# Malaysia keeps December crude palm oil export duty at 8.0%

> Malaysia kept its December 2023 crude palm oil export duty at the maximum 8% and raised the reference price to 3,589.09 ringgit per ton from 3,556.08 for November. The duty structure tops out at 8% when prices exceed 3,450 ringgit.

- Date: 2023-11-24 · published 2023-11-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Malaysia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15686-malaysia-keeps-december-crude-palm-oil-export-duty-at-8-0
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

A maximum duty keeps Malaysian crude palm oil export margins tight and supports refined oil pricing in importing markets, while the higher reference price signals firm palm prices.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2023-03-23 | [Malaysia keeps April crude palm oil export duty at 8%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15749-malaysia-keeps-april-crude-palm-oil-export-duty-at-8.md) | +0.2% | -2.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-07-19 | [Malaysia keeps August crude palm oil export duty at 8%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15631-malaysia-keeps-august-crude-palm-oil-export-duty-at-8.md) | -0.1% | -1.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-09-20 | [Malaysia keeps Oct crude palm oil export tax at 8%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44940-malaysia-keeps-oct-crude-palm-oil-export-tax-at-8.md) | +1.0% | +12.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-04-23 | [Malaysia kept export duty on crude palm oil at 8% in May](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15652-malaysia-kept-export-duty-on-crude-palm-oil-at-8-in-may.md) | -0.1% | -4.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-03-17 | [Malaysia maintains April crude palm oil export duty at 8% - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47980-malaysia-maintains-april-crude-palm-oil-export-duty-at-8-markets-business.md) | -0.1% | -7.0% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/malaysia-keeps-december-crude-palm-oil-export-duty-at-8-0/

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