Indonesia adds patchouli oil to warehouse receipt system

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Trade Ministry has added patchouli oil to the list of commodities eligible for storage under its Warehouse Receipt System (WRS), aiming to improve product quality, price stability and market value.

Tirta Karma Senjaya, head of the Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency (Bappebti) at the Trade Ministry, said the decision followed a structured assessment confirming the commodity's suitability.

"Bappebti is committed to optimizing the WRS to support productivity, maintain quality, promote selling-price stability and increase the economic value of patchouli oil in domestic and global markets," Tirta said in Jakarta on Friday.

The designation is stipulated in Trade Ministerial Decree No. 2055 of 2026, which amends the list of commodities eligible for storage under the system.

Tirta said the WRS could generate additional economic value for businesses dealing in patchouli oil. Its eligibility was supported by market, supply-chain, technical, institutional, financing and regulatory readiness.

Patchouli oil is one of Indonesia's strategic essential oils, widely used in the perfume, cosmetics and aromatherapy industries, as well as in various natural-based products.

The designation is a strategic government measure to strengthen Indonesia's domestic patchouli oil trading ecosystem.

The commodity's inclusion followed proposals and consultations involving relevant ministries, government agencies and stakeholders across the supply chain, from upstream production to downstream industries.

Proposals to add commodities to the WRS storage list may come from regional governments, ministries, non-ministerial government agencies or commodity associations, provided they are supported by feasibility studies.

The addition expands the list established under Trade Ministerial Regulation No. 14 of 2026 on commodities and requirements for goods eligible for WRS storage.

Indonesia currently allows 31 commodities to be stored under the system, including unhusked rice, milled rice, corn, coffee, cocoa, pepper, rubber, seaweed, rattan and gambier.

Other eligible commodities include tea, copra, tin, shallots, fish, nutmeg, chicken carcasses, white crystal sugar, soybeans, tobacco, cinnamon, agar, carrageenan, mocaf, areca nuts, tapioca, smoked fish, dried fish, cloves and patchouli oil.

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