Has anyone here brought household items intoIndonesia

[snow69er]

Ie:container as I would like to bring over some of my stuff I have here In Australia and was wondering the procedure and would I be charged tax .

 

[jstar]

Very recently they introduced new regulations* and the waiting times in the ports (Tanjung Priok and Semarang) are gigantic. We are currently waiting for 2 months for a shipment and our friend had to wait 6 months.

* on this forum there are some posts about this, there are possibilities when moving from abroad on an early ITAS or so. They told me the WNI coming back have to get pre-approval from the Indonesian embassy now to move their household goods.

 

[harryopal1]

The usual advice in relation to this question is that if you are doing it privately the complexity and cost is such that you are better off selling your stuff in Aus and buying here except for what you can bring as luggage. Buy the maximum luggage allowance and bring all you can. Don't bring stuff in new boxes or wrapping. We had reason to make several trips before staying and each time brought as much as we could. We never had a problem with customs. As Jstar said there are posts about this. Use the search icon. There are times in life where one needs to divest oneself of stuff accumulated over the years. Often not easy to let go. Good luck.

 

[MamangDudul]

You should ask if the Indonesian embassy offers something like a moving document for your stuff. If you can proof that you will move permanently to Indonesia, then tax shouldn't be a problem.
I forgot exactly what it was but we had to show the Indonesian embassy in Germany some documents, they stamped our packing list and we didn't have any problem with customs here.
A good shipping company should also let you know what documents you need in which country.
To make it short, I would ask at the Indonesian embassy if they offer this service and what documents they need.

 

[jstar]

I would ask at the Indonesian embassy

The KBRI’s and KJRI’s (also in Oz) offer this already quite some time. Perhaps the OP needs to search a bit or give more info about his/her personal situation, it has been covered before.

CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA New South Wales (NSW) Australia

CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA New South Wales (NSW) Australia

www.kemlu.go.id

1. CERTIFICATE OF BRINGING MOVED GOODS

Moving Goods are household goods belonging to people who were originally domiciled abroad, then moved to the country. Based on the Regulation of the Minister of Finance Number 28/PMK.04/2008 concerning the Exemption of Import Duties on the Import of Moving Goods, the exemption of import duties, among others, can be granted to:

1. Students, students, or people who study abroad for a minimum of 1 (one) year as evidenced by a certificate of completion of study abroad from the relevant agency.
2. Indonesian citizen (WNI) who because of his work moves and resides abroad for a minimum of 1 (one) year continuously.
3. Foreign Citizens (WNA) who because of their work moved to Indonesia with their families after getting:
4. Temporary residence permit from the Directorate General of Immigration as evidenced by a Temporary Residence Permit Card for a minimum of 1 (one) year, and
5. Temporary work permit from the Ministry in charge of manpower as evidenced by a Temporary Foreign Worker Permit Card (KITAS) for a minimum of 1 (one) year.

Requirements:

• Passport bio page
• Proof of residence permit (visa)
• Proof of residential address
• Supporting documents (for foreigners)
• List of items to bring
• Paid administration fee AUD 35
• Register the application via the Online Application, https://kjrisydney.smartqueueapp.com.au
• Select the Consular Document Application, with the type of service for the Certificate of Carrying Moving Goods

 

[Ruserious]

Just talk to a moving company like Asian tigers, Santa Fe, worldwide movers, crown or allied pickfords. This is not something to do yourself, from paperwork to even the wrapping off goods (unless you want a container of broken items arriving).

It is expensive and yes you will probably pay some tax and not be able to bring some items. The moving companies will explain all.

 

[MamangDudul]

Just talk to a moving company like Asian tigers, Santa Fe, worldwide movers, crown or allied pickfords. This is not something to do yourself, from paperwork to even the wrapping off goods (unless you want a container of broken items arriving).

It is expensive and yes you will probably pay some tax and not be able to bring some items. The moving companies will explain all.

It depends on what you send, it all adds up in the end. We wrapped everything ourselves, including glasses, one or two were broken but nothing major. Of course If you don't know how to wrap things or boxes you can pay people to do it, it just costs more. That's why for stuff that isn't deeply personal or super expensive or simply something you can't live without or replace, it usually is not worth the costs. Especially for a container. That's why a bit more personal information would be good. If you rent an house or apartment, many are already fully furnitured. For many daily things it will be cheaper to buy them new than payed for a container and go through the eventual trouble. On the other side, if you totally give up your current life and have things you don't want to say goodbye to, there's no way around it. Again, if you can proof your permanent residence then taxes shouldn't be a big problem. But as people here said, it's best to contact several shipping/moving companies and ask for what is needed.
If you only have a few boxes then a container would be too much also, better and usually cheaper to send it as shared shipping or whatever they call it, per cbm. As i know a 20ft container is for 33cbm and not everybody has that much. Ok.. enough haha, it's best to ask around for offers.

