The government plans to increase the types of goods on which excise duty is levied, ranging from packaged sugary drinks (MBDK) and plastics to ready-to-eat foods. Excise duty on MBDK and plastics was planned since 2019, but discussions were delayed due to the pandemic. The aim ...

Shopee e-commerce platform will implement a new policy for product categories and management fees starting September 1, 2024, and this update applies to sellers in non-Star, Star and Star+ categories. In this new policy, Shopee will apply four new product...

Four new Special Economic Zones (KEKs) proposed by business people this year have been approved by President Joko, namely Edutek Medika Internasional Banten in Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD),...

Indonesia, which has the highest total GDP in ASEAN, is becoming a key market for Chinese beauty to go overseas. Data from the General Administration of Customs shows that in yuan terms, China's trade in goods import and export value totaled 21.17 trillion yuan in the first half of this year, up 6.1%...

BYD also brought life to the Gaikindo Indonesia International Automotive Show (GIIAS 2024), their first participation in the annual show held in South Tanggelong BSD. During the 11-day show, BYD confessed that its cars were quite popular in Ind...

Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment Coordination (Marves) Luhut said that the Batang Integrated Industrial Zone (KITB) or Greater Batang City will become a Special Economic Zone (KEK). The 4,300-hectare KITB will continue to expand and be built in four phases. The current construction of KITB is only...

Industrial land sales in Jabodetabek, Greater Jakarta Metropolitan Area experienced very high growth in the second quarter of 2024, with industrial land sales transactions of 182.9 hectares, an increase of 1,84% compared to the previous quarter, and in the first quarter of 2024, industrial...

China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), together with the Ministry of Commerce and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region People's Government, will co-organize the ASEAN and China, Japan and South Korea (10+3) Industrial Chain Supply Chain Matchmaking Conference. With the theme of "Hand in Hand 10+3, Cooperation Chain Future", the conference will be held through online docking and...

On July 26, Indonesia's Trade Minister led a special task force to rectify illegal imports, seized a warehouse located in Jakarta's North District, in which the value of products suspected of being illegally imported amounted to 40 billion rupiah, which is equivalent to about 20 million...