Jakarta. The Customs Office has tightened the rules for e-commerce imports on Monday as part of a concerted effort to protect local small businesses producing shoes, bags and clothes.
Heru Pambudi, the director general of customs and excise at the Finance Ministry, said in a statement that any import shipment valued at $3 or more must now pay import tax – a much lower import tax-free threshold than the previous $75. The new rule will be effective starting Jan. 1 next year.
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