# Indonesia to adjust crude palm oil export tax, finance minister says

> Indonesia's finance minister said the country will adjust its crude palm oil export tax to reduce the burden on exporters. Indonesia currently imposes an export tax of up to $288 per ton on crude palm oil, depending on price levels, plus separate export levies.

- Date: 2025-04-08 · published 2025-04-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15566-indonesia-to-adjust-crude-palm-oil-export-tax-finance-minister-says
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Lowering the export tax cuts exporter costs and can support Indonesian palm oil competitiveness and export volumes, which tends to be supportive for palm oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2017-01-27 | [Indonesia to set February crude palm oil export tax at $18 per tonne](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72868-indonesia-to-set-february-crude-palm-oil-export-tax-at-18-per-tonne.md) | -0.9% | -5.2% |
| 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 | 2021-06-21 | [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 | 2021-08-27 | [Indonesia Sept crude palm oil export reference price, export tax set higher - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45440-indonesia-sept-crude-palm-oil-export-reference-price-export-tax-set-higher.md) | -1.4% | +1.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-03-18 | [Indonesia to raise palm oil export levy to 4.5% to 10%, official says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15573-indonesia-to-raise-palm-oil-export-levy-to-4-5-to-10-official-says.md) | -0.2% | -5.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/indonesia-adjust-crude-palm-oil-export-tax-finance-minister-says-2025-04-08/

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