Perpres 27/2026 on ride-hailing and delivery platforms was released on 8 October: a platform-fee cap of 8%, written partnership agreements, and implementing rules due by 31 December

On 8 October 2026 the government released Presidential Regulation 27/2026 on the protection of the digital-platform transport ecosystem, covering transport of people, goods and food through apps. At a press conference at the DPR, the Minister of MSMEs, Maman Abdurrahman, said it is to be bound by partnership agreements between platforms and drivers; the Minister of Transport, Dudy Purwagandhi, said platform fees for motorcycle-taxi drivers are capped at 8%; and the Deputy Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs, Nezar Patria, will set service fees for goods and food delivery. A task force chaired by the Minister of MSMEs will coordinate the partnership agreements, and ministries must issue implementing rules by 31 December (the report does not give the year). Media report that drivers keep their status as partners rather than employees. We have not seen the regulation's text: the sources we could read do not give the dates it was signed or promulgated, and its title is reported in two forms, so treat the details as reported.

Key points

• Title and release: the State Secretariat gives the title as Peraturan Presiden Nomor 27 Tahun 2026 tentang Pelindungan Ekosistem Transportasi Berbasis Platform Digital; the DPR's report calls it "Pelindungan Pekerja Transportasi Online". Deputy State Secretary Bambang Eko Suhariyanto announced it at the DPR complex on Thursday 8 October 2026: "today the government officially releases Presidential Regulation 27 of 2026." The sources we read give no signing or promulgation date, and no effective date.
• Scope: online transport of people, goods and food. Maman Abdurrahman said it "covers the transport of people, goods and food, and will be bound in partnership agreements"; the State Secretariat lists electronic systems, micro-enterprises and partnerships, and employment social security among the subjects, with the Ministries of Transport, Communication and Digital Affairs, and MSMEs involved.
• Platform fee: the Minister of Transport said the platform service fee for ride-hailing drivers is capped at a maximum of 8%, set both in the Perpres and in the Transport Minister's decision (ANTARA reports the decision took effect on 1 July 2026). The sources we read do not say whether the cap covers delivery services.
• Delivery tariffs: Deputy Minister Nezar Patria said the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs will set service fees for goods and food delivery.
• Oversight: a joint task force or communication forum chaired by the Minister of MSMEs will coordinate and supervise the partnership agreements between app operators and driver partners; the DPR says it will keep overseeing implementation.
• Deadline: Deputy State Secretary Bambang said the implementing rules of the relevant ministries "must be completed by 31 December at the latest"; the DPR's report does not state the year.
• Driver status, as reported by media and not confirmed in the text: drivers remain partners of the platform rather than employees, and two-wheel drivers are treated as micro-business operators.
• Relationship to the new Labor Protection Law: the two are separate instruments. The labor law, passed on 6 October, has its own provisions for platform workers; we have not seen the official text of either on this point.

Sources

• Kementerian Sekretariat Negara — Wamensesneg Bambang Beri Keterangan Terkait Perpres Perlindungan Ekosistem Transportasi Berbasis Platform Digital (8 October 2026; title, release statement, subjects covered)
• DPR RI — DPR dan Pemerintah Perkuat Perlindungan Ekosistem Transportasi Online (8 October 2026; press conference at Gedung Nusantara III; 8% cap, Komdigi delivery fees, task force, 31 December deadline)
• ANTARA News — Menhub: Perpres Nomor 27/2026 beri kepastian pengemudi ojek online (9 October 2026; Dudy Purwagandhi, 8% cap in the Perpres and the ministerial decision)