PT Danantara Sumber Daya Alam (DSI) is preparing to fully implement Indonesia’s one-stop natural resources (NR) export management system on 1 September 2026, marking a significant step in the government’s efforts to strengthen governance of strategic commodity exports. The policy is designed to improve transparency in export transactions, oversight of export proceeds, and curb practices that have long been viewed as reducing state revenues, including under-invoicing and transfer pricing. By centralizing monitoring, the government also aims to ensure that Indonesian commodity prices more closely reflect international market prices, allowing the country to capture greater value from its natural resource exports.
Ahead of the full implementation, PT DSI remains in a transition phase focused on refining its operational systems, evaluating export management mechanisms, and integrating monitoring platforms. During this period, the government has emphasized that exporters will continue to conduct transactions directly with overseas buyers, as they have traditionally done. The key change lies not in restricting commercial relationships but in introducing an integrated monitoring system that enables authorities to oversee export transactions more accurately and in real time.
Prabowo Subianto previously announced that PT DSI was established as a state-owned enterprise (SOE) responsible for centralizing the governance of Indonesia’s natural resource exports. The company officially began operations on 1 July 2026 and is expected to assume full responsibility for the one-stop export management system in early September. According to the President, the new framework will provide the government with greater visibility over export proceeds, allowing authorities to better track where revenues from Indonesia’s natural resource exports are generated and ultimately flow.
Danantara CEO Rosan Roeslani explained that once the transition period is complete, PT DSI will function as the single selling agent for Indonesia’s strategic commodity exports. However, he stressed that this arrangement is not intended to replace or limit exporters’ commercial activities. Companies will continue negotiating and selling directly to international buyers, while PT DSI will serve as the central platform for monitoring, recording, and supervising transactions to ensure compliance with applicable regulations.
According to Rosan, the primary objective of establishing PT DSI is to strengthen the government’s ability to detect trade-related irregularities, particularly under-invoicing and transfer pricing. Under-invoicing occurs when exporters declare export values below actual transaction prices, reducing taxable income and foreign exchange earnings, while transfer pricing involves pricing transactions between affiliated companies in ways that shift profits across jurisdictions.
Both practices have long been identified as potential sources of revenue leakage. Through an integrated digital monitoring system, PT DSI will be able to compare export values, shipment volumes, and selling prices against international market benchmarks, making irregularities easier to identify and investigate. Similar data-driven monitoring systems have been adopted by several major commodity-exporting countries to improve trade compliance and safeguard export revenues.
In addition to supervising export transactions, PT DSI will monitor commodity pricing to ensure that Indonesian export prices are more closely aligned with prevailing international market prices. For years, the government has argued that significant price disparities existed between commodities exported from Indonesia and comparable prices in global markets. These gaps were attributed to weak oversight, lengthy trading chains, and potential price manipulation.
The establishment of PT DSI initially faced criticism and concerns from various stakeholders, particularly regarding its potential impact on business flexibility. Nevertheless, the government maintains that the initiative has received positive recognition internationally as a meaningful step toward improving governance in Indonesia’s strategic commodity trade. According to the President, the reform forms part of a broader agenda to ensure that the country’s abundant natural resources generate greater economic benefits for Indonesia.
Based on a report submitted by Danantara CEO Rosan Roeslani, PT DSI has already managed approximately US$10.5 billion in export proceeds within roughly six weeks of commencing operations on 1 July 2026. The figure demonstrates the scale of export transactions already being monitored under the new framework and highlights the substantial foreign exchange potential that can be captured through improved oversight.
From a broader policy perspective, the one-stop export management system represents part of Indonesia’s wider effort to reform governance in the natural resources sector. In addition to strengthening oversight of export proceeds in line with the government’s broader foreign exchange management policies, the initiative is expected to improve Indonesia’s credibility among international investors and trading partners by increasing transparency and accountability.
Nevertheless, the success of PT DSI will ultimately depend on the effectiveness of its digital infrastructure, coordination among government agencies, regulatory certainty, and its ability to strike a balance between stronger oversight and maintaining a business-friendly export environment. The government will need to ensure that additional monitoring requirements do not create unnecessary administrative burdens for exporters, while businesses will be expected to adopt higher standards of transparency and compliance as part of Indonesia’s broader trade governance reforms.
With full implementation scheduled for 1 September 2026, PT Danantara Sumber Daya Alam is expected to become the cornerstone of Indonesia’s efforts to establish a more transparent, accountable, and data-driven system for managing natural resource exports. If successfully implemented, the policy has the potential to increase foreign exchange earnings, reduce trade-related irregularities, strengthen oversight of strategic commodity exports, and support a more efficient and sustainable governance framework for Indonesia’s natural resource sector.
