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Malaysia plans an E-Commerce Bill; courier floor price still under study

Consultation · updated 9 October 2026 · reviewed 23 October 2026 · Southeast Asia

Malaysia has charged 10% sales tax on imported low-value goods of RM500 or less sold online since 1 January 2024, with sellers and marketplaces registering once such sales exceed RM500,000 in 12 months. Tabling Budget 2027 on 9 October 2026, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said an E-Commerce Bill will be tabled at the next parliamentary sitting to strengthen accountability among online platforms and sellers, and that the government will review legal and enforcement measures to protect local small businesses from unfair competition by foreign platforms and to keep goods bought by Malaysians safe. Separately, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said in November 2025 that the government was studying a mandatory floor price for courier services; MCMC's reference prices remain advisory.

For a parcel Low-value imports already carry 10% sales tax collected by registered sellers; the planned E-Commerce Bill would add platform and seller accountability duties, and a courier floor price, if adopted, would set a minimum on domestic delivery rates.

Key dates

  • Done9 Oct 2026

    Budget 2027 tabled; E-Commerce Bill announced for the next parliamentary sitting The Star

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Who it hits

Cross-border marketplacesForeign sellers of low-value goodsDomestic couriersPos Malaysia

What to prepare

  • Ask marketplace clients how they expect the E-Commerce Bill to change seller checks and product safety duties for goods shipped into Malaysia
  • Confirm low-value goods sales tax registration and collection for the sellers you clear
  • Model Malaysian last-mile costs under a floor-price scenario before renewing platform contracts

Our reading

The budget points at foreign platforms through a new law rather than through a change to the low-value goods tax; reports of the budget speech that we read did not mention the tax or a courier floor price. The bill's text, expected at the next sitting, will show whether duties fall on platforms only or also on the carriers that deliver their parcels. A New Straits Times headline from October 2026 puts the bill at the first parliamentary sitting next year; we could not open the article, so treat the timing as unconfirmed.
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Sources

  1. Malaysia imposes tax on the import of low value goods · ASEAN Briefing · 2024-01-23
  2. Govt to study floor price for courier services to ensure fair competition, says Fahmi · The Edge Malaysia · 2025-11-25
  3. University students, institutions among Budget 2027 priorities, says Anwar · The Star · 2026-10-01
  4. MCMC: no mandatory minimum price for courier services · Business Today · 2025-02-19
  5. MRCA proposes stricter cross-border e-commerce policies in Budget 2027 · The Star · 2026-09-14
  6. Budget 2027: Govt proposes E-Commerce Bill to protect MSMEs, boost consumer safety · The Star · 2026-10-09
  7. E-Commerce Bill set for first parliamentary sitting next year · New Straits Times · 2026-10

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