Indonesians Violating Palm Oil Export Ban Will Face ‘Strict Sanctions:’ Trade Minister

Indonesians Violating Palm Oil Export Ban Will Face ‘Strict Sanctions:’ Trade Minister
People shop for cooking oil made from oil palms at a supermarket in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 27, 2022. Willy Kurniawan/Reuters
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Indonesia will impose “strict sanctions” against those who violate the country’s palm oil export ban to protect the domestic market, Trade Minister Muhammad Lutfi said Thursday.

Indonesia has widened the scope of its export ban on raw materials for cooking oil to include crude and refined palm oil. This comes just a day after its Chief Economic Minister said the ban will only cover refined, bleached, and deodorized palm olein.

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