How Do I Register My Phone

On April 18, 2020, Indonesia implemented a new regulation to restrict circulation of black-market place mobile phones and consequently, mobile phones purchased away may finish working with SIM cards from Indonesian mobile phone carriers.

Mobile Phone IMEI Registration in Republic of indonesia

1 Mobile Phone IMEI Registration in Indonesia
- i.1 Can I still utilize my mobile telephone in Republic of indonesia without registering the IMEI?
- 1.ii What should I do to use my mobile phone in Republic of indonesia if I program to stay more than 3 months in the country?
- one.3 Information to Register the IMEI of a Mobile Telephone in Indonesia
- ane.4 Steps to Follow to Register IMEI of Your Mobile Phone in Republic of indonesia
two Frequently Asked Questions almost Mobile Phone Restrictions in Indonesia
- two.1 I bought my telephone in Indonesia, will I have any problems?
- two.2 I bought my telephone away, merely I lived in Indonesia and used information technology in the country before March 2020, will I have to register it?
- 2.3 How exercise I know if my mobile phone is already registered in Indonesia?
- 2.iv Where can I see the IMEI on my mobile telephone?
- 2.v Tin can I use my strange phone with a strange SIM card in Republic of indonesia?
- 2.six Tin can I use my phone with but WIFI without having to register the IMEI?
- 2.vii My phone is 2d-hand/old, how do I consider its value when registering IMEI?
- two.8 Tin I register my phone IMEI anywhere other than Bali or Dki jakarta?
- 2.9 What is an IMEI number?

In this article, we bear witness step by step on how to annals the IMEI of your mobile phone to exist able to apply it in Indonesia.

Can I still use my mobile telephone in Republic of indonesia without registering the IMEI?

The answer is yep, tourists who are going to stay less than 3 months in Indonesia, will be able to larn a SIM carte du jour called Telkomsel PraBayar or Telkomsel Tourist Card, which will work for 3 months and it will not exist necessary to register the IMEI of your telephone.

What should I do to utilize my mobile phone in Indonesia if I plan to stay more than than three months in the land?

For all those who are going to stay more three months in Indonesia and want to continue using the phone (purchased abroad) with an Indonesian SIM card, they must register the IMEI at the Community office in Jakarta or Bali.

Information to Register the IMEI of a Mobile Phone in Indonesia

To register the IMEI in Republic of indonesia, and also get a discount on the fees, you must carry out the registration procedures during the five days following your arrival in Indonesia, or in the 5 days following the end of the quarantine (in time of COVID-19). Things to consider before registering:

IMEI registration of mobile phone values less than 500 USD volition exist free of charge.
Only 2 phones or tablets per person will exist immune.
IMEI registration of mobile telephone values greater than 500 USD volition have a price of 40% of the remaining value after being discounted of 500 USD. For case: If a mobile phone costs 900 USD, you will have to pay twoscore% of 400 USD (900 minus 500 USD) and that is, nigh 160 USD for Customs to register your mobile telephone.
For all those who accept KITAS (residence allow) and an Indonesian taxation number ID (NPWP) they would have to pay xxx% instead of forty%.
People who do not register the phone in those starting time five days, will lose the opportunity to get the discount of 500 USD and must pay 30-forty% of the original price of the mobile.

Steps to Follow to Register IMEI of Your Mobile Phone in Indonesia

i- Fill up out a form that you volition find on this Indonesian Customs website.

There, you will be asked for personal data of the phone owner, details of the flight of arrival in the country, NPWP number (for residents), technical information and price of the phones also every bit invoice of the phone buy if whatsoever. Once everything is registered and sent, you volition become an image of a QR code (save it on your mobile phone) and you will also receive an email with the same.

2- Now you lot must get in person to the Community office (CUSTOMS – BEA CUKAI)

In Jakarta, the role is located in the International Departures Terminal (T3), on the second floor backside the zone 1 counters, at the stop of the hall on the left. Proceed in mind that there are usually queues, then if y'all have to take a flying, go out enough time. (I just had 9 people in forepart of me, and I took almost an hour between my await and the procedure, plus another 20 minutes to go to Terminal two past shuttle jitney for my flight to Bali.)

iii- When it is your turn, you must get to the window and they will ask you to testify:

Mobile phone
QR Code Epitome
Passport
Boarding pass of the flight with which you arrived in the land – Do non throw it away when you go far in Indonesia!
Telephone buy invoice if any

Then, they will do all the registration and you will receive a confirmation via email. (It usually takes virtually two or three hours to activate.)

Watch this short explanatory video made by Community.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mobile Phone Restrictions in Indonesia

I bought my phone in Indonesia, volition I have any problems?

No, if you lot have purchased your phone in Indonesia, y'all will take your IMEI already active and you volition be able to utilize it without problems. Actually, this is a solution to not have to pay the fees of a very expensive phone, being able to utilize a cheap phone bought in Republic of indonesia to install the most common applications in the country such as; GoJek, Grab, and share internet using Wifi Hotspot to your other phone.

I bought my phone away, but I lived in Republic of indonesia and used it in the land before March 2020, will I have to register it?

Not necessary by principles, considering it should take been activated but at the fourth dimension, merely you must verify it on this website.

How practice I know if my mobile phone is already registered in Republic of indonesia?

If you live in Indonesia since before March 2020, you should take received an SMS proverb that your phone has been registered, you tin also verify this past putting the IMEI of your phone on this website.

Where tin I meet the IMEI on my mobile telephone?

ANDROID: Simply enter *#06# in the phone dialer app, and you'll automatically exist shown your device'southward IMEI number on the screen.
IPHONE: Go to General Settings > Virtually. Find the series number. You may need to whorl downwardly to find the IMEI/MEID and ICCID.

Tin I employ my foreign phone with a strange SIM menu in Indonesia?

You may all the same be able to employ your foreign SIM carte, but notation that roaming price for calls or data may exist quite high.

Can I use my phone with only WIFI without having to register the IMEI?

Yeah, you tin continue to connect to unlike free or paid Wifi of hotels and restaurants.

My telephone is second-mitt/quondam, how do I consider its value when registering IMEI?

If your telephone has recently been purchased second-hand and you still keep the invoice, you lot must show the invoice and so that Customs tin consider depending on the value of the invoice.

If you do not have the invoice, the Customs staff will look at the approximate toll on the Net that is in second-paw markets of the model of your phone and charge you based on that toll. They will ask you for information such equally storage capacity, RAM size, screen size, etc.

Can I register my telephone IMEI anywhere other than Bali or Jakarta?

In theory and as I was told in Jakarta, yeah y'all can. It should exist possible to do it in any Indonesian Customs office, but the reality is that there are cases of many Customs offices that "do non want" to know virtually the subject, and tell you that you should have done it in Dki jakarta or Bali. So my advice is that if y'all have time, do it in Bali or Jakarta in the v days subsequently your entry into the country.

What is an IMEI number?

IMEI number is a unique code used to identify a particular device through the input of a SIM bill of fare. It consists of 15 digits number and is assigned to each phone anywhere in the world. There are many employ of IMEI number and ane of which is to allow the police or network operator to cake the device in case of stolen, and may sometimes let you to locate the telephone.

Main source of this article: Ministry of Economic system, General Directorate of Customs, Regulation Indonesia. Number: SE-12/BC/2020