Malaysia's standard 8% service tax on any service spend — with a preset for Meta, Google and TikTok digital ads, per platform and annualised.
Rates last verified: 2026-07-18
Malaysia's standard service tax (SST) (opens in a new tab) rate is 8%, administered by RMCD. This calculator applies 8% to any taxable service spend, with a preset for digital ads (Meta, Google, TikTok) — per platform and annualised.
The same 8% applies whether billed by a foreign platform under Overseas Vendor Registration or a local reseller.
The standard Malaysian service tax rate is 8%, which applies to imported digital services (including ad platforms billed by a foreign entity, under the Overseas Vendor Registration/OVR regime administered by RMCD) as well as services billed through a locally-registered reseller. Rates last verified 2026-07-18.
At the current 8% standard rate, both paths apply the same rate to the same spend — the distinction matters for who is responsible for registering, invoicing and remitting the tax (the foreign platform under OVR vs. a local reseller under standard SST registration), not for the amount you're charged.
The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (RMCD/JKDM) administers SST, including the Overseas Vendor Registration (OVR) system for foreign digital service providers, via the MySST portal.
No — this is a planning estimate based on the standard published rate, not tax advice. SST registration thresholds, exemptions and specific invoicing treatment can vary by business structure; confirm your specific situation with a tax adviser or directly via MySST.
No — it's a client-side estimate only. Actual SST registration and filing happens through the MySST portal (mysst.customs.gov.my), separate from this tool entirely.
The standard Malaysian service tax rate is 8%, which applies to imported digital services (including ad platforms billed by a foreign entity, under the Overseas Vendor Registration/OVR regime administered by RMCD) as well as services billed through a locally-registered reseller. Rates last verified 2026-07-18.
At the current 8% standard rate, both paths apply the same rate to the same spend — the distinction matters for who is responsible for registering, invoicing and remitting the tax (the foreign platform under OVR vs. a local reseller under standard SST registration), not for the amount you're charged.
The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (RMCD/JKDM) administers SST, including the Overseas Vendor Registration (OVR) system for foreign digital service providers, via the MySST portal.
No — this is a planning estimate based on the standard published rate, not tax advice. SST registration thresholds, exemptions and specific invoicing treatment can vary by business structure; confirm your specific situation with a tax adviser or directly via MySST.
No — it's a client-side estimate only. Actual SST registration and filing happens through the MySST portal (mysst.customs.gov.my), separate from this tool entirely.
In practical terms, the billing path mostly determines who is responsible for registering, invoicing and remitting the tax to the Royal Malaysian Customs Department (RMCD) — not the rate itself at current settings, which is why this calculator applies the same 8% regardless of which option you select. Registration is covered in our guide to SST on digital marketing.
This tool exists to make the true, tax-inclusive cost of a multi-platform ad budget visible in one place rather than discovered platform-by-platform on separate invoices — useful when budgeting a full year of spend where the SST line item is easy to underestimate across three or four platforms at once.
Treat the output as a planning estimate: SST registration thresholds, specific exemptions and invoicing treatment can vary by business structure, so confirm your exact situation via the MySST portal or a tax adviser rather than relying on this tool alone. For rates and registration, see our SST Malaysia guide.
Budgeting ad spend before tax? Pair this with the Google Ads cost calculator, and if you're also tracking e-invoicing obligations alongside this, see the e-invoice deadline checker.
Selling on a marketplace, not just advertising on one?
The same 8% SST applies to Shopee, Lazada and TikTok Shop's own commission, transaction and platform support fees, not just to ad spend — this calculator covers ad spend specifically, so for a live selling session's full fee stack (already SST-inclusive), see the live commerce ROI calculator and what a live selling session costs in Malaysia.
shakalakaa (Plixitt Solutions). "SST on Digital Ads Calculator Malaysia." https://shakalakaa.my/tools/sst-digital-ads-calculator. Updated 2026-10-19. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
