Indonesia is set to import approximately 3.1 million metric tons of sugar for industrial use in 2026, according to Tatang Yuliono, a senior official from the country’s coordinating ministry for food affairs, speaking on Tuesday.
Additionally, the government plans to establish a separate import quota of 508,360 tons of sugar for industries that export their products, Yuliono confirmed.
This import allowance, primarily for raw sugar, is aligned with the anticipated demand from manufacturers, he explained to reporters. However, he emphasized that there are no plans to import sugar for household consumption.
In 2025, Indonesia initially planned to allocate a total of 4.39 million tons in import quotas for raw sugar but halted the issuance of import permits in September after sugarcane farmers raised concerns about their ability to compete with foreign suppliers.
Up until the permit suspension, the government had issued permits for 4.19 million tons of imports out of the 2025 quota.
