🇮🇩 Indonesia Customs Guide
What customs allows you to bring into Indonesia — duty-free caps, banned and restricted goods, and medication rules, from official sources.
Fully verified · Authority: Directorate General of Customs and Excise (Bea Cukai) · Last verified
Every section below carries verbatim quotes from official customs sources captured on the verification date.
Two different questions. Airport security screening (TSA/CATSA — can it go through the checkpoint?) is separate from customs (may it enter the country at all?). This page covers customs after arrival in Indonesia; for checkpoint rules, see the item guides.
Duty-free allowances
Personal goods exemption at FOB USD 500 per person per arrival (US$2,500 for Hajj pilgrims per office mirror). Adults: 200 cigarettes OR 25 cigars OR 100 g sliced tobacco, plus max 1 liter alcoholic beverages. Excess: duty + import taxes, or seizure. (Crew: US$50 / 40 cigarettes / 350 ml per ECD declaration site.)
“Penumpang mendapat pembebasan bea masuk dan pajak atas barang bawaan pribadi dengan nilai maksimal USD 500 per orang . Jika nilai barang melebihi batas tersebut, maka akan dikenakan bea masuk dan pajak sesuai ketentuan yang berlaku. Khusus untuk Rokok dan Minuman Beralkohol Penumpang dewasa diperbolehkan membawa: Rokok maksimal 200 batang, atau Cerutu maksimal 25 batang, atau Tembakau iris maksimal 100 gram, serta Minuman beralkohol maksimal 1 liter.”
“Khusus untuk Rokok dan Minuman Beralkohol, penumpang dewasa diperbolehkan membawa: Rokok maksimal 200 batang, atau Cerutu maksimal 25 batang, atau Tembakau iris maksimal 100 gram, serta Minuman beralkohol maksimal 1 liter. — Bea Cukai Soekarno–Hatta (official), 'Barang Penumpang'”
“Penumpang mendapat pembebasan bea masuk dan pajak atas barang bawaan pribadi dengan nilai maksimal USD 500 per orang.”
Prohibited & restricted goods
Prohibited/restricted classes verbatim: narcotics, firearms, explosives, IP-infringing (counterfeit) products; broader lartas (larangan-pembatasan) schedule governs regulated commodities requiring ministerial permits.
“Barang-barang tertentu seperti narkotika, senjata api, bahan peledak, dan produk-produk tertentu yang melanggar hak kekayaan intelektual (palsu) d…”
“Larangan dan Pembatasan: Barang-barang tertentu seperti narkotika, senjata api, bahan peledak, dan produk-produk tertentu yang melanggar hak kekayaan intelektual (palsu) dilarang keras dibawa masuk.”
Medication & prescription drugs
Under BPOM (Indonesian Food and Drug Authority) Special Access Scheme regulations for personal baggage, personal-use import of medicines is allowed without a prior government permit, provided items are strictly for personal use and not for commercial resale or entrustment ('jastip'). Travellers must declare all medicines on the Electronic Customs Declaration (ECD) and present an English-language doctor's prescription upon request. Permitted quantities in accompanied baggage: solid dosage forms (tablets, capsules) max 30 pieces per product type (quantities above 30 require a prescription in English, capped at a 90-day treatment supply); semi-solid, liquid, and aerosol dosage forms max 3 pieces per product type (quantities above 3 require an English prescription, capped at a 90-day supply). Psychotropic medicines (Categories II, III, and IV used for medical treatment) are permitted for foreign nationals with an English-language doctor's prescription up to a maximum 60-day supply. Mail or courier personal-use medicine shipments must match the doctor's prescription and cannot exceed a 90-day supply.
“Provisions for importing personal medicines through personal baggage: Personal-use import of medicines is allowed without a government permit, provided it is in limited quantity, strictly for personal use, and not for sale. Travellers must declare the medicines on the Customs Declaration; on request, show the doctor's prescription.”
“Solid dosage forms: maximum 30 pieces per product type; more than 30 requires a doctor's prescription in English and quantity must not exceed a 90-day treatment supply. Semi-solid, liquid, and aerosol dosage forms: maximum 3 pieces per product type; more than 3 requires an English prescription up to a 90-day supply. Psychotropic medicines (categories II, III, IV): allowed for foreign nationals with an English prescription up to a 60-day supply.”
“Untuk beberapa barang lain seperti obat-obatan, hewan, tumbuhan, atau produk elektronik, mungkin diperlukan izin khusus dari instansi terkait. — Bea Cukai Soekarno–Hatta (official), 'Barang Penumpang'”
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No known verification gaps remain for Indonesia as of . All core customs allowances, prohibited goods, and medication import rules are verified against official primary sources.
Indonesia customs FAQs
What is the duty-free allowance for Indonesia?
Personal goods exemption at FOB USD 500 per person per arrival (US$2,500 for Hajj pilgrims per office mirror). Adults: 200 cigarettes OR 25 cigars OR 100 g sliced tobacco, plus max 1 liter alcoholic beverages. Excess: duty + import taxes, or seizure. (Crew: US$50 / 40 cigarettes / 350 ml per ECD declaration site.)
What items are prohibited or restricted at Indonesia customs?
Prohibited/restricted classes verbatim: narcotics, firearms, explosives, IP-infringing (counterfeit) products; broader lartas (larangan-pembatasan) schedule governs regulated commodities requiring ministerial permits.
Can I bring medication into Indonesia?
Under BPOM (Indonesian Food and Drug Authority) Special Access Scheme regulations for personal baggage, personal-use import of medicines is allowed without a prior government permit, provided items are strictly for personal use and not for commercial resale or entrustment ('jastip'). Travellers must declare all medicines on the Electronic Customs Declaration (ECD) and present an English-language doctor's prescription upon request. Permitted quantities in accompanied baggage: solid dosage forms (tablets, capsules) max 30 pieces per product type (quantities above 30 require a prescription in English, capped at a 90-day treatment supply); semi-solid, liquid, and aerosol dosage forms max 3 pieces per product type (quantities above 3 require an English prescription, capped at a 90-day supply). Psychotropic medicines (Categories II, III, and IV used for medical treatment) are permitted for foreign nationals with an English-language doctor's prescription up to a maximum 60-day supply. Mail or courier personal-use medicine shipments must match the doctor's prescription and cannot exceed a 90-day supply.
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