Indonesia to Collect Taxes Via Online Marketplaces Starting August 1, 2026

Indonesia's Directorate General of Taxes (DJP) will start collecting taxes via online marketplaces on August 1, 2026. The policy, regulated under Finance Minister Regulation No. 37/2025, appoints Tokopedia, Shopee, Lazada, and Blibli as tax collectors.

Director General Bimo Wijayanto clarified that this is not a new tax but a change in collection mechanism. Domestic sellers previously paid taxes directly, but now appointed marketplaces will collect Article 22 Income Tax at a rate of 0.5 percent of sellers' gross turnover. This applies only to sellers with annual gross turnover exceeding Rp500 million.

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This is not a new tax. It is a tax on income from business activities conducted through marketplaces. What has changed is only the collection mechanism, from previously being paid directly by domestic sellers to being collected by appointed marketplaces.

The DJP emphasized that the regulation aims to foster a healthy, fair, and equal governance framework for the digital economy, not to hinder its growth. The Indonesian E-Commerce Association is working to ensure effective implementation while supporting local products.

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We emphasize that PMK No. 37/2025 is not intended to hinder the digital economy. Instead, it aims to ensure that digital economic growth operates within a healthy, fair, and equal governance framework.