm oil prices as Indonesian export levies eased \| Analysis & Features \| The Grocer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60983-boost-to-palm-oil-prices-as-indonesian-export-levies-eased-analysis-and.md) | -0.3% | +7.2% |
| SBO | 2023-01-02 | [Indonesia to tighten palm oil exports to shore up supply ahead of Ramadan - Regulations - The Jakarta Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9244-indonesia-to-tighten-palm-oil-exports-to-shore-up-supply-ahead-of-ramadan.md) | -1.9% | -6.7% |
| SBO | 2019-12-30 | [Indonesia to reinstate $50 palm oil export levy from January 1  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55457-indonesia-to-reinstate-50-palm-oil-export-levy-from-january-1-the-daily-digest.md) | -1.4% | -9.4% |
| SBO | 2025-05-14 | [Indonesian palm oil exports set to fall with biofuel mandate - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24754-indonesian-palm-oil-exports-set-to-fall-with-biofuel-mandate-nikkei-asia.md) | -0.6% | -4.3% |

## Sources

- thejakartapost.com: https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2025/05/15/ri-ups-palm-oil-export-levy-to-10-as-govt-boosts-biofuel-replanting-efforts

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