Southeast Asia eCommerce Outlook 2024

This free PDF takes a broad view of eCommerce across five of Southeast Asia's most exciting markets. Through its 27 pages, you'll get a look into how each of these countries have embraced eCommerce as a sales channel, as well as some of the key strengths of each country and the differences between them.

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  • An introduction to the state of eCommerce in Southeast Asia: statistics, market size and structure
  • A breakdown of which eCommerce platforms dominate the region and each of the five profiled countries
  • A look at consumers in the region, their relationship with social media, and marketing in each country
  • A comparison of Internet and mobile cellular network penetration throughout the region
  • A summary of some key legal factors regarding market entry into each country, including logistics, legal matters, and taxes
  • A look at new trends in eCommerce landscape: Tokopedia, Temu, and Tik Tok Shop
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  • 01 eCommerce in Southeast Asia: all the data in this chapter and the corresponding TMO observations
  • 02 Consumers, Marketing, and Social Media: all the data in this chapter and the corresponding TMO observations
  • 03 Legal Requirements, Importing, and Cross-Border eCommerce: all the data in this chapter and the corresponding TMO observations
In addition, we have added the following section to help you understand the latest eCommerce landscape in Southeast Asia:
  • 04 New trends in eCommerce landscape: Tokopedia, TEMU, TikTok Shop
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  • 02 Consumers, Marketing, and Social Media: all the data in this chapter and the corresponding TMO observations (except for the page of KOLs and Livestreaming)
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  • A summary of some key legal factors regarding market entry into each country, including logistics, legal matters, and taxes
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  • SEA Consumers: What are the most popular products to buy online? How often do they use the Internet or social media? What attitudes to consumers show towards foreign products?
  • Connectivity: What penetration rates does each country show for Internet, mobile, and social media? What potential for growth exists?
  • Marketing: How much money is spent on digital marketing in each country? What are the mainstream social media platforms? What are the popular shopping holidays? What are some popular KOLs from each country?
  • Customs & Taxation: How high are consumption and import taxes? Which product categories are restricted for importation?
  • Entry Strategy: Do these countries permit 100% Foreign Direct Investment? Is the cross-border eCommerce model applicable?
  • Logistics & Distribution: What are some major logistics suppliers in each country? What delivery times and costs do consumers expect?
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What Will You Find...

  • An introduction to the state of eCommerce in Southeast Asia: statistics, market size and structure
  • A breakdown of which eCommerce platforms dominate the region and each of the five profiled countries
  • A look at consumers in the region, their relationship with social media, and marketing in each country
  • A comparison of Internet and mobile cellular network penetration throughout the region
  • A summary of some key legal factors regarding market entry into each country, including logistics, legal matters, and taxes
  • A look at new trends in eCommerce landscape: Tokopedia, Temu, and Tik Tok Shop

This Outlook will be updated annually!

Highlights

This Outlook covers five of the region's fastest developing and most promising eCommerce markets - Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Our research touches on demographics, eCommerce development, consumer preferences, social media adoption, customs restrictions, tax, legal entity requirements, and the analysis of new trends in eCommerce.

The Southeast Asia eCommerce Outlook acts as a complement to the full, comprehensive regional eCommerce guides published by TMO in 2019 and updated on an annual basis. This Outlook was designed to be the perfect jumping-off point for companies curious about expanding into new markets in the region. We hope to take brands from curious to decided, and this Outlook represents the first step in that process.

In 2024, we make a comprehensive update of the Outlook data, and the updated content covers:

  • 01 eCommerce in Southeast Asia: all the data in this chapter and the corresponding TMO observations
  • 02 Consumers, Marketing, and Social Media: all the data in this chapter and the corresponding TMO observations
  • 03 Legal Requirements, Importing, and Cross-Border eCommerce: all the data in this chapter and the corresponding TMO observations

In addition, we have added the following section to help you understand the latest eCommerce landscape in Southeast Asia:

  • 04 New trends in eCommerce landscape: Tokopedia, TEMU, TikTok Shop

If you'd prefer to jump in head-first and get talking strategy right away, contact us about SEA (Southeast Asia) eCommerce  for a more in-depth conversation today.

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