Looking for the destination side of this lane — duty, importer of record and certification? Open the Indonesia destination guide.
How long does shipping from China take?
| Mode | Typical time | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean freight FCL | 5–12 days | Port to port to Jakarta on direct weekly OOCL strings: Nansha 5 days, Shekou 6, Shanghai 6–12 by rotation; Surabaya adds 3–6 days |
| Ocean freight LCL | Confirmed per shipment | Consolidation to Jakarta or Surabaya quoted per booking |
| Air freight | 1–3 days | An estimated working band airport to airport to Jakarta; per-gateway carrier tables are confirmed with the booking |
| Express courier | Confirmed per shipment | Carrier sites publish no readable door-to-door days; confirmed with the booking |
Typical ranges measured from supplier pickup to signed delivery. They are not a commitment; the binding range is issued with your quotation.
Lane facts
| Loading from | Nansha, Shekou and Shanghai on direct weekly strings; Xiamen on OOCL CIS3 and CNC rotations; Qingdao on CSE1 |
| Destination ports | Tanjung Priok (Jakarta) is dominant; Tanjung Perak (Surabaya) takes direct calls on the same strings |
| Direct sailings | Seven or more direct weekly China–Indonesia rotations across the OOCL CIP, CIS and CSE families, CNC/CMA CGM and X-Press Feeders (SCJX since May 2026) |
| Container options | 20GP, 40GP and 40HQ; LCL accepted from 1 CBM |
| Duty and tax | MFN duty 0–150% by HS line, and an original ACFTA Form E can bring normal-track goods to 0%; VAT is effectively 11% at import (12% statutory on an 11/12 tax base) |
| Anti-dumping | Ceramic tiles from China carry IDR 13,446–94,544 per square metre under PMK 70/2024, in force five years from October 2024; textiles and footwear remain under investigation |
| De minimis | Only courier consignments up to USD 3 escape duty and income tax and VAT still applies; USD 3–1,500 pays 7.5% plus VAT with flat parcel rates for some goods |
| Importer of record | Imports run under Permendag 16/2025 (from June 2025) with NIB, API-U/API-P and per-commodity import approvals — an Indonesian-registered importer is required and a foreign seller cannot clear directly |
| Certification | SNI standards for listed goods, BPOM registration for food, drugs and cosmetics, DJID type approval (Komdigi) for 187 telecom product categories |
| Quote turnaround | A formal quotation is issued within one hour once the cargo details are complete |
What does this cover?
Indonesia is a high-frequency intra-Asia lane into Jakarta and Surabaya, but the compliance layer decides the timeline: SNI certification, the import licence and the HS code each gate the clearance. We confirm the product requirements before booking rather than at the terminal.
Who is this for?
- Commercial imports for wholesale, retail and distribution
- Factory-to-buyer shipments arranged on a delivered or port-to-port basis
- Consolidated cargo from several Chinese suppliers
- Buyers who need a duty-paid door price rather than a port-to-port rate
What is included in the service?
- China pickup, consolidation and warehouse handling where the scope includes it
- The transport combination quoted — ocean, rail, road, air or express
- Export declaration and shipping document guidance
- Destination clearance under the confirmed arrangement where a door scope is quoted
- Delivery to the agreed address within the quoted delivery area
What do you need from us to quote?
- Product name, material, use and photographs
- Declared value with currency and whether the goods carry a brand
- Piece count, gross weight, volume and package dimensions
- China origin city or the supplier address
- Destination city, full address and postcode
- Address type: commercial, residential, warehouse or free zone
- Whether the consignee can act as importer of record if the destination requires it
- Any battery, liquid, powder, magnet or regulated attribute
- Cargo-ready date and any required delivery window
Who is responsible for what?
| Scope | Company | Customer | Responsibility transfers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Door to door |
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| Responsibility passes on delivery and signature at the agreed destination address. |
What does the quotation cover?
The quotation states the total for the scope described in it. It is built from the cargo data, the origin and destination, the transport mode and the delivery scope agreed at that time.
