How To Register Your Phone Number

On April xviii, 2020, Indonesia implemented a new regulation to restrict circulation of black-market mobile phones and consequently, mobile phones purchased abroad may stop 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.one Can I nevertheless utilise my mobile phone in Republic of indonesia without registering the IMEI?
- 1.2 What should I practice to use my mobile phone in Indonesia if I programme to stay more than 3 months in the country?
- i.3 Information to Annals the IMEI of a Mobile Phone in Indonesia
- ane.iv Steps to Follow to Register IMEI of Your Mobile Phone in Indonesia
ii Frequently Asked Questions near Mobile Phone Restrictions in Republic of indonesia
- 2.i I bought my telephone in Indonesia, will I take any problems?
- 2.2 I bought my phone abroad, but I lived in Indonesia and used it in the land earlier March 2020, volition I have to annals it?
- 2.3 How do I know if my mobile phone is already registered in Republic of indonesia?
- two.4 Where can I see the IMEI on my mobile phone?
- 2.5 Can I use my foreign telephone with a strange SIM bill of fare in Indonesia?
- 2.half dozen Can I use my telephone with just WIFI without having to register the IMEI?
- 2.7 My phone is second-hand/old, how do I consider its value when registering IMEI?
- 2.8 Tin I annals my telephone IMEI anywhere other than Bali or Jakarta?
- 2.9 What is an IMEI number?

In this article, we testify step by step on how to register the IMEI of your mobile phone to be able to use information technology in Indonesia.

Can I however use my mobile phone in Republic of indonesia without registering the IMEI?

The answer is yes, tourists who are going to stay less than 3 months in Indonesia, volition be able to acquire a SIM card chosen Telkomsel PraBayar or Telkomsel Tourist Card, which will work for three months and information technology volition not be necessary to annals the IMEI of your telephone.

What should I do to use my mobile telephone in Indonesia if I plan to stay more than 3 months in the country?

For all those who are going to stay more than three months in Indonesia and want to go on using the telephone (purchased away) with an Indonesian SIM card, they must register the IMEI at the Customs office in Jakarta or Bali.

Information to Register the IMEI of a Mobile Phone in Indonesia

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

IMEI registration of mobile phone values less than 500 USD will be costless of accuse.
Only 2 phones or tablets per person will be allowed.
IMEI registration of mobile telephone values greater than 500 USD will accept a price of 40% of the remaining value after being discounted of 500 USD. For example: If a mobile phone costs 900 USD, you will accept to pay 40% of 400 USD (900 minus 500 USD) and that is, about 160 USD for Customs to annals your mobile phone.
For all those who take KITAS (residence let) and an Indonesian tax number ID (NPWP) they would have to pay 30% instead of 40%.
People who do not register the telephone in those first 5 days, volition lose the opportunity to become the discount of 500 USD and must pay 30-xl% of the original price of the mobile.

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

1- Fill out a form that y'all will find on this Indonesian Customs website.

In that location, you will exist asked for personal data of the phone owner, details of the flying of arrival in the state, NPWP number (for residents), technical data and toll of the phones as well as invoice of the phone purchase if any. Once everything is registered and sent, you lot will get an prototype of a QR lawmaking (save information technology on your mobile phone) and y'all volition as well receive an email with the aforementioned.

2- At present you lot must go in person to the Community role (CUSTOMS – BEA CUKAI)

In Jakarta, the office is located in the International Departures Terminal (T3), on the second floor behind the zone 1 counters, at the end of the hall on the left. Keep in heed that there are normally queues, so if you take to take a flying, go out enough time. (I only had 9 people in front of me, and I took about an hour between my wait and the process, plus another 20 minutes to go to Terminal 2 by shuttle bus for my flight to Bali.)

3- When it is your turn, you must go to the window and they will ask you to show:

Mobile phone
QR Code Image
Passport
Boarding pass of the flight with which you arrived in the country – Do not throw it away when you arrive in Indonesia!
Phone purchase invoice if any

Then, they will do all the registration and you lot will receive a confirmation via electronic mail. (It ordinarily takes about two or iii hours to activate.)

Watch this brusk explanatory video made past Customs.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mobile Phone Restrictions in Republic of indonesia

I bought my telephone in Indonesia, will I have any problems?

No, if you take purchased your phone in Indonesia, yous will have your IMEI already active and y'all will be able to use it without problems. Really, this is a solution to non have to pay the fees of a very expensive phone, being able to use a cheap phone bought in Republic of indonesia to install the most mutual applications in the country such as; GoJek, Take hold of, and share internet using Wifi Hotspot to your other phone.

I bought my phone abroad, but I lived in Indonesia and used it in the country before March 2020, volition I accept to register it?

Not necessary by principles, because it should have been activated just at the fourth dimension, but you must verify it on this website.

How exercise I know if my mobile phone is already registered in Indonesia?

If you live in Republic of indonesia since before March 2020, y'all should have received an SMS saying that your phone has been registered, you tin can also verify this by putting the IMEI of your telephone on this website.

Where tin can I see the IMEI on my mobile phone?

ANDROID: But enter *#06# in the telephone dialer app, and you'll automatically exist shown your device'due south IMEI number on the screen.
IPHONE: Go to General Settings > About. Find the serial number. You may need to whorl downwards to find the IMEI/MEID and ICCID.

Tin I utilise my foreign phone with a foreign SIM card in Indonesia?

You may all the same be able to use your foreign SIM card, but note that roaming price for calls or information may be quite loftier.

Tin I apply my phone with but WIFI without having to register the IMEI?

Yes, you can continue to connect to different free or paid Wifi of hotels and restaurants.

My phone is second-hand/one-time, how practice I consider its value when registering IMEI?

If your phone has recently been purchased 2nd-manus and y'all still continue the invoice, you must show the invoice and then that Customs tin consider depending on the value of the invoice.

If you do non take the invoice, the Customs staff will wait at the approximate price on the Internet that is in second-paw markets of the model of your phone and charge you lot based on that cost. They will ask you for data such as storage capacity, RAM size, screen size, etc.

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

In theory and as I was told in Jakarta, aye you tin can. It should be possible to do information technology in whatsoever Indonesian Customs office, but the reality is that there are cases of many Community offices that "do non want" to know about the subject, and tell you lot that you should have washed it in Dki jakarta or Bali. So my advice is that if you accept fourth dimension, exercise information technology in Bali or Jakarta in the five days after your entry into the state.

What is an IMEI number?

IMEI number is a unique code used to place a particular device through the input of a SIM card. It consists of 15 digits number and is assigned to each phone anywhere in the world. There are many use of IMEI number and one of which is to let the police or network operator to block the device in case of stolen, and may sometimes allow you to locate the phone.

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