# Malaysia Weighs CPO Export Duty Waiver as Stocks Hit Record | Palm Oil Economics

> Malaysia is considering a temporary suspension of its crude palm oil export duty, which has not been confirmed. MPOB data for September showed Malaysian closing stocks rose 31.9% to 2,163,173 tonnes as output rose 16.5% and exports fell 12.1%.

- Date: 2026-10-31 · published 2026-11-01T06:07:12.876Z
- Category: policy · region Malaysia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4048-malaysia-weighs-cpo-export-duty-waiver-as-stocks-hit-record-palm-oil-economics
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Malaysian Ringgit (MYR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMYR.md)

## Why it matters

A duty waiver would lower Malaysian export costs and could help clear record stocks by pulling in buyers from Indonesia, which would pressure palm oil prices. The uncertain outcome keeps the physical market focused on Malaysian export competitiveness.

## Read by commodity

- USDMYR: neutral
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2020-06-05 | [Malaysia exempts palm oil from export duty - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52493-malaysia-exempts-palm-oil-from-export-duty-business-recorder.md) | +1.7% | +1.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-06-12 | [Malaysia keeps July crude palm oil export duty at 8% - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15637-malaysia-keeps-july-crude-palm-oil-export-duty-at-8-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.3% | +0.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-10-28 | [Malaysia palm oil export tax waiver: what it means \| Peepals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/166-malaysia-palm-oil-export-tax-waiver-what-it-means-peepals.md) | -1.4% | — |
| PALMOIL | 2022-09-15 | [Palm dips as stocks rise, Malaysia raises effective export tax - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15789-palm-dips-as-stocks-rise-malaysia-raises-effective-export-tax-markets-business.md) | -1.4% | -6.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-12-26 | [Malaysia reviewing palm oil export taxes amid bulging stockpiles](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61466-malaysia-reviewing-palm-oil-export-taxes-amid-bulging-stockpiles.md) | +5.0% | +7.8% |

## Sources

- palmoileconomics.com: https://palmoileconomics.com/news/2026-10-31-malaysia-weighs-cpo-export-duty-waiver-as-stocks

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