SPECIFIC PROVISION FOR PASSENGER LUGGAGE (GENERAL GOODS, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO PRODUCT)
Most personal items such as clothing, footwear, and articles for personal hygiene brought into Indonesia in your accompanied baggage may be free from duty and tax except for commercial merchandise.
Passenger who brings goods for personal use from aboard will be granted an exemption of import duties, excise, and taxes at the most:
- Goods of FOB value USD 250 per person or USD 1000 per family (maximal 4 persons) per arrival, not include commercial merchandise.
- 200 cigarettes or 25 cigars or 100 grams of sliced tobacco or other tobacco products and 1 liter of alcoholic beverages for every adult.
Crew who brings goods for personal use from abroad will be granted an exemption of import duties, excise, and taxes at the most:
- Goods of FOB value USD 50 per person per arrival, not include commercial merchandise,
- 40 cigarettes or 25 cigars or 40 grams of sliced tobacco of other tobacco products; and
- 350 mililiter of alcoholic beverages.
If alcoholic beverages and tobacco products exceeding those quantities, Customs officers will destroy them directly in front of the owners.
Commercial Merchandise are articles for sale, sample used for soliciting orders, materials or components used for industrial purposes, and/or goods that are not considered as personal effect. In case you are bringing commercial merchandise into Indonesia, it shall be imposed with import duty and other import related taxes (VAT and article 22 income tax).
Tips: Enclose authentic receipt or invoice, as they will help in assessing the value of general goods.
A passenger sometimes despatches their goods as a cargo delivery goods (registered in the manifest) at the same time of the arrival of passenger or several days later.
It can be treated as a passenger’s good and free of duty and tax as long as the arrival of the good does not exceed 15 days since the date of the passenger’s arrival, or 30 days before the date of the passenger arrival which is proven by their passport and boarding pass. The consignee name in the manifest must be the same as the passenger’s name.
You have to pay import duty and import related taxes ( VAT and Income Tax) to customs cashier with cash or Electronic Data Capture (EDC) machine, it means you can pay it with debit card or credit card.
Furthermore, You will receive Customs, excise and tax payment slip or called SSPCP (Surat Setoran Pabean, Cukai dan Pajak) as a prove that you already pay your duty and tax.
Source:
http://www.bcsoetta.net/v2/page/customs-guidance-for-passengers
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