AreaIndonesia

Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals

CommodityPalm oil

Date01/11/2013

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentExport tax

DescriptionContinued implementation of sliding export tax regime used to stimulate growth in downstream palm oil processing and regulate domestic supplies and prices.

NotesINDONESIA – variable palm oil export tax: Following the recent gradual strengthening in international palm oil values, for December, the country’s export tax on crude palm oil has been set at 10 percent, compared to the 9 percent rate in place since September.