Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Indonesian government's planned one-stop export policy through PT Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (DSI) should serve as a strategic instrument to accelerate downstream industrialization rather than merely manage foreign exchange earnings, a lawmaker said.”The government should use DSI as an instrument for controlling export volumes that is directly linked to the national industrialization agenda,” Deputy Chairperson of Commission VII of the House of Representatives (DPR) Evita Nursanty said in a statement on Wednesday.Her remarks came in response to the government's plan to implement a centralized export mechanism for strategic natural resources, including coal, palm oil, and ferroalloys, with DSI designated as the sole exporter.The policy will be phased in gradually, with a transition period beginning this June and ending no later than December 31. Full implementation is scheduled for January 1, 2027. The primary goal of the policy is to improve foreign exchange management, optimize state revenues, and strengthen the bargaining position of Indonesian commodities in global markets.Under the scheme, DSI will act as the sole intermediary to ensure price transparency and prevent underinvoicing.Commodity prices and reasonable profit margins will be determined directly by DSI, while export proceeds will be forwarded to domestic business operators.Evita said the government must be able to determine priorities between domestic industrial needs and export demand when allocating strategic natural resources.”Without such a design, the one-stop export policy risks merely changing export channels without changing the economic structure that still relies on exports of raw materials and low-value-added products,” she said.She also urged the government to explain how the policy would support the development of domestic processing industries, particularly in the coal and ferroalloy sectors.This includes ensuring raw material supplies for strategic industrial zones and national downstreaming projects, she added.According to Evita, the government must guarantee the availability of raw materials for domestic processing and refining industries, including smelters and downstream manufacturers, at competitive prices before exports are prioritized.She further reminded the government that stronger export controls must go hand in hand with stronger national industrial production capacity.”We in the DPR will encourage the government to formulate success indicators that measure not only foreign exchange earnings, but also increases in domestic value-added, industrial employment, and investment growth in the downstream sector,” she said.Evita warned that without such metrics, the policy could become a mere administrative change.She noted that Indonesia continues to face a paradox as a major natural resource exporter that has yet to maximize the value-added benefits of its commodities.To resolve this, she stressed that the regulation of strategic commodities through a centralized approach must firmly support national downstreaming.”This approach must ultimately protect local downstream industries from global raw commodity price fluctuations and maintain domestic market stability,” she added.