TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is preparing regulations on admin fees for e-commerce platforms as part of its efforts to protect micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
Temmy Satya Permana, Deputy for Small Business at the Ministry of MSMEs, explained that currently, there are no official regulations regarding admin fees or commissions applied by digital platforms, either at the Ministry of Trade or the Ministry of Communication and Digital.
“So far, platform fees have been considered to benefit large businesses. In the future, there will be regulations regarding special fee deductions for micro and small enterprises (MSMEs) and domestic products,” said Permana in a working meeting with Commission VII of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) in Jakarta on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, as reported by Antara.
Permana explained that the Ministry of MSMEs, together with the Ministry of Trade, is currently drafting a revision to Minister of Trade Regulation Number 31 of 2023 to accommodate the admin fee regulations. The Minister of Trade Regulation regulates Business Licensing, Advertising, Guidance, and Supervision of Business Actors in Electronic Trading.
Temmy explained that in the revised Trade Ministerial Regulation Number 31 of 2023, there are three main points being discussed. One of them concerns the regulation of platform fees, including discounts for MSEs and domestic products.
He explained that this regulation will also require platforms to notify the government of any planned increases in administrative fees.
Furthermore, Temmy mentioned that the revision also includes the implementation of minimum prices for imported products for 11 commodities that can be produced domestically.
This policy is expected to provide more room for local products to compete with imported goods entering the domestic market.
He continued, explaining that the revised regulation also addresses search algorithms on e-commerce platforms. Local products will be facilitated in promotions and search recommendations so they are not outperformed by imported products.
“E-commerce platforms are prohibited from setting up systems that prioritize imported products, especially in their search algorithms,” Temmy said.
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