Minister of Trade Regulation (Permendag) No. 16 of 2026 — Export Policy and Arrangements for the Strategic Natural Resource Commodity Oil Palm

Minister of Trade Regulation (Peraturan Menteri Perdagangan, Permendag) No. 16 of 2026, issued by Indonesia's Minister of Trade, sets the export policy and arrangements for oil palm as a strategic natural resource commodity. The text available in the extracted version mainly contains the legal basis, the purpose of the regulation and the definitions of key terms underpinning export implementation. It implements Government Regulation (PP) No. 24 of 2026 on the governance of strategic natural resource commodity exports.

Key points

• The regulation implements Article 2(5) and Article 5 of Government Regulation (PP) No. 24 of 2026 on the Governance of Strategic Natural Resource Commodity Exports.
• Defined commodities include CPO (HS 1511.10.00), RBDPO (ex 1511.90.20), RBD palm olein/RBDPL (ex 1511.90.36, ex 1511.90.37, ex 1511.90.39), used cooking oil (UCO) and residues of palm oil derivative products.
• Exports may only be carried out by an exporter, i.e. an individual, institution or business entity that moves goods out of the customs area.
• An Export Approval (Persetujuan Ekspor) is defined as a business licence in the export field in the form of an approval from the Minister to export.
• The text also introduces the concept of Export Entitlement (Hak Ekspor) and an Acceleration Programme for channelling CPO, RBDPO, RBDPL, UCO and residues through exports to stabilise production and the price of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) at smallholder level.
• Implementation systems named in the text include SINSW (Indonesia National Single Window), INATRADE and OSS, linked to export customs declarations and customs territories, including free trade zones (KPBPB) and special economic zones (KEK).

Who it affects

Exporters, the designated export state-owned enterprise (BUMN Ekspor), palm oil businesses, and parties involved in export licensing and customs.