Indonesia plans new rule to collect tax from online sellers

The Finance Ministry believes this will help improve compliance and ensure taxes reflect business size

Online marketplaces, couriers to face Rs300,000 penalty for failure to file monthly statements

Amended Finance Bill 2025–26 revises penalty structure for tax fraud and non-filing of monthly statements by online payment intermediaries and courier companies.

Alibaba to merge travel and food units into core E-commerce

The reorganization is part of efforts to improve efficiency and respond to rising competition in China’s e-commerce market

E-commerce sector warns new taxes could slow growth

Pakistan’s e-commerce market is valued at Rs2.2 trillion ($7.7 billion), less than 2% of GDP and 4% of retail, says President PEA

Pakistanis spend over Rs317 billion on online platforms in 2024–25

Meta leads with Rs12.3 billion, Apple records Rs6 billion, Google Rs5.94 billion, AliExpress Rs4.9 billion, Temu Rs1.8 billion, and Netflix Rs2.79 billion

FBR’s proposed tax measures to generate Rs65 billion from e-commerce 

FBR proposes increasing advance tax on offshore digital services from 10% to 15%, targeting global giants like Google and YouTube to boost revenue and encourage local operations

FBR clarifies exemptions for one-time sellers, women in new e-commerce tax proposal

Committee approves proposal to impose sales tax on e-commerce transactions

Amazon challenges EU’s very large online platform status under digital content law

Amazon argues its store differs from social media platforms and that the rules do not help prevent the spread of counterfeit or illegal goods

Tax on digital platforms imposed after retail sector’s concerns over unequal burden, says FBR chairman

Online platforms and courier services that fail to remit taxes on digital transactions will face fines of Rs500,000 for first-time violations and up to Rs1 million for repeated defaults

New tax on online shoppers for purchases from local, international e-commerce platforms

Tiered tax structure will apply on local e-commerce platforms: 1% for transactions up to Rs10,000, 2% for transactions under Rs25,000, and 0.25% for amounts exceeding Rs25,000

Walmart’s Flipkart secures approval for direct lending in India

This is the first time the Reserve Bank of India has granted a large e-commerce player in India a non-bank finance company (NBFC) licence

EU watchdog files complaint against Shein over dark patterns

These patterns include pop-ups urging users to stay for deals, countdown timers creating pressure to buy, and infinite scrolling

Amazon uses AI to improve warehouse robots and delivery

Amazon announces it is forming a new group at its Lab126 device unit to develop warehouse robots that can perform multiple tasks

Daily U.S. users of Temu fall by 58 percent in May

Temu cuts advertising spend as de minimis tariff-free shipping provision is removed

Temu-owner PDD Holdings reports 47% drop in Q1 net profit

The company attributes the weaker performance to a lower-than-expected operating margin