Indonesia has issued Minister of Trade Regulation No. 22 of 2025 (Permendag 22/2025), repealing Permendag 8/2024 and effective August 2025. The rule standardizes imports of certain industrial goods (barang industri tertentu) through pre-entry approval (PI) and technical verification (LS), with tailored treatment for special zones and export schemes.
Key Takeaways
- Effective Aug 2025: Permendag 22/2025 replaces 8/2024 for certain industrial goods.
- Core requirements: PI before entry + LS from a Minister-appointed surveyor.
- Zones: KPBPB/KEK/TPB entries are exempt from PI/LS/port designation until goods move into the Customs Territory.
- KITE (Exemption): Policies are waived for goods processed/assembled/installed for export—except ceramics, which still follow import policies.
- Exemptions: Available for non-business and business imports per annex criteria, plus zone releases; formalized by a Certificate of Exemption.
- Reporting & sanctions: E-reporting and LS uploads are mandatory; PI/LS must appear on customs declarations or clearance is rejected; Article 16 sanctions apply.
- Transition: Most approvals remain valid/amendable; PIs for saccharin, cyclamate, and certain alcohol-based fragrances are revoked via INATRADE; special relief applies to food trays (ex 7323.93.10/.90) for the national meal program.
What changed under Permendag 22/2025—and when does it apply?
Starting August 2025, covered industrial goods must follow a new PI + LS regime that replaces Permendag 8/2024.
Which “certain industrial goods” are covered?
Key industrial inputs and finished goods listed below fall under the regulation.
- Iron or steel, alloy steel, and derivatives
- Tires
- Semi-finished hand tools
- Ceramics
- Flat glass and safety glass
- Saccharin, cyclamate, and alcohol-based fragrance preparations
- Raw materials for alcoholic beverages
- Downstream plastic products
- Valves
What approvals and verifications are mandatory before entry?
You must obtain Import Approval (PI) before entry and secure a Surveyor Report (LS) from an appointed surveyor after technical verification.
- PI (Persetujuan Impor): Required before goods enter Indonesia’s Customs Territory (Art. 3(1)).
- LS (Laporan Surveyor): Issued following technical verification/inspection by an independent surveyor appointed by the Minister.
How do surveyor verification and customs inspection work?
A Minister-appointed surveyor verifies shipments and issues an LS, which customs uses at the designated entry port; the Ministry may set specific entry points.
- Pre-clearance verification → LS
- Customs inspection at arrival based on LS
- Designated ports may be determined by the Ministry of Trade
How are Free Trade Zones (KPBPB), Special Economic Zones (KEK), and Bonded Zones (TPB) treated?
Imports into KPBPB/KEK/TPB are exempt from PI, LS, and designated-port rules; once goods leave the zone into the Customs Territory, full rules apply except the port-designation requirement.
- PI for release from zones: Issued by the Director General on behalf of the Minister; can be applied for by (i) zone business operators, (ii) operators in the Customs Territory who own/receive the goods, and (iii) for TPB: the importer as well.
- Sabang KPBPB: Imports from outside the Customs Territory are not subject to import policies/regulations (still subject to prohibitions) and may only be conducted by Sabang-licensed operators. When moved from Sabang into the Customs Territory, import rules apply, excluding designated-port provisions.
- KITE (Exemption) for export purposes: Import policies (including licensing and technical verification/tracing) are exempted for certain industrial goods processed/assembled/installed for export—except ceramics, which remain subject to import policies under KITE.
What exemptions are available—and who qualifies?
Exemptions can be granted for non-business and business imports per annexe criteria; they also cover zone-to-territory releases and KITE (Exemption) imports, documented via a Certificate of Exemption.
- Non-business imports: Eligibility in Annexe II (importers without NIB as API) and Annexe III (importers with NIB as API).
- Business imports: Only for importers with NIB as API whose activities are listed in Annexe IV.
- Also applies to: Releases from KPBPB/KEK/TPB into the Customs Territory and imports under KITE (Exemption).
- Certificate of Exemption: May be issued by the Director General on behalf of the Minister.
- All exemptions must follow applicable import policy regulations.
What reporting is required—and what are the sanctions?
Importers with PI must e-report realizations/distribution and upload LS; customs rejects entries missing PI/LS, and administrative sanctions apply (Article 16).
- Electronic reports: Realization & distribution (including nil realization).
- Electronic LS upload.
- Customs declaration: Must include PI and LS; otherwise rejected.
- Sanctions: Administrative, per Article 16 and prevailing procedures.
What are the transitional provisions?
Most existing approvals remain valid/amendable, but PIs for saccharin, cyclamate, and certain alcohol-based fragrance preparations are revoked via INATRADE (including in-process applications).
- Remain valid / may be extended or amended: Previously issued PIs and Certificates.
- Revoked via INATRADE: PIs for saccharin, cyclamate, and certain alcohol-based fragrance preparations; pending applications are electronically rejected.
- Supporting docs (verification results, recommendations, technical docs) remain valid if not conflicting.
- Surveyors previously appointed remain authorised (incl. for flat & safety glass).
- Valid PIs can still be used for verification; issued LS remain valid to import completion (may be amended/revoked).
- Goods already at the designated port (Manifest BC 1.1): Must comply with the new regulation.
- Prior technical guidelines: Still apply unless inconsistent.
- Special case: Food tray products (ex, 7323.93.10 and ex 7323.93.90) supporting the Free Nutritious Meal Program that arrived as of 3 Oct 2024 are exempted from previous provisions and may proceed by attaching a responsibility statement for use in the national strategic project.
How Permitindo Can Help
We operationalise Permendag 22/2025 end-to-end—scoping your HS lines, preparing PI filings, coordinating surveyor verification (LS), designing compliant KPBPB/KEK/TPB/KITE flows (including the ceramics exception), and installing robust post-border controls for e-reporting, LS uploads, and customs documentation to avoid rejection. If you need a local vehicle, we can incorporate a PT PMA/PT PMDN aligned to your industrial supply chain and transition you smoothly from zone storage to domestic release.
Reach us via contact@permitindo.com or use the contact form below to get ready ahead of August 2025.
