# Indonesia Adjusts Export Levies for CPO, Derivatives - The Insiders Stories

> Indonesia's government agreed to adjust export levies on crude palm oil and derivatives after CPO prices fell to about US$410 a ton. The levy will be restored if prices recover to $550 a ton, and the policy will take effect once the Finance Ministry issues the regulation.

- Date: 2018-11-26 · published 2018-11-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61913-indonesia-adjusts-export-levies-for-cpo-derivatives-the-insiders-stories
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Temporarily cutting levies lowers Indonesian export costs and should increase export competitiveness, which is bearish for global palm prices in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2023-02-02 | [Indonesia cuts 1H February palm export taxes, levies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15753-indonesia-cuts-1h-february-palm-export-taxes-levies.md) | +3.1% | +6.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-08-02 | [PORAM: Review Malaysia's CPO export duties to level playing field with Indonesia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63400-poram-review-malaysia-s-cpo-export-duties-to-level-playing-field-with-indonesia.md) | +1.2% | -0.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-12-02 | [Palm Oil Magazine - Indonesia Cuts December CPO Reference Price by 3.9%, Adjusts Export Tax and Levy - Palm Oil Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15509-palm-oil-magazine-indonesia-cuts-december-cpo-reference-price-by-3-9-adjusts.md) | +0.8% | -0.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-09-30 | [Indonesia resumes collecting palm oil export levies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51006-indonesia-resumes-collecting-palm-oil-export-levies.md) | -2.4% | +1.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-12-05 | [Agribusiness - CGS-CIMB Research 2018-12-05: The Finer Details On Indonesia's Export Levy \| SG Investors.io](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61472-agribusiness-cgs-cimb-research-2018-12-05-the-finer-details-on-indonesia-s.md) | -0.2% | +8.0% |

## Sources

- theinsiderstories.com: https://theinsiderstories.com/indonesia-adjust-expor-levies-for-cpo-and-derivatives/

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