Send Perfume / Fragrance → 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Can I post Perfume / Fragrance to Indonesia?
Perfume can be posted to Indonesia where the postal operator accepts it — fragrance alcohol is a dangerous-goods limited quantity, and ordinary import charges apply.
Personal-use quantities (typically 1-3 bottles); larger consignments risk commercial treatment
- Commercial invoice or proof of purchase showing the transaction value
Required at the destination customs authority
Full Details
Posting perfume to Indonesia is customs-permitted but carrier-constrained: fragrance alcohol is a Class 3 dangerous-goods limited quantity, so many national posts refuse or cap air-mail perfume, and couriers require limited-quantity packaging. On the customs side Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DGCE / Bea Cukai) treats it as an ordinary parcel: an accurate CN22/CN23 declaration is required, import VAT/GST at 12% applies above the exemption threshold, plus duty on above-threshold consignments. 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.
Confirm the carrier accepts perfume before shipping to Indonesia — postal refusal is more common than a customs problem. Declare contents accurately on the CN22/CN23; 'gift' mislabelling does not remove import charges and flags the parcel.
Personal-use quantities (typically 1-3 bottles); larger consignments risk commercial treatment
- —Commercial invoice or proof of purchase showing the transaction value
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 Perfume / Fragrance to other countries
Perfume / Fragrance
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Flammable liquid — surface mail only
Perfume / Fragrance
🇦🇺 Australia
Flammable liquid — prohibited in airmail
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🇺🇸 United States
Flammable liquid; ground shipping only via USPS
Perfume / Fragrance
🇯🇵 Japan
Flammable liquid restrictions; surface mail only internationally
Perfume / Fragrance
🇩🇪 Germany
Postal restrictions apply for perfume / fragrance
Perfume / Fragrance
🇨🇦 Canada
Perfume can be posted to Canada where the postal operator accepts it — fragrance alcohol is a dangerous-goods limited quantity, and ordinary import charges apply.