The government will soon begin implementing a new export governance policy for strategic natural resource commodities through PT Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (DSI) Persero.
This policy follows up on President Prabowo Subianto’s directive to strengthen oversight and increase the benefits of natural resource management for public welfare.
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto stated that the government is undertaking fundamental improvements to the export governance of strategic commodities, which have long been a key pillar of the national economy.
Initially, the policy will be applied to three main commodities: coal, palm oil, and ferroalloys, which are the largest contributors to Indonesian exports.
According to Airlangga, the one-stop export mechanism through PT DSI is designed to strengthen oversight of export activities, improve the quality of trade data, and prevent practices detrimental to the state, such as under-invoicing, transfer pricing, and foreign exchange misappropriation.
“The government will fundamentally improve the governance of strategic natural resource commodity exports through state-owned exporting companies. The implementation will begin with three strategic commodities: coal, palm oil, and ferroalloy,” Airlangga said in a press conference at Wisma Danantara on Sunday (May 31, 2026).
He explained that through this new system, all strategic commodity export activities will be monitored through PT DSI, the state-owned exporting company.
This measure is expected to ensure that recorded export values reflect actual transactions, thus optimizing obligations to the state and state revenue from the export sector.
“This regulation aims to strengthen export oversight and governance. The goal is to prevent under-invoicing, transfer pricing, and foreign exchange fraud, ensuring that recorded export values truly reflect the true value of transactions,” said Airlangga.
Airlangga revealed that these three commodities contributed US$66.13 billion in export value throughout 2025, or approximately 23.4 percent of total national exports.
The breakdown consists of coal exports worth US$24.48 billion, palm oil US$24.42 billion, and ferroalloy US$16.49 billion.
“These commodities are the backbone of Indonesia’s trade balance surplus, which has lasted for 71 consecutive months,” he said.
The government has set a policy transition period starting June 1, 2026.
During this period, export activities will continue as usual by each company.
However, exporters are required to report all their export activities to PT DSI through a system integrated with the CEISA 4.0 portal of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise.
“Starting June 1, 2026, a transition period will be implemented. Export activities will continue as usual, but companies are required to report their export activities to PT DSI. An evaluation will be conducted within the first three months to form the basis for implementing the next phase,” explained Airlangga.
He added that the full implementation of the one-stop export policy is targeted to take effect no later than January 1, 2027.
The government is giving businesses time to adjust to existing business systems and trade contracts.
“With this transition period, exporters have sufficient time to make adjustments. The government continues to maintain business certainty, the flow of goods, export realization, and honor existing contracts with trading partners,” said Airlangga.
According to him, this policy is part of the state’s efforts to ensure that the management of strategic natural resources is carried out in a more coordinated, transparent, and accountable manner.
“With this new export governance policy, implementation steps have been prepared and are expected to ensure that every strategic export value provides tangible benefits to stimulate the economy and is also allocated for the greatest prosperity of the Indonesian people,” Airlangga emphasized.
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