Indonesia

Specific Information

Document validity: For foreign citizens, all documents must be valid for a minimum of 12 months before arrival of the shipment.

Packing list must be embassy-stamped: The original packing list must be stamped by the Indonesian Embassy in the country of origin. This is a strict requirement.

Shipment timing (air): Air shipments must arrive within 14 days after the owner's arrival date in Indonesia. Delivery takes approximately 5 to 8 business days after receipt of necessary documents.

Shipment timing (sea): Sea shipments must arrive within 3 months after the owner's arrival date in Indonesia. Delivery takes approximately 10 to 12 business days for FCL or 12 to 15 business days for LCL after port arrival for Jakarta delivery.

Air and sea sequencing: If sending both an air and sea shipment, the air shipment must arrive first. Only one importation of each type is permitted.

Port of entry: All shipments should be sent to the Jakarta port of entry (Tanjung Priok for sea, Soekarno-Hatta for air) to avoid complications, intensive examinations, and delays with customs.

Customs inspection: All shipments are physically inspected by customs, excluding diplomatic shipments.

Incomplete documentation: Delays caused by incomplete documentation may result in extra charges including demurrage, port storage, and customs penalties.

ISPM 15: Wood packaging materials should comply with ISPM 15 standards.

Duties & Taxes

Duty-free conditions: Household goods and personal effects can be imported duty-free for returning Indonesian citizens who worked or studied abroad for at least 12 months. Diplomatic shipments are free of import duty and tax.

Prohibited & Restricted Items

Importing a Used Personal Vehicle

Required Documents

• Copy of passport
• Original bill of lading (OBL) or air waybill (AWB)
• Original packing list, stamped by the Indonesian Embassy at origin (diplomats)
• Original letter of approval from the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (PP8, diplomats)
• Statement letter of the consignee from the organization
• Copy of ID card of the signatory and consignee
• Original title and registration of the vehicle

Specific Information

Only diplomats may import motor vehicles. Private vehicle import by non-diplomats is not permitted. Motor bikes, motorized scooters, and vehicle spare parts are on the prohibited items list.

Pets

• Import permit issued by the Indonesian Directorate General of Livestock Service (Ministry of Agriculture), following receipt of a recommendation letter from the local authority in the destination province
• Veterinary health certificate (issued within 10 days of entry, endorsed by a government veterinarian)
• Vaccination record (rabies + species-specific vaccinations)
• Rabies titer (serology) test results
• Microchip documentation
• Owner's passport

Country classifications: Indonesia classifies countries as either rabies-free or non-rabies-free. Rabies-free countries include: Australia, New Zealand, Fiji Islands, Hawaii, Taiwan, Japan, Ireland, Iceland, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Sabah and Sarawak, Cyprus, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Malta, United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the United States.

Embargoes: There is an embargo on all pets entering Indonesia from Taiwan and People's Republic of China (including Hong Kong and Macau). There is an embargo on the import of dogs from Thailand.

Bali restriction: Pets cannot be imported directly to Bali due to rabies restrictions. Bali is classified as a rabies quarantine area. This also applies to other rabies-free areas of Indonesia (islands surrounding Sumatra, West Kalimantan, Maluku, West Papua, East Nusa Tenggara, West Nusa Tenggara, Island of Madura, East Java, Central Java, and Yogyakarta) unless the pet originates from a country Indonesia considers rabies-free.

Quarantine: Pets entering from non-rabies-free countries are subject to 7 to 14 days of quarantine. A PCR test administered 14 days before import is currently required for cats entering from the United States, the Netherlands, and Russia. Dogs can have a PCR test done at arrival to reduce quarantine from 14 to 7 days. Pets from other countries can do the PCR test either in the origin country or in Indonesia.

Import permit: Required from the Director of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture. The permit application must be accompanied by the health certificate, rabies certificates, rabies titer test results, and owner's passport. A recommendation letter from the local authority in the destination province is required first.

Microchip: Recommended. A 15-digit ISO 11784/11785 compliant microchip should be implanted. All documents should reflect the microchip number.

Rabies vaccination: Required for all dogs and cats. Must be administered no sooner than 30 days and not more than 12 months before entry.

Rabies titer test: Required for pets entering from all countries. Blood samples must be processed at approved laboratories. Another test will be administered at entry.

Other vaccinations (dogs): Distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, and parvovirus (30 days to 12 months before import).

Other vaccinations (cats): Feline viral rhinotracheitis, panleukopenia, and feline leukemia (30 days to 12 months before import).

Parasite treatments: Not required but strongly recommended.

Health certificate: Must be issued within 10 days of entry by a licensed veterinarian and endorsed by a government veterinarian. For pets from rabies-free countries, the certificate must state that the area of origin has had no rabies incidents for the preceding 6 months.

Minimum age: Pets must be at least 90 days old (per IAM guide). PetTravel notes puppies and kittens must be at least 3 months old and vaccinated, with a practical minimum entry age of 4 months (3 months for rabies vaccination + 30-day wait).

Pregnancy/nursing: Pets must not be pregnant, nursing, or require food from another animal.

Advance notification: The Directorate General of Livestock Service must be notified of the pet's arrival at least 2 days before import.

No banned breeds: Indonesia does not ban specific breeds, but aggressive behavior is not tolerated.

Entry points: Pets traveling to Jakarta from non-rabies-free countries should enter through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and will be subject to quarantine. Authorized seaports include Tanjung Priok, Cirebon, Semarang, Tanjung Perak, Belawan Deli, Teluk Bayur, Ujung Pandang, and Manado. Authorized airports include Jakarta, Medan, Pekanbaru, Manado, and Surabaya.

Birds: Import from any country other than Singapore is not permitted.

CDC high-rabies-risk country: Indonesia is on the U.S. CDC list of high-risk countries for dog rabies. Dogs entering the United States from Indonesia are subject to enhanced CDC requirements. Plan for these re-entry requirements before departure.

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