Danantara Export Oversight Needs Stronger Legal Framework: Analyst

RRI.CO.ID, Jakarta - PT Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (DSI) is considered to require a stronger regulatory foundation to reinforce oversight of export trade.

Research and policy analysis institution NEXT Indonesia Center analyst Sandy Pramuji said that DSI’s verbal assertion that it acts solely as a supervisor, not an offtaker, is insufficient as a legal basis.

“Further legal instruments are still needed. An official designation through regulation is crucial to clarify the scope of authority, responsibilities, and coordination mechanisms to avoid confusion,” Sandy said in a statement, as quoted by Antara in Jakarta on Thursday, August 27, 2026.

He referred to Article 3, paragraph (3) of Government Regulation (PP) No. 24/2026, which stipulates that the status of State‑Owned Export Enterprises (BUMN Ekspor) must be established through formal legislation, such as a PP or a Presidential Regulation (Perpres).

Sandy noted that DSI has not yet been formally designated by regulation as the export SOE responsible for carrying out the mandate of PP No. 24/2026, even though it has already been performing supervisory functions. “As was also briefly mentioned by the President in his remarks at the People’s Consultative Assembly’s General Session on August 14,” he said.

This supervisory role aligns with the Explanatory Notes to Article 7a of PP No. 24/2026.

Under these provisions, oversight includes monitoring export documents and sales contracts, as well as integrating data through systems directly connected to the Customs Excise Information System and Automation (CEISA), the Indonesia National Single Window (SINSW), and the Integrated Real‑Time Foreign Exchange Monitoring Information System (SiMoDIS).

“DSI should provide added value through data integration and transaction oversight. Therefore, its institutional status, mandate, scope of authority, and coordination mechanisms need to be clarified from the outset,” Sandy said.

He added that DSI could study Singapore’s trade system to build a more integrated oversight mechanism. According to him, trade data integration can help the government gain full visibility into export transactions.

“Thus, DSI can provide added value through cross‑ministerial and cross‑agency integration of export data to detect potential misinvoicing and transfer pricing,” he said.

Sandy said DSI’s role could be modeled after Temasek, the Singaporean state‑owned enterprise responsible for managing TradeNet. The system was developed in collaboration with CrimsonLogic Pte. Ltd., an information technology company majority‑owned by Temasek, through a Public‑Private Partnership (PPP) scheme. ***