Indonesia aims to finalize a trade deal with Morocco by 2027 as part of efforts to strengthen its position as the world’s leading palm oil supplier.
Indonesia’s Deputy Trade Minister Dyah Roro Esti Widya Putri said Friday that she met Omar Hejira, Morocco’s secretary of state for foreign trade, to discuss securing a bilateral deal that would ensure ‘mutually beneficial’ market access. Roro identified crude and refined palm oil as among Indonesia’s untapped export opportunities in Morocco, despite the country being the world’s largest supplier of the commodity.
“We are ready to work with Morocco constructively to speed up the negotiations,” Roro said. “Our export potential is significant but has not sufficiently reached Moroccan markets, especially for anhydrous ammonia, crude and refined palm oil, semi-finished iron and steel, and frozen shrimp,” she added.
Roro did not specify the scale of tariff reductions Indonesia is seeking under the proposed trade deal. She noted that Indonesia intends to increase imports of Moroccan fertilizers and aluminum.
According to Roro, Indonesia could serve as a gateway for Morocco to access ASEAN markets, while Morocco could help Indonesia expand its reach into African, European, and Mediterranean markets.
Although India and China remain the traditional buyers of Indonesian palm oil, exports to Morocco have been gaining momentum.
Data from the Trade Ministry showed that Indonesia’s exports to Morocco increased 37% year on year to $180.4 million in the first half of the year. Around $34 million of the total came from animal fat and vegetable oils, a category that includes palm oil.
That figure was twice the amount recorded during the same period in 2025 and already surpassed Indonesia’s full-year exports of animal fats and vegetable oils to Morocco, which totaled $29.7 million in 2025.
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