 

[Wisnu]

We had our container of personnel effects delivered by allied pickford 2 months ago. They did great job; keep updating the status. No issue for clearance processes, no import duty to be paid both for unaccompanied airfreight and sea freight as we have all documentations. However, custom opened and checked all 170 boxes. Seem they randomly unwrapped several items but didnt return it properly to the same box or recklessly put back into the box. Few fragile items were broken; few small items were missing,
anyway fully covered by insurance.

 

[MamangDudul]

We had our container of personnel effects delivered by allied pickford 2 months ago. They did great job; keep updating the status. No issue for clearance processes, no import duty to be paid both for unaccompanied airfreight and sea freight as we have all documentations. However, custom opened and checked all 170 boxes. Seem they randomly unwrapped several items but didnt return it properly to the same box or recklessly put back into the box. Few fragile items were broken; few small items were missing,
anyway fully covered by insurance.

Yup, this is also something that can happen. No matter how good you are packing. Customs might open it and make a mess.

 

[Ruserious]

Also noted the importance of insurance.

 

[John indonesia]

I moved over for work a few years ago and, after reading posts on here and another forum, I decided it was a bad idea to bring my things over.
The fridge, furniture, and so on were sold.
For UK nationals, life is easier as the UK and Indonesian electricity systems are comparable (Close enough), but US equipment may have problems if it isn't 110 and 220 volts.
The UK has a 50 Hz system, as does Indonesia, but the US runs of 60Hz.

Once you have explored possible technical issues, you also have to consider the practicalities. Do you really want the paperwork, time, and hassle when you can buy new here with problems at all?

I sold off everything I could, then sorted out the things I really needed. All my cold weather clothes went to a charity shop or into storage at my parent's house. I ended up with the maximum luggage allowance and another case as excess baggage. My hand luggage was a phone (unlocked), a tablet, a laptop, and accessories such as hard drives and so on.
I did make some mistakes. I packed two suits I have never used, but did the right thing in bringing five pairs of shoes. I have problems finding larger sizes over here.

At the end of the day, I prefer the easy path, and it was likely financially and 'mental health' cheaper as I didn't get saddled with shipping costs and hassle.

 

[MamangDudul]

I moved over for work a few years ago and, after reading posts on here and another forum, I decided it was a bad idea to bring my things over.
The fridge, furniture, and so on were sold.
For UK nationals, life is easier as the UK and Indonesian electricity systems are comparable (Close enough), but US equipment may have problems if it isn't 110 and 220 volts.
The UK has a 50 Hz system, as does Indonesia, but the US runs of 60Hz.

Once you have explored possible technical issues, you also have to consider the practicalities. Do you really want the paperwork, time, and hassle when you can buy new here with problems at all?

I sold off everything I could, then sorted out the things I really needed. All my cold weather clothes went to a charity shop or into storage at my parent's house. I ended up with the maximum luggage allowance and another case as excess baggage. My hand luggage was a phone (unlocked), a tablet, a laptop, and accessories such as hard drives and so on.
I did make some mistakes. I packed two suits I have never used, but did the right thing in bringing five pairs of shoes. I have problems finding larger sizes over here.

At the end of the day, I prefer the easy path, and it was likely financially and 'mental health' cheaper as I didn't get saddled with shipping costs and hassle.

Actually shipping to Indonesia is often fairly easy. For documents, not much is required that you usually are not supposed to have anyway when u move to a new country. Sure you have to make a packing list, or if you are rich u let a company do everything for you haha. It's not that much of a hassle, only my opinion though, I get it though. Moving back from Indonesia can be a whole other thing from what I've heard in some cases.

 

[John indonesia]

Actually shipping to Indonesia is often fairly easy. For documents, not much is required that you usually are not supposed to have anyway when u move to a new country. Sure you have to make a packing list, or if you are rich u let a company do everything for you haha. It's not that much of a hassle, only my opinion though, I get it though. Moving back from Indonesia can be a whole other thing from what I've heard in some cases.

I wanted ease so I decided which clothes I wanted, then essentials such as a laptop, and that was about that.
I looked at shopping and realised it was going to be very easy to buy a fridge and all the usual stuff.

 

[MamangDudul]

I wanted ease so I decided which clothes I wanted, then essentials such as a laptop, and that was about that.
I looked at shopping and realised it was going to be very easy to buy a fridge and all the usual stuff.

Yes you are right. I can totally understand that, and for me it's also unnecessary to bring any big stuff unless you can't say no to it, because you are very attached to them. Often it's just cheaper and, yeah, less work if you just buy it new in Indonesia (for example). I also did that with a lot of things.
Just wanted to point out the paper work is doable and often not as much of a hassle as one might think. I mean if you really wanna send something.