Govt. Sets Customs-Notification Procedures for IMEI Notifications and Registrations

In an effort to reduce the number of illegally imported telecommunications devices in use within Indonesia and to protect consumers from telecommunications devices that do not meet the mandated technical requirements, the government has established an International Mobile Equipment Identity (“IMEI”) control program for imported telecommunications devices.[1] Specifically, the Director-General of Customs and Excise (“Director-General”) has issued Regulation No. PER-05/BC/2020 on Procedures for the Notification and Registration of International Mobile Equipment Identities for Telecommunications Devices within Customs Notifications (“Regulation 5/2020”).