The Warehouse Receipt System (locally known as its acronym SRG) is not just a deferred-sale and financing instrument, but also an empowerment and strengthening of Indonesia's commodity trade competitiveness in the global market.

Subang, West Java (Indonesia Window) – The Indonesian Ministry of Trade has an innovative and strategic policy instrument, the Warehouse Receipt System (locally known as its acronym SRG), which is supervised by the Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency (locally known as its abbreviation Bappebti).

The Warehouse Receipt System is not just a deferred-sale and financing instrument, but also an empowerment and strengthening of Indonesia's commodity trade competitiveness in the global market.

The Deputy Minister of Trade, Dyah Roro Esti Widya Putri, made the remark when seeing off 57.6 tons of coffee from the warehouse in Indonesia’s Subang district to China on Monday (July 28).

The exported commodity this time is Robusta coffee, consisting of three 20-foot containers. The exporting company is Zhanjiang Fruit Home Trading. Co., Ltd.

The estimated export value is 264,960 US dollars, or the equivalent of 4.31 billion rupiahs. The coffee export is being conducted from the SRG warehouse managed by the Gunung Luhur Berkah Producers Cooperative (locally known as its abbreviation KPGLB).

KPGLB has established coffee export contracts with buyers in several countries, including Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Vietnam, and China, as its new export markets.

Deputy Trade Minister Roro pointed out that amidst current global dynamics, Indonesia continues to strive to increase exports to other countries.

Global economic challenges relate to declining supplies for various crucial commodities, including coffee, due to climate change and a consistent increase in global demand, giving a strategic opportunity for Indonesia as one of the world's largest coffee producers.

"We are optimistic that Indonesia will be able to take the opportunities as our trade balance maintained a surplus trend in the first half of 2025. Indonesia's total export value in May 2025 reached 24.61 billion US dollar, reflecting year-on-year growth of 9.68 percent, driven by non-oil and gas export performance," Roro noted.

To address these challenges and opportunities, one of the Ministry of Trade's efforts to meet the global market's needs is through the Source Warehouse System due to its measurable quantity, proven quality, and guaranteed supply continuity.

"This is our competitive advantage. The Warehouse Receipt System is not merely a domestic solution, but Indonesia's strategic response to a clear global market signal: the need for reliable trading partners. For trading partners and importers, the system serves as a seal of trust, both in terms of quality and quantity, as commodities in the system undergo quality testing before storage," she added.

Through proper and optimal management and utilization of the system, commodity owners can directly penetrate the export market.

"Today's coffee export launch is an achievement worthy of our appreciation. This is proof that the Warehouse Receipt System can increase the competitiveness of Indonesian commodities in the global market," she said.

Reporting by Indonesia Window