For people currently live abroad and want to move back to Indonesia, it is possible to ship their personal belonging. The procedure for importing in order to relocate personal goods is known as Personal Effect, specifically it is called as Imported Personal Effect.
Thus, please check the requirements for Imported Personal Effect below.
What is Personal Effect?
Personal Effect is import procedure means for Relocating Personal Goods from abroad to Indonesia.
Who are possible to obtain the permit for Personal Effect?
- Civil servants/ Military Personnel (TNI) work or study abroad;
- State Diplomats/ Officials serving abroad;
- Civilians (Students, College Students, Employees) study or work abroad; and
- Foreigner’s nationals work in Indonesia.
Is personal effect subjected to import duty?
Personal effect is exempted from import duty. However, Customs officer still has authority to do further provisions if necessary (terms and requirements are applied). Thus, further information from the sender/ the recipient regarding the goods is needed for the detail inspection.
Who are not allowed to obtain facilities exemption?
- State diplomats/ Government Officials live abroad and only come back to Indonesia for annual leave purpose are not allowed to obtain exemption from import duty for personal effect. The regulation is applicable to civilians lived abroad less than 1 year.
- Goods categorized as merchandise and motor vehicles.
Are prohibited items allowed to participate personal effect?
No
What is prohibited item?
Prohibited items are items subject to LARTAS (Prohibition and Restriction) that is prohibited and/or restricted to be imported or exported. LARTAS is issued by The Competent Technical Agencies, the Ministry or Non-Ministerial Government Agencies Head Office, that define LARTAS regulation on imports or exports and deliver the regulation to Indonesia Ministry of Finance.
What are the requirements for the importation of personal effect?
Requirements for importing personal effect for Civil Servants/Military Personnel (TNI) from working or studying abroad:
- Proposing a request for submission of PIBK
- Filling out PIBK form
- Submitting documents:
- Original BL (Bill of Lading)/AWB (Airway Bill)
- Invoice + Packing List
- Original Passport
- Boarding Pass/Ticket
- SKEP Placement
- SKEP Withdrawal
Requirements for the importation of personal effect for Civil Servants/ Military Personnel (TNI) studying abroad:
- Proposing a request for submission of PIBK
- Filling out the PIBK form
- Submitting documents:
- Original BL (Bill of Lading)/AWB (Airway Bill)
- Invoice + Packing List
- Original Passport
- Boarding Pass/Ticket
- Studying abroad letter of assignment
Requirements for the importation of Personal Effect for Students/ College Students/ Employees studying abroad:
- Proposing a request for submission of PIBK
- Filling out the PIBK form
- Submitting documents:
- Original BL (Bill of Lading)/AWB (Airway Bill)
- Invoice + Packing List
- Original Passport
- Boarding Pass/Ticket
- Study Completion Statement Letter
Requirements for the importation of Personal Effect for Diplomats/ State Officials (Non-Government Employees) assigned abroad:
- Proposing a request for submission of PIBK
- Filling out the PIBK form
- Submitting documents:
- Original BL (Bill of Lading)/AWB (Airway Bill)
- Invoice + Packing List
- Original Passport
- Boarding Pass/Ticket
- Working agreement with foreign ministry
- Statement letter from KBRI/ Consul General (Konjen)/ Indonesian Representative Abroad
Requirements for the importation of Personal Effect for Indonesian citizens working abroad:
- Proposing a request for submission of PIBK
- Filling out the PIBK form
- Submitting documents:
- Original BL (Bill of Lading)/AWB (Airway Bill)
- Invoice + Packing List
- Original Passport
- Boarding Pass/Ticket
- Statement Letter from Indonesian Embassy/ Consul General/ Indonesian Representative abroad
Requirements for the importation of Personal Effect for foreigners working in Indonesia:
- Proposing a request for submission of PIBK
- Filling out the PIBK form
- Submitting documents:
- Original BL (Bill of Lading)/AWB (Airway Bill)
- Invoice + Packing List
- Original Passport
- Boarding Pass/Ticket
- Limited Stay Permit Card (KITAS)
- Foreign Workers Hiring Permit (IMTA)
How is the process for importing personal effect?
The owner of the goods comes to the Customs office where the Personal Effect will be imported by carrying out those requirements. Then submit PIBK (Personal Effect Import Notification) to the head of the Customs office. Afterwards, physical inspection will be carried out. If the Personal Effect is declared as green channel and there is no Lartas items, SPPB (Approval Letter of Goods Release) will be issued. SPPB means that personal effect is allowed to be delivered to the goods owner.
Why I must show my boarding pass/ticket?
In order to get an import duty exemption facility, there will be requirements that need to be fulfilled such as: goods must be arrived with the owners less than 3 months, after or before the owner of the goods is arrived in Indonesia. Even though it can be proven from the arrival stamp from the immigrations in the passport. However, the boarding pass/ticket is still required to submit.
How can I provide an Invoice & Packing List, aren’t all my used goods?
Packing List is important, why? Because it can make the physical inspection more efficient. The invoice itself is filled with estimated price of the value of the goods, even it is secondhand. Invoice & Packing List can be created using example like the following that emphasized that the cargo does not have a sell value. It is because all the goods are secondhand. If later on during the inspection new items are found, then the new items will be subjected to import duty.
All the written above is in accordance to Article 25 paragraph 1 letter (L) Law Number 17 in 2006 about changes to Regulation Number 10 in 1995 concerning Customs General Regulation and Indonesia Minister of Finance Regulation Number 28/PMK.04/2008 dated February 11th, 2008.
