September 17, 2008
Customs
At the entrance to Indonesia, each adult is allowed to carry duty-free up to one liter of alcoholic beverages and 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 100 grams of snuff.
Cameras, video cameras, portable radios, cassette recorders, binoculars and sports equipment are allowed provided they are taken outside the country to exit. They must be declared to Customs. They are prohibited firearms, narcotics, pornography, printing and Chinese medicines, transmitters and cordless phones. The films, pre-recorded video tapes and laser discs should be supervised by the censor board.
There is no restriction on the movement of foreign currency or travellers cheques inside and outside the country. However, the import and export of hard currency Indonesian exceeding Rp. 5 million is prohibited.
The Department of Justice and Human Rights has officially determined that from February 1, 2004:
1. The Free Visa Facility (length of stay max. 30 days) will be issued to citizens of the following countries: Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Macao, Morocco, Chile, Peru.
2. The Visa-on-arrival facility (the length of stay max. 30 days) will be issued to citizens of the following countries: Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy , Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, United States.
3. Citizens of countries not mentioned above are required to apply for a visa at the Embassy or Consulate of Indonesia in their country of domicile.
Airport Tax and Transport
Passengers departing on international and domestic flights have to pay Rp. And 50,000 rupees. 11,000 airport taxes, respectively.
Measured taxis are available only at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta. In other major airports in Indonesia, taxis operating with a fixed interest rate.
From the airport in Jakarta, all taxi costs include a surcharge of Rp. 2,300 and a highway toll of at least Rp. 4,000, depending on the destination. The surcharge does not apply to travel to the airport, although the toll motorway ago. In both directions, airport taxis offer a 25 percent discount on the fare toll.
Currency
Exchange facilities of the main foreign currencies are available at authorized banks or moneychangers in major cities throughout Indonesia. Rupiah comes in denominations of 100.000, 50.000, 20.000, 10.000, 5.000 and 1.000 in banknotes, and 1.000, 500, and 100 coins
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