Bali Expat Relocation Import Service

You can, but timing changes the paperwork. Some documents a customs broker may request — an NPWP tax number, for instance — are simpler to arrange once residency processing is underway. We map both sequences during consultation; visa strategy belongs with licensed immigration counsel.

As of 2026, sea freight typically runs five to ten weeks door to door via Jakarta or Surabaya with onward transhipment, while air freight through Ngurah Rai Airport cargo lands in roughly five to ten days. Red-channel inspection adds days. All timelines are indicative and subject to change.

Yes — remote management is the core of the service. You approve the inventory, quote and power of attorney digitally, then receive WhatsApp photo updates at packing, sailing, clearance and delivery. If the cargo lands first, climate-controlled storage in Badung holds it, so nothing accrues port storage and demurrage.

Most expat households use both. Sea freight in a 20ft or 40ft container — full-container or consolidated LCL — carries the bulk economically over five to ten weeks. Air freight costs substantially more per kilogram but suits essentials and fragile high-value pieces. We usually split one inventory across the two.

Imports can attract import duty (bea masuk), VAT (PPN) and, on some luxury categories, PPnBM — all assessed on CIF value by HS-code classification. We never quote fixed rates: final duty is determined by Direktorat Jenderal Bea dan Cukai, and every figure we share is indicative, dated and subject to change.