Indonesia tightens import regulations on foreign E-commerce goods

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Monday this week, the Indonesian government has announced a new threshold for import taxes on consumer goods sold via E-commerce. Instead of the existing threshold of $75, starting Jan 1 next year, any products worth more than $3 (about RP 42,000) will have to pay import tax. This is the second time that the customs […]

Southeast Asia’s taxing and regulations on E-commerce

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Taxing Southeast Asia’s E-commerce sector The invasion of technologies and the Internet completely spin the retail world in another direction. Before that, the success of a retail store relies greatly on its location and accessibility. However, as technology allows people to shop in just one click, stores are no longer bound by its venue, and […]

Boxme Global: 4 years of developing the most well-rounded logistics solution in Southeast Asia

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Boxme Global: 4 years of developing the most well-rounded logistics solution in Southeast Asia Officially going into operation since October 2015, Boxme was known as a pioneer enterprise in providing technological solutions for E-commerce logistics, especially bringing to the playground the E-commerce fulfillment model which has not been widely popular in Southeast Asia (SEA) In […]

Seize the E-commerce opportunity in Thailand

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A quick recap of Thailand’s E-commerce Thailand in 2018 GDP: USD 602 billion (second largest in Southeast Asia, behind Indonesia) The second-largest Business-to-Consumer (B2C) E-commerce market in Southeast Asia Internet coverage Internet penetration rate: 57.4% Internet users: 45 million Mobile subscribers: 124.8 million Facebook users: 52 million LINE users: 44 million Online transactions: 52% are […]

[Southeast Asia] Export Potential in the Philippines (PART III)

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The import – export sector in the Philippines is on the rise. According to Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the country’s total trade grew by 8.6% in December 2017. This is better than the 5.8% full-year trade growth recorded in 2016. ->> [Southeast Asia] Export Potential in the Philippines (PART I) ->> [Southeast Asia] Export Potential in the […]

[Southeast Asia] Export Potential in the Philippines (PART II)

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The import – export sector in the Philippines is on the rise. According to Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the country’s total trade grew by 8.6% in December 2017. This is better than the 5.8% full-year trade growth recorded in 2016. ->> [Southeast Asia] Export Potential in the Philippines (PART I) Imports and exports posted 10.2 […]

[Southeast Asia] Export Potential in the Philippines (PART I)

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The import – export sector in the Philippines is on the rise. According to Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the country’s total trade grew by 8.6% in December 2017. This is better than the 5.8% full-year trade growth recorded in 2016. Imports and exports posted 10.2 percent and 9.5 percent growth rates, respectively, exceeding the Development […]

[Southeast Asia] Export Potential in Vietnam (PART III)

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With its rising costs, China is no longer the go-to destination for many businesses, and Vietnam has arisen as a potential competitor. Recent trends show that the number of orders shifting from China to Vietnam has seen a significant increase. For example, China’s Pearl River Delta, long known as one of the key factory centers […]

[Southeast Asia] Export Potential in Vietnam (PART II)

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With its rising costs, China is no longer the go-to destination for many businesses, and Vietnam has arisen as a potential competitor. Recent trends show that the number of orders shifting from China to Vietnam has seen a significant increase. For example, China’s Pearl River Delta, long known as one of the key factory centers […]

[Southeast Asia] Export Potential in Vietnam (PART I)

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With its rising costs, China is no longer the go-to destination for many businesses, and Vietnam has arisen as a potential competitor. Recent trends show that the number of orders shifting from China to Vietnam has seen a significant increase. For example, China’s Pearl River Delta, long known as one of the key factory centers […]

[Southeast Asia] Export Potential in Indonesia (Part III)

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Indonesia may not be as big as China in terms of scale and population, but it pretty much is in every other sense of the word, thanks to its limitless opportunities for businesses – large and small alike. Here in the first ‘episode’ of the Southeast Asia analyzing series, we take a look at Indonesia […]

[Southeast Asia] Export Potential in Indonesia (PART II)

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Indonesia may not be as big as China in terms of scale and population, but it pretty much is in every other sense of the word, thanks to its limitless opportunities for businesses – large and small alike. Here in the first ‘episode’ of the Southeast Asia analyzing series, we take a look at Indonesia […]