Riau Islands vehicle tax 2026: rates, online checks and payment

Riau Islands vehicle tax rates

The PKB rate is set by the provincial regulation. Since 5 January 2025 regencies and cities also charge an opsen of 66% of the PKB on the same notice. The combined column is simple arithmetic before any regional discount or tax-base reduction.

How to check and pay Riau Islands vehicle tax online

Bapenda Kepri website: 'Info Pajak Kendaraan' at https://bapenda.kepriprov.go.id/info-pajak (enter the plate number and the last 4 digits of the chassis number; tick 'Balik Nama' for a transfer). Pay online with the official ESamsat KEPRI app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=esamsat.kepri) or the national SIGNAL app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.signal.id). No official WhatsApp or SMS check service was found.

• ESamsat KEPRI ↗ — Official Bapenda app (Google Play developer: BAPENDA Kepulauan Riau, updated 29 Mar 2026) for paying PKB online; the payment code it issues is valid for one day. Payment in the 2026 pemutihan through e-Samsat or SIGNAL gets an extra 5% off the PKB principal.
• SIGNAL – Samsat Digital Nasional ↗ — National app (Google Play developer: Korlantas Polri – Pembina Samsat Nasional) for annual STNK validation and paying PKB and SWDKLLJ; its Play listing names Kepulauan Riau ('Provinsi Kep Riau') as supported. Private (non-company) owners only.

Only use the official apps and numbers above. Samsat and Bapenda never ask for payment into a personal account.

Riau Islands vehicle tax relief in 2026

Pemutihan Pajak Kendaraan Bermotor 2026. Running 10 August 2026–31 October 2026.

100% of PKB administrative sanctions; 50% of PKB principal arrears (not the current tax year); 100% of BBNKB II (used-vehicle transfer); 100% of SWDKLLJ fines except the current year. Extra PKB principal discount of 5% when paying via e-Samsat or SIGNAL, or 3% at a Samsat counter. 50% off 2026 PKB principal for vehicles moved in from outside Kepri. Originally to 30 September 2026; extended to 31 October 2026 on the Governor’s instruction, according to the head of Bapenda Kepri quoted by Harian Kepri on 30 September 2026 (no decree number published; not yet on an official provincial page).

Official announcement ↗

Other 2026 reductions

• Standing 2026 PKB insentif announced by Governor Ansar Ahmad (Diskominfo press release No. 78/PR/II/2026, 20 Feb 2026): 10% keringanan on PKB for two-wheelers and 5% for four-wheelers (2025: 13.94% for both), and 20% on BBNKB. No Pergub number or period stated.

Penalty for paying Riau Islands vehicle tax late

Late PKB incurs interest of 1% a month for up to 24 months, with any part of a month counted as a full month; the same applies to opsen. The SWDKLLJ road-accident contribution has its own fine of 25% to 100% of the annual amount, capped at Rp100,000.

Provincial basis: Pergub Kepulauan Riau No. 55 Tahun 2024 (Petunjuk Pelaksanaan Pemungutan Pajak Daerah) Pasal 16 ayat (2); Perda Kepulauan Riau No. 1 Tahun 2024 Pasal 91 ayat (2) delegates administrative sanctions to a Pergub.

Work out the late-tax penalty ↗

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