Malaysia keeps November crude palm oil export duty at 8.0%

Published Fri, Oct 14, 2022 · 04:37 PM
    • Malaysia calculated a reference price of RM3,575.80 per tonne for November, compared to RM4,033.51 in October.
    • Malaysia calculated a reference price of RM3,575.80 per tonne for November, compared to RM4,033.51 in October. PHOTO: REUTERS

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    MALAYSIA has maintained its November export tax for crude palm oil at 8 per cent and reduced its reference price, a circular on the Malaysian Palm Oil Board website showed on Friday (Oct 14).

    The world’s second-largest palm exporter calculated a reference price of RM3,575.80 (S$1,082.6) per tonne for November, compared to RM4,033.51 (US$858.19) in October.

    The export tax structure starts at 3 per cent for crude palm oil in a RM2,250 to 2,400 per-tonne range. The maximum tax rate is set at 8 per cent when prices exceed RM3,450 a tonne. REUTERS

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