Tag: Indonesia

Indonesia tightens import regulations on foreign E-commerce goods

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 […]

How Indonesia’s online retail has changed in 2019

Overview With a population of 265 million, 171 million Indonesians have access to the Internet (2018 figures). This number represents 65% of the population and an increase of 18% compared to last year, being one of the countries with the highest Internet penetration rates worldwide. Among these users, only one-fourth of them engaged in E-commerce […]

Analyzing Southeast Asians’ Participation on 2018 Singles’ Day (PART II)

“Alibaba’s long-term strategy was to sell to consumers outside of China on Singles’ Day, especially to the Southeast Asia, in addition to selling international brands to Chinese consumers, and they had fulfilled just that..“   ->> Analyzing Southeast Asians’ Participation on 2018 Singles’ Day (PART I) 2/Singapore Anticipation Starts Early with Traffic Doubling Up Right […]

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

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)

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 I)

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 […]