West Java vehicle tax 2026: rates, online checks and payment

West Java 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 West Java vehicle tax online

Web: bapenda.jabarprov.go.id/infopkb (enter plate number and plate colour). App: Sambara inside Sapawarga (Android/iOS). WhatsApp: 0811-2230-1818 (send 'Hi', choose menu 1, enter plate and colour; payment code and e-SKKP by WhatsApp). The SIGNAL app is also accepted for payment. No official SMS channel found.

• Sambara (Samsat Mobile Jawa Barat) inside the Sapawarga app ↗ — Check and pay annual PKB and report a sold vehicle to update its ownership status. It is a feature of Sapawarga, whose Google Play/App Store developer is Pemerintah Provinsi Jawa Barat (Play id com.sapawarga.jds).
• Info Pajak Kendaraan Bermotor Jawa Barat (web) ↗ — Web tax check: enter the plate number and choose the plate colour (embedded Sambara checker).
• Bapenda Jabar WhatsApp payment service ↗ — Pay annual PKB by WhatsApp on 0811-2230-1818: send 'Hi', choose menu 1, enter plate and plate colour, then NIK and last 5 digits of the chassis number. You get a payment code and then an e-SKKP.
• e-Samsat Jabar ↗ — Pay PKB and get STNK endorsement through partner-bank ATMs anywhere in Indonesia (Tim Pembina Samsat Jabar).
• Samsat J'Bret (Samsat Jawa Barat Ngabret) ↗ — Pay PKB at Alfamart, Alfamidi and Indomaret, in Tokopedia and Kaspro, at bank bjb tellers, and through PPOB.
• SIGNAL (Samsat Digital Nasional) ↗ — National app (developer: Korlantas Polri – Pembina Samsat Nasional). Bapenda Jabar lists it as a PKB payment channel.

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

West Java vehicle tax relief in 2026

Diskon PKB 10% periode libur Lebaran 2026. Ran 18 March 2026–24 March 2026 and has ended.

10% off annual PKB for all West Java taxpayers, not valid for five-yearly payments and no waiver of sanctions or arrears. A separate 10% discount applied only at the GIIAS Bandung venue, 9–13 September 2026. The Governor said on 1 October 2025 there would be no more amnesties.

Official announcement ↗

Other 2026 reductions

• Since 1 January 2026, yellow-plate PKB is charged at 30% (passenger transport) or 70% (goods transport) of the tax due.
• BBNKB on used vehicles has been Rp0 since 5 January 2025; a discount coefficient keeps PKB plus opsen from rising.

Penalty for paying West Java 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: Perda Prov. Jawa Barat No. 9 Tahun 2023 Pasal 104.

Work out the late-tax penalty ↗

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