Indonesia Updates Import Customs Procedures: Key Changes In DGCE Regulation No. 5/2025

On March 14, 2025, Indonesia's Director General of Customs and Excise issued Regulation No. PER-5/BC/2025 ("DGCE Reg. 5/2025"), amending Regulation No. P-22/BC/2009 ("DGCE Reg. 22/2009") on Import Customs Declarations. The new regulation introduces key revisions focused on updating the terminology, format, and procedural elements of the customs declaration process.

Under Article 2 of DGCE Reg. 22/2009, there are nine types of import customs declarations, including one specifically for personal goods of passengers and crew of means of transport (listed under letter c). The procedural details for this category are set out in Chapter IV of the same regulation.

However, DGCE Reg. 5/2025 introduces a key amendment by replacing the term "personal goods of passengers" with "import of goods carried by passengers". This shift in language is significant – it broadens the scope of the declaration, no longer limiting it to personal belongings but instead covering all goods