Head of Customs Office Now Required to Issue Approvals or Rejections for Cancellations of Submitted Applications for Loading and Physical Examinations of Palm Oil and Related Derivative Products Within Three Business Days

In 2020, the Director-General of Customs and Excise (“Director-General”) established various provisions and prerequisites that related to physical examinations of palm oil, crude palm oil (CPO) and related derivative products (collectively referred to as “Products”), as well as to the submission of export notifications (pemberitahuan ekspor barang – “PEB”) for exports of said Products through the issuance of Regulation No. PER-08/BC/2020 on the Governance of Exports of Palm Oil, Crude Palm Oil and Derivative Products (“Regulation 8/2020”).