Indonesia regulation impacts EUDR supply chains

Indonesia has introduced a new framework for the cross-border dissemination of geospatial data and geospatial information relating to Indonesian territory. Badan Informasi Geospasial Regulation No. 1 of 2026 came into effect on 3 June 2026. Here is what it means for EUDR supply chains:

The impact for EUDR supply chains - Approval for 6-decimal precision

For ordinary sharing abroad, the default categories allow latitude and longitude coordinates only up to 4 decimal places.

For more precise EUDR-type geolocation, such as 6-decimal coordinates or farm polygons, the regulation creates an approval route through BIG where the sharing is linked to, among other things, an international business transaction.

The approval application must include:

• the reason for sharing the data

• the data, data type, and metadata

• the recipient any onward recipients

• the sharing mechanism

• a limited-use statement confirming the recipient will only share the data onward with named parties

  
  

BIG then verifies the application against the document requirements, defence, security, strategic national interest, copyright considerations, and the accessibility and traceability of the data.

The regulation states that verification must be completed within 10 working days of receipt of the application.

If approved, the approval must identify the applicant, the recipient, any onward recipients, the approved data type, and the obligations that apply during and after dissemination. There is also a separate processing issue. Article 17 says that if approved geospatial data will be processed outside Indonesia, the geospatial information provider must first obtain approval from BIG under the applicable rules.

The regulation is already in force. Article 28 states that it takes effect on the date of promulgation, which was 3 June 2026.

There is also a transitional provision. Parties already disseminating data outside the Article 4 and Article 5 categories must report to BIG within 1 year of the regulation taking effect.

Implication for EUDR

EUDR requires geolocation at a precision that normally means 6-decimal coordinates, and polygons for plots over 4 hectares.

Indonesia’s new framework does not appear to ban that level of precision outright, but it may require a formal approval process before precise Indonesian farm geodata is shared abroad or processed on foreign servers.

For EU importers sourcing from Indonesia, this is worth checking carefully before building workflows where farmers, cooperatives, exporters, or mapping providers send raw GeoJSON files directly to EU operators, monitoring platforms, or TRACES.

Indonesia introduces new regulations which may impact sharing EUDR required data.