The senior economy minister says Jakarta has submitted a request to Washington that Indonesian palm oil be exempted from Trump's latest tariff regime, even as the country remains subject to a separate US probe into alleged excess manufacturing capacity.
Workers unload fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from a truck on Oct. 29, 2025, at a collection point in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan. (Antara/Auliya Rahman)
Indonesia is seeking an exemption for its palm oil exports from the United States’ new tariffs, imposed under a Section 301 probe into alleged forced labor violations, according to the senior economy minister.“We are asking for palm oil to be exempted. We are still waiting because the [investigation] is still ongoing [in Washington],” Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto told reporters on Monday, adding that Jakarta’s request was still under review by US authorities.
Indonesia is the world’s largest producer and exporter of crude palm oil (CPO).
Airlangga added that the government had requested zero tariffs for several other natural resource commodities, without specifying which products.
