# Malaysia palm oil reference price cut keeps export duty at 10%

> Malaysia trimmed its December 2026 crude palm oil reference price by about 1.3% from November. The price remains above the top tax threshold, so the maximum 10% export duty still applies. Futures and physical prices firmed in early November on stronger rival vegetable oils.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T09:06:50.714Z
- Category: policy · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95232-malaysia-palm-oil-reference-price-cut-keeps-export-duty-at-10
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The export duty stays at its maximum, so exporter margins see little relief and Malaysian export competitiveness against Indonesia is unchanged, leaving prices driven by demand and stocks.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2023-05-18 | [Malaysia Keeps June Crude Palm Oil Export Duty At 8%, Raise Reference Price](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15730-malaysia-keeps-june-crude-palm-oil-export-duty-at-8-raise-reference-price.md) | -0.8% | -5.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-04-25 | [Palm Oil Magazine - Malaysia Keeps CPO Export Tax at 10% for May, Lowers Reference Price - Palm Oil Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15567-palm-oil-magazine-malaysia-keeps-cpo-export-tax-at-10-for-may-lowers-reference.md) | -1.9% | -3.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-02-23 | [Malaysia Keeps March Crude Palm Oil Export Duty At 8% – MPOC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15755-malaysia-keeps-march-crude-palm-oil-export-duty-at-8-mpoc.md) | +1.0% | -4.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-12-21 | [Malaysia Keeps January Crude Palm Oil Export Duty at 8%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15680-malaysia-keeps-january-crude-palm-oil-export-duty-at-8.md) | -0.0% | +1.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-08-21 | [Malaysia keeps September crude palm oil export duty at 8%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15627-malaysia-keeps-september-crude-palm-oil-export-duty-at-8.md) | +1.7% | +6.5% |

## Sources

- commodity-board.com: https://commodity-board.com/malaysia-cuts-palm-oil-reference-price-but-keeps-tax-at-10-what-it-means

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