# Indonesia's palm oil groups urge levy cuts to offset US tariff impact

> Indonesian palm oil and farmer groups urged the government on April 9 to cut export taxes and levies to offset the impact of a 32% US tariff. The smallholder group SPKS warned the tariff could cut farmgate fresh fruit bunch prices by up to 3%.

- Date: 2025-04-09 · published 2025-04-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9629-indonesia-s-palm-oil-groups-urge-levy-cuts-to-offset-us-tariff-impact
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Export tax and levy policy determines Indonesian palm export competitiveness; a cut would support export flows, while the US tariff keeps pressure on palm prices.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2024-11-22 | [Indonesia Cuts Palm Oil Levy to Be Competitive, Boost Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15606-indonesia-cuts-palm-oil-levy-to-be-competitive-boost-exports.md) | +0.2% | -3.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-09-19 | [Indonesia cuts palm oil levy to be competitive, boost exports \| FMT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15622-indonesia-cuts-palm-oil-levy-to-be-competitive-boost-exports-fmt.md) | +2.4% | +11.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-12-04 | [Indonesia relaxes palm oil levy rules \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61467-indonesia-relaxes-palm-oil-levy-rules-the-star.md) | +0.7% | +8.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-06-16 | [Laman Web Rasmi KPK - SAWIT: Indonesia cuts max palm oil export levy to US$200, but to rise in August](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15814-laman-web-rasmi-kpk-sawit-indonesia-cuts-max-palm-oil-export-levy-to-us-200-but.md) | -5.9% | -34.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-09-08 | [Indonesia to revamp palm oil levy to support biodiesel programme](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51005-indonesia-to-revamp-palm-oil-levy-to-support-biodiesel-programme.md) | +1.1% | -4.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/indonesias-palm-oil-groups-urge-levy-cuts-offset-us-tariff-impact-2025-04-09/

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