# Indonesia palm oil group GAPKI urges government to delay levy hike

> Indonesia is set to raise its palm oil export levy to between 4.75% and 10% from May 17 to fund a biodiesel mandate and replanting. GAPKI has urged the government to delay the increase.

- Date: 2025-05-16 · published 2025-05-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15559-indonesia-palm-oil-group-gapki-urges-government-to-delay-levy-hike
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

The levy hike raises Indonesian export costs and could reduce its competitiveness, while funding for biodiesel supports domestic demand for palm-based fuel.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2024-12-19 | [Indonesia to hike crude palm oil export levy to 10pct](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15595-indonesia-to-hike-crude-palm-oil-export-levy-to-10pct.md) | -0.1% | -11.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-07-02 | [Government Revises Down Palm Oil Export Duty - Gabungan Pengusaha Kelapa Sawit Indonesia (GAPKI)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45937-government-revises-down-palm-oil-export-duty-gabungan-pengusaha-kelapa-sawit.md) | +3.7% | +9.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-07-08 | [Palm Oil News - Indonesian Government Imposed New Palm Oil Export Levies as of July 2](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45938-palm-oil-news-indonesian-government-imposed-new-palm-oil-export-levies-as-of.md) | +3.2% | +9.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-06-21 | [Indonesia to cut crude palm oil export levy to $175/mt: sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46456-indonesia-to-cut-crude-palm-oil-export-levy-to-175-mt-sources.md) | +0.3% | +8.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-11-07 | [Indonesia's palm oil fund urges govt to rethink biodiesel funding plan \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15603-indonesia-s-palm-oil-fund-urges-govt-to-rethink-biodiesel-funding-plan-reuters.md) | +0.4% | +1.8% |
| SBO | 2024-12-19 | [Indonesia to hike crude palm oil export levy to 10pct](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15595-indonesia-to-hike-crude-palm-oil-export-levy-to-10pct.md) | -0.1% | +9.1% |
| SBO | 2024-11-07 | [Indonesia's palm oil fund urges govt to rethink biodiesel funding plan \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15603-indonesia-s-palm-oil-fund-urges-govt-to-rethink-biodiesel-funding-plan-reuters.md) | +0.7% | -8.8% |
| SBO | 2024-05-03 | [Indonesian government needs to pay US$1.75bn to meet funding gap for…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15645-indonesian-government-needs-to-pay-us-1-75bn-to-meet-funding-gap-for.md) | +0.4% | +8.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/indonesia-palm-oil-group-gapki-urges-government-delay-levy-hike-2025-05-16/

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