# Indonesia to raise palm oil export levy to 4.5% to 10%, official says

> Indonesia will raise its palm oil export levy to between 4.5% and 10% of the crude palm oil reference price, up from 3% to 7.5%. A plantation fund official said the increase will finance a mandated rise in palm oil use in biodiesel.

- Date: 2025-03-18 · published 2025-03-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15573-indonesia-to-raise-palm-oil-export-levy-to-4-5-to-10-official-says
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A higher export levy raises the cost of Indonesian palm oil shipments and diverts more supply to the domestic biodiesel program, tightening export availability and supporting palm oil prices.

## 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 | 2023-02-06 | [Indonesia to suspend some palm oil export permits - officials](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15756-indonesia-to-suspend-some-palm-oil-export-permits-officials.md) | +0.8% | +5.9% |
| 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 | 2020-12-03 | [Indonesia Raises Export Levy On Crude Palm Oil From Dec 10 - News - Innoleo](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49524-indonesia-raises-export-levy-on-crude-palm-oil-from-dec-10-news-innoleo.md) | +1.0% | +5.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-02-26 | [Indonesia Considers To Rise Palm Oil Export Levies - The Insiders Stories](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5820-indonesia-considers-to-rise-palm-oil-export-levies-the-insiders-stories.md) | -6.0% | -13.8% |
| 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 | 2023-02-06 | [Indonesia to suspend some palm oil export permits - officials](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15756-indonesia-to-suspend-some-palm-oil-export-permits-officials.md) | -1.5% | -0.6% |
| SBO | 2022-07-16 | [Indonesia removes palm oil export levy until Aug. 31 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15803-indonesia-removes-palm-oil-export-levy-until-aug-31-reuters.md) | -0.2% | +6.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/indonesia-plans-raise-palm-oil-export-levy-45-10-official-says-2025-03-18/

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