# Indonesia: Increased Export Tax on palm oil - Global Trade Alert

> Indonesia announced on August 27 that its palm oil export tax will rise from $93 to $166 per tonne, effective September 1, 2021. The increase follows a higher August reference price for crude palm oil. Export levies are unchanged.

- Date: 2021-08-27 · published 2021-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45444-indonesia-increased-export-tax-on-palm-oil-global-trade-alert
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The higher export tax raises the cost of Indonesian palm oil exports, which can reduce Indonesian shipments and support prices in competing origins such as Malaysia.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2026-02-27 | [Indonesia: Increase in export duties of crude palm oil (27 February 2026) - Global Trade Alert](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15490-indonesia-increase-in-export-duties-of-crude-palm-oil-27-february-2026-global.md) | +2.2% | +8.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-04-13 | [Indonesia: Temporary changes in export duties of crude palm oil (13 April 2023) - Global Trade Alert](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15737-indonesia-temporary-changes-in-export-duties-of-crude-palm-oil-13-april-2023.md) | +0.9% | -3.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-07-12 | [Indonesia: Temporary changes in export duties of crude palm oil (12 July 2023) - Global Trade Alert](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15719-indonesia-temporary-changes-in-export-duties-of-crude-palm-oil-12-july-2023.md) | +1.6% | -2.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-01-30 | [Indonesia: Temporary changes in export duties of crude palm oil (30 January 2024) - Global Trade Alert](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15672-indonesia-temporary-changes-in-export-duties-of-crude-palm-oil-30-january-2024.md) | -3.0% | -1.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-11-28 | [Indonesia: Temporary changes in export duties of crude palm oil (28 November 2024) - Global Trade Alert](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15607-indonesia-temporary-changes-in-export-duties-of-crude-palm-oil-28-november-2024.md) | +3.0% | -2.6% |

## Sources

- globaltradealert.org: https://globaltradealert.org/state-act/60336-indonesia-increased-export-tax-on-palm-oil/

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