Send Mobile Phones (Commercial) → 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Can I post Mobile Phones (Commercial) to Indonesia?
Indonesia requires customs IMEI registration for imported handsets — unregistered phones are blocked from Indonesian networks, and import taxes apply above a very low threshold.
1 handset realistically; multiples are treated as commercial imports
- Commercial invoice or proof of purchase showing the transaction value
- Customs IMEI registration (Bea Cukai)
Required at the destination customs authority
Full Details
Personal import of a mobile phone into Indonesia is possible but tightly controlled: the handset's IMEI must be registered with customs (Bea Cukai/Kominfo) at import, and unregistered phones are blocked from Indonesian mobile networks after a short grace period. Import taxes apply above Indonesia's very low de-minimis. Indonesia drastically lowered its de minimis threshold from USD $75 to USD $3 per consignment in January 2020 (PMK 199/2019) to protect domestic industry from cheap imported e-commerce goods. VAT (11%) and income tax withholding apply to goods above $3. Goods for personal use up to 3 times per month may have some relief. In practice, buying a phone abroad and shipping it to Indonesia is rarely worthwhile once registration, duty, VAT, and income-tax collection on the parcel are added; travellers carrying phones in are covered by the separate passenger IMEI registration allowance.
Register the IMEI at import or the phone will stop working on Indonesian networks. For most people, buying locally or carrying the phone as accompanied baggage (with the passenger IMEI process) beats postal import.
1 handset realistically; multiples are treated as commercial imports
- —Commercial invoice or proof of purchase showing the transaction value
- —Customs IMEI registration (Bea Cukai)
International postal parcels are assessed for customs duties and taxes. Goods valued above USD $3 are subject to import duty and VAT. Indonesia Post (Pos Indonesia) and Bea Cukai coordinate customs clearance for postal items.
Sending Mobile Phones (Commercial) to other countries
Mobile Phones (Commercial)
🇺🇸 United States
Lithium battery rules apply; FCC compliance needed
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom
A phone can be posted to United Kingdom; lithium-battery mail rules require the battery installed in the device, and import tax applies above the exemption.
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🇨🇦 Canada
A phone can be posted to Canada; lithium-battery mail rules require the battery installed in the device, and import tax applies above the exemption.
Mobile Phones (Commercial)
🇦🇺 Australia
A phone can be posted to Australia; lithium-battery mail rules require the battery installed in the device, and import tax applies above the exemption.
Mobile Phones (Commercial)
🇳🇿 New Zealand
A phone can be posted to New Zealand; lithium-battery mail rules require the battery installed in the device, and import tax applies above the exemption.
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🇹🇭 Thailand
A phone can be posted to Thailand; lithium-battery mail rules require the battery installed in the device, and import tax applies above the exemption.