# Indonesia: Government restricts the export of palm oil-based biodiesel products - Global Trade Alert

> Global Trade Alert logged an Indonesian measure restricting exports of palm oil-based biodiesel by requiring domestic market obligations to be met before exports. The entry is dated February 8, 2021, though its text refers to February 2022.

- Date: 2021-02-08 · published 2021-02-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48505-indonesia-government-restricts-the-export-of-palm-oil-based-biodiesel-products
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Export restrictions on biodiesel keep more palm-based fuel at home for the B30 program, tightening export availability of palm oil products and supporting international prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2022-04-28 | [Indonesia export ban traps 290,000 T of palm oil shipments for India  -trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41969-indonesia-export-ban-traps-290-000-t-of-palm-oil-shipments-for-india-trade.md) | +8.6% | -1.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-04-15 | [Palm oil-based biodiesel exports to China and EU surge in first…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59478-palm-oil-based-biodiesel-exports-to-china-and-eu-surge-in-first.md) | +0.1% | -9.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-09-24 | [EU’s Trade Policy Review – Indonesia Responds - Indonesia Palm Oil Facts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51146-eu-s-trade-policy-review-indonesia-responds-indonesia-palm-oil-facts.md) | -0.8% | -0.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-12-01 | [Indonesia postpones palm oil shipments until December in hopes of reducing export taxes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15507-indonesia-postpones-palm-oil-shipments-until-december-in-hopes-of-reducing.md) | +1.9% | -0.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-02-04 | [Indonesia Palm Oil Exports to India Seen at Record on Demand - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66571-indonesia-palm-oil-exports-to-india-seen-at-record-on-demand-bloomberg.md) | +0.4% | -0.4% |
| SBO | 2022-04-28 | [Indonesia export ban traps 290,000 T of palm oil shipments for India  -trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41969-indonesia-export-ban-traps-290-000-t-of-palm-oil-shipments-for-india-trade.md) | -2.7% | -7.3% |
| SBO | 2020-09-24 | [EU’s Trade Policy Review – Indonesia Responds - Indonesia Palm Oil Facts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51146-eu-s-trade-policy-review-indonesia-responds-indonesia-palm-oil-facts.md) | +2.1% | +1.6% |
| SBO | 2017-10-18 | [Awaiting Final US Ruling over Indonesia's Alleged Biodiesel Dumping \| Indonesia Investments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68337-awaiting-final-us-ruling-over-indonesia-s-alleged-biodiesel-dumping-indonesia.md) | +2.2% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- globaltradealert.org: https://globaltradealert.org/state-act/62112-indonesia-government-restricts-the-export-of-palm-oil-based-biodiesel-products/

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