{
  "id": 2931480,
  "title": "TikTok Shop To Introduce 6% SST Charge On Seller Shipping Fees Next Month",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/tiktok-shop-to-introduce-6-sst-charge-on-seller-shipping-fees-next",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-24T03:24:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Lowyat.NET",
    "slug": "lowyat-net",
    "url": "https://www.lowyat.net/2026/402295/tiktok-shop-sst-seller-shipping-fees/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "TikTok Shop has announced a forthcoming change to its commission policy, effective next week on September 1, 2026. The platform will introduce a 6% SST (Sales Tax) charge on seller shipping fees for various services, including logistics related to delivery, distribution, and transportation of goods. This charge may also apply to unsuccessful order fees, such as forward shipping and return shipping. The seller shipping fee will be calculated after deducting the platform shipping fee discount and customer shipping fee. Sellers will temporarily bear this 6% SST charge from September 1 to September 6, 2026, to aid their transition. Beginning September 7, sellers will only be charged thereafter. The change comes following TikTok Shop's logistics entity transition from Tokgistics Pte Ltd to TikTok Shop (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, necessitating compliance with local tax requirements. The shipping fees are based on order creation time, not delivery time, meaning orders created in September won't incur the SST. Sellers should note the potential increase in shipping fees, for instance, a RM3.00 shipping cost would become RM3.18, not accounting for additional fees like the Platform Support Fee, introduced in February.",
  "summary": "TikTok Shop recently announced a change to its commission policy. Starting next week, 1 September 2026, a 6% SST charge will apply to the Actual Shipping Fee for relevant shipping-related services charged to sellers. These include logistics services relating to the delivery, distribution, and transportation of goods, documents, or parcels via the platform. Notably, the […] The post TikTok Shop To…",
  "key_points": [
    "TikTok Shop will introduce 6% SST charge on seller shipping fees from September 1, 2026.",
    "The charge applies to logistics services like delivery, distribution, and transportation of goods.",
    "Sellers will temporarily bear the 6% SST charge from September 1-6, 2026."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The introduction of a 6% SST charge on seller shipping fees shifts costs to sellers, who may see increases in shipping fees, such as a RM3.00 shipping cost becoming RM3.18.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}