3 Rules For Cell Phones Purchased From Overseas in Indonesia
The regulation related to the blocking of blackmarket (BM) cellphones aims to reduce the number of illegal cellphones circulating in Indonesia which will increasingly harm local industries. It is planned that this regulation will be signed in the middle of this month.
In this rule, everyone is required to have their phone’s IMEI number in the database, otherwise the consequences will be blocked. This is still an obstacle, what about the fate of cell phones purchased from abroad?
The Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo) said that it was preparing three special regulations for cellphones purchased from abroad. So what are the three rules?
3 Regulations for cell phones purchased from abroad
Must report and pay taxes
The first rule is reporting. Cellphones purchased from abroad used in Indonesia need to report the IMEI of the phone and the buyer must pay taxes.
Quantity Limit
The second is to limit the number of cell phones purchased from abroad. Users can only use one cell phone and will be tracked based on the population identification number (KTP).
Blocking
Lastly, the government is considering blocking cell phones purchased from abroad. The phone is still active, it’s just that the local SIM card will not be able to be used.
But later the government will prepare an IMEI reporting system. Not only cellphones originating from abroad, but lost cellphones can also be reported later and will be processed according to applicable regulations.
Later the owner of the lost cellphone can bring a letter of loss from the police, then the IMEI number of the cellphone will be recorded in the National IMEI Database Information System (Sibina).
