# Indonesia’s Palm Oil Tax Regime as of April 2021

> Indonesia, the largest palm oil producer and exporter with 56% of global output, applies a dual export tax and levy on palm oil. The structure funds its biodiesel subsidy and has put Indonesian producers at a cost disadvantage versus Malaysia.

- Date: 2021-04-06 · published 2021-04-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47464-indonesia-s-palm-oil-tax-regime-as-of-april-2021
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Indonesian export costs narrow the price gap with other edible oils and shift buying toward Malaysian palm oil, supporting palm and competing vegetable oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2022-04-28 | [Soy oil soars to record as Indonesia expands palm export ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41929-soy-oil-soars-to-record-as-indonesia-expands-palm-export-ban.md) | +8.6% | -1.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-04-22 | [Soyoil surges to record high as Indonesia bans palm oil exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14040-soyoil-surges-to-record-high-as-indonesia-bans-palm-oil-exports.md) | +1.1% | -2.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-11-14 | [Palm oil prices to spike in 2026 as Indonesia pushes biofuel policy - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22047-palm-oil-prices-to-spike-in-2026-as-indonesia-pushes-biofuel-policy-nikkei-asia.md) | -0.2% | -0.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-08-30 | [Palm Oil Rises After Indonesia Raises Export Tax, Biodiesel Use](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15797-palm-oil-rises-after-indonesia-raises-export-tax-biodiesel-use.md) | -7.5% | -11.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-04-01 | [Indonesia Palm Market – March 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15568-indonesia-palm-market-march-2025.md) | -6.3% | -6.6% |
| SBO | 2022-04-28 | [Soy oil soars to record as Indonesia expands palm export ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41929-soy-oil-soars-to-record-as-indonesia-expands-palm-export-ban.md) | -2.7% | -7.3% |
| SBO | 2022-04-22 | [Soyoil surges to record high as Indonesia bans palm oil exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14040-soyoil-surges-to-record-high-as-indonesia-bans-palm-oil-exports.md) | +3.2% | -4.4% |
| SBO | 2025-11-14 | [Palm oil prices to spike in 2026 as Indonesia pushes biofuel policy - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22047-palm-oil-prices-to-spike-in-2026-as-indonesia-pushes-biofuel-policy-nikkei-asia.md) | +1.6% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- tridge.com: https://www.tridge.com/stories/indonesias-palm-oil-tax-regime-as-of-april-2021

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