# Indonesia: Indonesia Simplifies Palm Oil Export Levies in Response to Decreasing CPO Exports | USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

> Indonesia introduced a simplified set of palm oil export levies effective September 21, 2024, cutting most levies to 3 to 7.5 percent of the monthly reference price. The export levy on palm oil mill effluent is raised to match the CPO levy, and the levy on used cooking oil also rises. The change follows falling crude palm oil exports due to competition from other edible oils.

- Date: 2024-10-01 · published 2024-10-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15610-indonesia-indonesia-simplifies-palm-oil-export-levies-in-response-to-decreasing
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower levies make Indonesian palm oil cheaper to export, which can support export demand and firm global palm prices. The higher levies on waste-based products shift the cost balance between feedstocks used in biodiesel.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-03-31 | [Palm Oil Magazine - Indonesia Sets CPO Reference Price for April 2026 at USD 989.63/MT, Export Duty Increases - Palm Oil Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20270-palm-oil-magazine-indonesia-sets-cpo-reference-price-for-april-2026-at-usd-989.md) | +4.0% | +1.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-02-01 | [Palm Oil Magazine - Indonesia Raises February CPO Reference Price, Export Duty and Levy Increase - Palm Oil Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15492-palm-oil-magazine-indonesia-raises-february-cpo-reference-price-export-duty-and.md) | +3.3% | +4.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-09-30 | [Palm Oil Magazine - Indonesia's CPO Reference Price for October 2025 Increases, Government Sets Export Levy at US$ 124/MT and Export Duty 10% - Palm Oil Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15528-palm-oil-magazine-indonesia-s-cpo-reference-price-for-october-2025-increases.md) | +0.3% | +0.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-04-30 | [Palm Oil News - Indonesia Sets May 2026 CPO Reference Price at US$1,049.58/MT, Total Export Levy and Duty Reach US$309.20](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15469-palm-oil-news-indonesia-sets-may-2026-cpo-reference-price-at-us-1-049-58-mt.md) | +0.5% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- fas.usda.gov: https://www.fas.usda.gov/data/indonesia-indonesia-simplifies-palm-oil-export-levies-response-decreasing-cpo-exports

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