Includes import documentation and other requirements for both the U.S. exporter and foreign importer.

The GOI requires extensive documentation prior to allowing the importation of goods. Local customs brokers are acquainted with the procedures and required format of the documentation. At a minimum, the U.S. exporter or his agent must provide a pro-forma invoice, commercial invoice, certificate of origin, bill of lading, packing list, and insurance certificate. In addition to those documents additional certificates are often required by technical agencies with an interest in the content and conformance of the imported product such as food, pharmaceutical, seeds, or chemicals.

The process of providing the documentation includes a requirement that the importer notifies the customs office prior to the arrival of goods and submits import documents electronically through the electronic data interchange (EDI) in a standardized format placed on flash drives.   In addition to providing the import documentation, the Custom Office will conduct physical inspection of imported goods.
There is an import fee applicable for incoming goods which is based on the goods classification from Indonesian Customs Tariff Book or Harmonized System Code.

Since 2013, food products are required to have Indonesian language labeling.

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