# Palm Oil Shipments from Indonesia: Export Tax Back in January 2017 | Indonesia Investments

> Indonesia's Trade Ministry reinstated a USD 3 per ton export tax on crude palm oil shipments from January 2017. The tax applies because the government's reference price rose to USD 788.26 per ton, above the USD 750 threshold.

- Date: 2016-12-29 · published 2016-12-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73360-palm-oil-shipments-from-indonesia-export-tax-back-in-january-2017-indonesia
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The reinstated levy slightly raises the cost of Indonesian CPO exports, while the higher reference price signals firmer export values. The effect on world palm oil prices is modest, and it adds to the vegetable oil supply cost picture for feed-related fats.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

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## Sources

- indonesia-investments.com: https://www.indonesia-investments.com/news/todays-headlines/palm-oil-shipments-from-indonesia-export-tax-back-in-january-2017/item7476

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