# Indonesia's new palm oil levy likely to lift exporters' profit margin

> Indonesia's finance ministry is reported to be cutting the maximum crude palm oil export levy, which would fall to $175/mt when reference prices exceed $1,000/mt. The change is expected to lift exporter margins and expedite exports.

- Date: 2021-06-22 · published 2021-06-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46454-indonesia-s-new-palm-oil-levy-likely-to-lift-exporters-profit-margin
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

A lower export levy widens the margin between Indonesian and world palm oil prices, which can pull more Indonesian supply into export markets and support international palm oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2024-12-19 | [Indonesia to hike crude palm oil export levy to 10pct](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15595-indonesia-to-hike-crude-palm-oil-export-levy-to-10pct.md) | -0.1% | -11.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-06-21 | [Indonesia to cut crude palm oil export levy to $175/mt: sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46456-indonesia-to-cut-crude-palm-oil-export-levy-to-175-mt-sources.md) | +0.3% | +8.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-07-13 | [Malaysia poised to gain as Indonesia likely to cut palm oil exports, says MPOC \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15452-malaysia-poised-to-gain-as-indonesia-likely-to-cut-palm-oil-exports-says-mpoc.md) | +0.5% | +3.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-07-01 | [Palm Oil News - Indonesia's Export Levy Revision Burdens Oil Palm Smallholders](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45939-palm-oil-news-indonesia-s-export-levy-revision-burdens-oil-palm-smallholders.md) | +1.7% | +9.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-03-18 | [Indonesia to raise palm oil export levy to 4.5% to 10%, official says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15573-indonesia-to-raise-palm-oil-export-levy-to-4-5-to-10-official-says.md) | -0.2% | -5.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-palmoil-tax/indonesias-new-palm-oil-levy-likely-to-lift-exporters-profit-margin-idUSKCN2DY0HH/

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