What is included?
- China pickup and consolidation as quoted
- Export declaration and main transport on the quoted routing
- Destination import clearance under the confirmed arrangement
- Duty and tax for the declared goods where the scope is DDP
- Delivery to the agreed address within the quoted delivery area
What is not included?
- Customs revaluation where the declared value is not accepted
- Certification, registration or testing required by the destination authority
- Storage, demurrage and inspection costs arising at either customs point
- Remote-area delivery outside the quoted area
- Unloading equipment or labour at the destination address
What might cost extra?
- Remote or difficult-access delivery beyond the standard service area
- Customs inspection, holds or revaluation at either end
- Storage where cargo cannot be dispatched inside the agreed free period
- Detention and demurrage when a container or vehicle is held beyond free time
- Oversized, overweight or special loading equipment
- Cargo that arrives without the documents required for the confirmed route
- Special cargo approved after review but requiring extra handling or documentation
- Address change, re-delivery or a failed delivery appointment after dispatch
- Peak-season or fuel surcharges applied by the carrier
- Duty or tax reassessment where customs does not accept the declared value
Freight rates and space change with the market, so each quotation carries its own validity period. Once it expires, or if the rate or space changes before booking, the price is reconfirmed before dispatch.
Cargo is weighed and measured after it reaches the warehouse. If the piece count, weight, volume, packing, cargo attributes or delivery address differ from the original inquiry, the charge is recalculated and sent to you for confirmation before payment and dispatch.
How long does each stage take?
Transit is counted from the stated start point to the stated end point for each stage. Carrier schedules, port and customs conditions, and the destination delivery arrangement all affect the outcome.
- Pickup and warehouse intake: Typically 1–3 days from supplier release (calculated from Pickup arranged from the supplier address to Cargo received, counted, weighed and measured at the warehouse)
- Consolidation and waiting: Typically 2–5 days, longer if later suppliers are still producing (calculated from Cargo accepted at the warehouse to Container loaded and sealed, or cargo handed to the carrier)
- Export and ocean transit: Typically 5–12 days port to port to Jakarta on direct weekly strings; Surabaya adds 3–6 days (calculated from Container loaded on board to Vessel arriving at the destination port)
- Import clearance and duty handling: Around 3,000 containers backed up at Tanjung Priok in June 2026 prompted 24-hour customs service; clearance windows are confirmed with the terminal (calculated from Vessel arrival at the destination port to Customs released and duty or tax settled where the scope includes it)
- Final delivery: Typically 1–3 days in the Jakarta and Surabaya catchments (calculated from Customs released to Delivered to the agreed address and signed for)
Estimated total: An estimated total is issued with the quotation, expressed as a range with the calculation start and end points stated. It is an estimate, not a guaranteed arrival date.
Last verified 2026-09-15.
How is the shipment handled?
Illustrations generated for this page, showing the handling stages your cargo moves through. They are not photographs of a specific shipment.


What must be confirmed before booking?
- An original ACFTA Form E is what secures 0% duty — a missing or defective form falls back to the full MFN line rate
- Ceramic tiles from China carry anti-dumping duty of IDR 13,446–94,544 per square metre for five years from October 2024; textiles and footwear remain under investigation
- Imports run under the Permendag 16/2025 cluster regime — NIB, API and per-commodity import approvals are confirmed before booking
- A foreign seller cannot act as importer of record; an Indonesian-registered entity clears the cargo
- Only courier consignments up to USD 3 escape duty, and VAT still applies — there is no meaningful de minimis to plan around
What mistakes should we avoid?
- Shipping ceramic tiles without budgeting the anti-dumping duty of up to IDR 94,544 per square metre
- Relying on the old Permendag 36/2023 licence rules — they were revoked in June 2025
- Assuming 12% VAT on everything — the effective import rate is 11% on an 11/12 tax base, with 12% only on luxury goods
- Skipping DJID (SDPPI) type approval for telecom and electronics before shipping