# Indonesia UCO, POME export levy hikes to support local biofuel output: sources

> Indonesia has revised palm oil-related export taxes, including substantial increases on used cooking oil (UCO) and palm oil mill effluent (POME) exports. The changes are intended to keep renewable fuel feedstocks in the domestic market. The report cites sources familiar with the decision.

- Date: 2024-09-19 · published 2024-09-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15620-indonesia-uco-pome-export-levy-hikes-to-support-local-biofuel-output-sources
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Higher export costs on biofuel feedstocks redirect supply to domestic biodiesel production, reducing export availability and affecting global feedstock prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2026-01-08 | [Indonesia mulls palm oil export levy hike to support biodiesel mandate \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15499-indonesia-mulls-palm-oil-export-levy-hike-to-support-biodiesel-mandate-reuters.md) | +0.2% | +7.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-12-31 | [Indonesia slightly lowers POME, UCO export levies as CPO dips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15508-indonesia-slightly-lowers-pome-uco-export-levies-as-cpo-dips.md) | +0.5% | +3.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-01-02 | [Indonesian Gov't Told to Rethink CPO Export Levy Hike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15592-indonesian-gov-t-told-to-rethink-cpo-export-levy-hike.md) | -10.6% | -10.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-06-26 | [Pakistan Asks Indonesia to Ease Export Levy on Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15466-pakistan-asks-indonesia-to-ease-export-levy-on-palm-oil.md) | -1.2% | +0.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-09-16 | [Indonesia expects palm oil export levy collection to jump about 31%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15441-indonesia-expects-palm-oil-export-levy-collection-to-jump-about-31.md) | -1.5% | -5.7% |
| SBO | 2019-10-16 | [Indonesia extends suspension of palm oil export levies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56445-indonesia-extends-suspension-of-palm-oil-export-levies.md) | +1.5% | +2.1% |
| SBO | 2021-06-29 | [Indonesia Revises Palm Oil Export Levy While Safeguarding Biodiesel Funding - Media Biodiesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46455-indonesia-revises-palm-oil-export-levy-while-safeguarding-biodiesel-funding.md) | +1.1% | +3.5% |
| SBO | 2018-12-26 | [Indonesia to continue subsidizing biodiesel despite slashing palm oil export levy  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61470-indonesia-to-continue-subsidizing-biodiesel-despite-slashing-palm-oil-export.md) | +0.6% | +6.4% |

## Sources

- qcintel.com: https://www.qcintel.com/biofuels/article/indonesia-uco-pome-export-levy-hikes-to-support-local-biofuel-output-sources-29518.html

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