Indonesia – Customs Registration – towards the full implementation of utilization of electronic media

Similar to Regulation No. 63, Regulation No. 59 requires Service Users to conduct customs registration at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DGCE) to fulfill their customs registration. ‘Service users’ is defined as importers, exporters, customs service arrangers, carriers or other customs services users that will fulfill customs obligations to the DGCE. Customs service arranger is defined as a business entity that fulfills customs obligations for and on behalf of importers or exporters (Pengusaha Pengurusan Jasa Kepabeanan or “PPJK”).

For a detailed summary of the changes and a discussion of the possible impact to activities of companies, please see the Client Alert entitled: Customs Registration – Towards the Full Implementation of Utilization of Electronic Media prepared by Wimbanu Widyatmoko, Mochamad Fachri and Riza F Buditomo of Jakarta.