Jakarta, May 18 -- Indonesia's MSME Ministry is preparing regulations on e-commerce service fees to create a fairer digital marketplace for small businesses, Minister Maman Abdurrahman said on Monday.

Abdurrahman said the rules will be included in a ministerial regulation on MSME protection and competitiveness, which has completed the legal harmonization process.

"We are now waiting for promulgation at the State Secretariat Ministry," he told reporters after a parliamentary meeting in Jakarta.

He said the regulation aims to simplify marketplace fee structures, which many MSME operators currently view as inconsistent and confusing across digital platforms.

The government plans to standardize charges into three categories: registration ...