| Importing a Car in Indonesia |
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 Entrance Permit is required from the Ministry of Industry.- Importing a Car from abroad is rarely done by your average expatraite in Indonesia because the Indonesian customs offices charges up to 300% duty on the car’s value - which they assess.
- In Indonesia, according to the regulations, the engine size of a car may not exceed 3,000 CCs. Cars exceeding this engine size are occasionally imported under special conditions (i.e., on request of a diplomat or for special government functions).
- The legal documents of your cars are not necessarily complete after they have been released from the original importers possession.
- If you purchase a 3,000 CC car, it may be difficult to resell and may in fact be confiscated by the authorities.
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NOTE : In indonesia, it is illegal to import used cars, however some unscrupulous importers do import what they say are new cars but are actually 1 or even 2 year old cars with the odemeter reset close to zero. Be cautious when buying imported cars.
Smuggling of luxury cars also occurs. Needless to say, the documents for these smuggled vehicles are not complete. |
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| Before Import a Car in Indonesia |
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- You would not want to be held liable for an accident which involved a car you used to own; your copy of the invoice would prove the car was no longer yours.
- This is common thing in Indonesia that when a car is sold, the car registration is left under the name of the original owner. This is done to avoid paying ongkos balik nama or change of ownership fee, which is quite costly.
By explaining these procedures we are not encouraging you to avoid paying this tax. It’s just that you should be aware of this common practice and therefore understand why the paperwork for used cars is so complicated as a result of this practice. Your sponsoring company will undoubtedly have a policy and recommendations on how you should handle this situation.
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| You would not want to be held liable for an accident which involved a car you used to own; your copy of the invoice would prove the car was no longer yours. |
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| Buy a Car in Indonesia |
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| KTP (Kartu Tanda Penduduk/Identity card) Depending upon the selling person they may or may not accept other forms of identification (i.e., passports or KITAS/Limited Stay Permit Card). |
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| After Transaction - The Customer Must Receive |
- STNK (Surat Tanda Nomor Kendaraan/Registration)
- BPKB (Buku Pemilik Kendaraan Bermotor/Proof of ownership book)
- Faktor (original invoice for the car when it was purchased from the manufacturer)
- Kwitansi Blangko - 3 lembar (3 copies of a receipt)
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| This first copy should be signed by the person whose name appears in the BPKB on top of a Rp 6,000 meterai (Rp 6,000 tax stamp). |
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| The second and third copy of this receipt should be left blank except for the signature of the original owner, whose name appears in the BPKB. No meterai is required. These copies would be required by the Department of Motor Vehicles in the event that the name in the BPKB was to be changed. It is very important to have these three copies, otherwise it may be difficult to resell your vehicle in the future. |
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