Prabowo Signs DHE SDA Rules, Applicable March 1, 2025

JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto has officially signed a Government Regulation (PP) regarding the new provisions for the placement of Natural Resources Export Result Foreign Exchange (DHE) and will take effect on March 1, 2025.

The regulation is contained in Government Regulation (PP) number 8 of 2025 concerning Export Result Foreign Exchange from business activities, management, and natural resource processing.

"So far, our export foreign exchange funds, especially from natural resources, are widely stored abroad, in foreign banks. In order to strengthen and enlarge the impact of the foreign exchange management on the export results of natural resources, the government stipulates Government Regulation number 8 of 2025," Prabowo said at a press conference, Monday, February 17.

As for this new regulation, the government stipulates that the obligation to place DHE SDA in the domestic financial system will be increased to 100 percent from the previous 30 percent and DHE SDA storage is extended from a minimum of 3 months to 1 year from placement.

Furthermore, the placement of DHE SDA is carried out in a special account in the country, this is mandatory for exporters who have an export value of more than 250,000 US dollars per year. However, even though it must be stored for 1 year, exporters can still use it for operational needs.

Prabowo emphasized that this provision applies to the mining, plantation, forestry and fishery sectors, while oil and natural gas are excluded.

"For the oil and gas sector, it is excluded by still referring to PP number 36 of 2023," he explained.

With this step in 2025, Prabowo said that the foreign exchange of exports is estimated to increase by 80 billion US dollars and if it is complete 12 months the results are estimated to be more than 100 billion US dollars.

Prabowo said that the use of Indonesia's natural resources must be optimized for the prosperity of the nation and people, both through development financing, domestic money circulation, increasing foreign exchange reserves and exchange rate stability.