Marketplace Tax to Start Collecting Platforms in August 2026

The Marketplace Tax will come into effect through the Article 22 PPh vote of 0.5 percent by the major platforms starting August 1, 2026.

The Marketplace Tax enters a new phase when DJP designates Tokopedia, Shopee, Lazada, and Blibli as Article 22 PPh collectors on online merchant income.

The policy gives the marketplace about a month to adjust the system, business processes, and communications to the sellers. In practice, the platform will collect, deposit, and report taxes electronically. Traders no longer fully handle the administrative process manually because back evidence will be available through coretax.

The government has insisted that this is not a new tax scheme. What is changing is its administration mechanisms. The state wants the tax system to follow the way digital transactions work, rather than forcing online traders to reverse to adapt to the old, all-in-one manual procedure.

Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said that the marketplace designation will be gradually expanded, meaning Tokopedia, Shopee, Lazada, and Blibli are only the initial wave.

The immediate impact is felt by the merchant.Margin needs to be recalculated, transaction records need to be more neat, and sellers need to ensure their tax data is in line with the administration's concerns.

Digital tax is now moving from a lead to an automated system, and for sellers, it's no longer a matter of tomorrow, but a matter of August.