President Prabowo Subianto has announced plans to expand Indonesia’s one-gate export system beyond coal, palm oil and ferroalloys to eventually cover all strategic commodities. The system forms part of the government’s revised governance framework for strategic natural-resource exports and is being implemented through PT Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (DSI). “DSI will eventually manage all strategic exports, so it won’t just be three,” Prabowo said, as quoted by the Jakarta Globe. The government has not yet announced the complete list of additional commodities or the timetable for their inclusion.
The legal framework is based on Government Regulation (PP) No. 24 of 2026 on the Governance of Exports of Strategic Natural Resource Commodities, which entered into force on June 1, 2026. The regulation establishes that Indonesia will regulate exports of strategic natural-resource commodities in stages, with coal, palm oil and ferroalloys forming the initial group. Additional strategic commodities may subsequently be designated through government coordination and regulated by the Ministry of Trade.
The Ministry of Trade subsequently issued Minister of Trade Regulations No. 15, 16 and 17 of 2026, covering coal, palm oil and ferroalloys respectively. During the transition, exporters of the affected commodities continue to operate under the applicable export requirements while submitting export documentation, sales contracts and other relevant information to the designated Export State-Owned Enterprise (BUMN Ekspor). PP No. 24/2026 stipulates that exports of the designated commodities are to be transferred to the BUMN Ekspor no later than December 31, 2026, while also allowing the government to set an earlier deadline following an evaluation.
President Prabowo has since announced his intention to accelerate full implementation. “We expect full implementation on Sept. 1, 2026,” Prabowo said, as quoted by the Jakarta Globe. As of the latest publicly available regulations, PP No. 24/2026 continues to provide for transfer to the BUMN Ekspor by no later than the end of 2026, with the possibility of an earlier deadline following the prescribed evaluation process.
According to the government, the one-gate system is intended to strengthen oversight of export volumes, buyers, transaction prices and foreign-exchange proceeds. “We are building a single-gateway export system so the state knows how much is being exported,” Prabowo said, as quoted by the Presidential Secretariat, while explaining the government’s approach to monitoring commodity exports.
On August 14, the Presidential Secretariat reported that DSI had handled approximately USD 14 billion in export foreign-exchange earnings from coal, palm oil and ferroalloys and had monitored more than 6,000 export transactions. The government also reported potential additional foreign-exchange earnings of approximately USD 5 billion identified through differences and adjustments in reported prices. DSI is expected to extend its monitoring activities to 50 ports across 25 provinces.
The one-gate export policy is also being accompanied by plans for a Strategic Mineral and Commodities Exchange, which the government is targeting to launch on January 1, 2027. The planned exchange is expected to operate under the supervision of Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (OJK) and is intended to establish an “Indonesia Reference Price” for selected commodities. “We own the goods, yet others determine the prices,” Prabowo said, as quoted by ANTARA, when announcing the plan. The specific commodities to be traded and further operating rules remain under preparation.
Germany has also been following the development of the export regime. In June, German Ambassador to Indonesia H.E. Ralf Beste said the policy had not produced an immediate effect on bilateral trade. “As of now, I don’t see any immediate effect on the level of trade and the intensity that we have,” Beste said, as quoted by the Jakarta Globe. He added that Germany would continue to observe and analyse changes as the system developed.
For German companies involved in sourcing from, supplying to or trading with Indonesia, the regulations currently apply specifically to coal, palm oil and ferroalloys. The government has announced that the system will eventually extend to other strategic commodities, but the additional commodity coverage and detailed implementation schedule have not yet been published.
