Procedure to get Duty Free Facility for Goods Grants and Donation
The Government of Indonesia shall grant duty-free on any donation or gift given by foreign donors to individuals of social organization in areas of religious, cultural, relief, education, health and other social-related activities. Any duty free on donation or gift must be approved by the Directorate General of Customs.
The Procedure for duty-free facility are:
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Formal request letter to the Embassy to issue a recommendation letter for duty free facility, which includes the objective of the donation, the function of donated goods, list of items including specifications, quantity and weight (kg).
- Gift certificate from the donor stating that the items are truly donation/gift, not for commercial purpose and not originated from Indonesian resources.
- Recommendation from the Directorate General of Public Medication for medical supplies and from Drug and Food Control Bureau for medicines (BPOM RI).
- Recommendation from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade for second hand items.Link:
http://inatrade.kemendag.go.id/index.php/perijinan/get_perijinan_detail/018006
- The receiving party in Indonesia must present all documents to the Directorate General of Customs in order to receive the duty-free on the donations/gift.
- Any foreign documents must be legalized by the authorities from the donating countries and by the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia.