Consult me for do’s and don’ts, when moving from The Netherlands to Indonesia. Let me help you, not to make the mistakes, I made.
In the end, these do’s and don’ts will save you thousands of euros and a lot of time. Also, I can provide you with a list of tips & tricks.
So, do you want to save time, money and a a smooth emigration to Indonesia? Send me an e-mail and I will send you an electronic document (PDF) with do’s and don’ts, along with tips & tricks. You can thank me by making a donation of 500.000 Rupiah (around 25 euro), depending on how satisfied you are with my help. Or you can meet me in person in South Jakarta by making a donation of 1.00.000 Rupiah (around 60 euro), so I can answer all your questions face-to-face.
To give you an example of what you can expect regarding the content of the full PDF-document, here are some do’s and dont’s for free:
Using smartphone and local SIM-card in Indonesia
In order to prevent expensive roaming costs, you want to use a local (read: Indonesian) SIM-card in your smartphone.
Do’s and don’ts
In order to use an Indonesian sim-card in your (foreign) smartphone with, you have to register the IMEI of your smartphone and pay import tax.
So, this is what you have to do. When you arrive in Indonesia, register directly at the airport (e.g. Jakarta Hatta) the IMEI of your smartphone at the import tax office ‘Bea Cukai’. If you forget to register the IMEI at the airport, do not worry, you still have 60 days to register the IMEI online on the government website https://www.beacukai.go.id/register-imei.html and return to the airport (with the QR-code you got) to pay the import tax at the tax office. Import tax is around 40% of the value of your phone. If you still don’t register the IMEI, your phone will be blocked to use in Indonesia with a local Indonesian SIM card.
Tip & tricks
If you register your IMEI of your smartphone on arrival within 24 hours at the airport you are eligible for tax free threshold of 500 dollars. So, if the value of your phone is not more than 500 dollars, you don’t have to pay tax. After 24h on arrival, you must pay tax without threshold: 10% import tax, 10% VAT, 20% income tax. My tip is: When your smartphone needs to be replaced, do not buy a new smartphone in The Netherlands in the period before the move, but buy a phone in Indonesia. Just to avoid the hassle of registering the IMEI and paying import tax. It’s also smarter, because a phone usually needs maintenance now and then, e.g. new battery, new screen or casing. Those spare parts differ from the European parts, because the phones in Indonesia (e.g. Samsung) are slightly smaller.
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