JOINT REGULATON OF
MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE,
MINISTER OF FINANCE,
MINISTER OF JUSTICE,
MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION,
CHIEF OF POLICE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

No. 93/MPP/Kep/IV/1996;
No. 391/KMK.05/1996;
No. M.01-12.01-101996
No. KM.37/1996;
No. KEP/03/VI/1996

Concerning
Import and Re-export Tourist's Vehicles Into and Out Indonesian Territory

Considering:

• a. that to better promote he growth of the tourism sector in national development, it is deemed necessary to provide greater opportunities for the entry/stay and exit of international tourists using motorized vehicles to/in and from the territory of the Republic of Indonesia to enjoy facilities and security;
• b. that the prevailing stipulations and procedures for the entry/operation and re-export of motorized vehicles for tourism and sports purposes are deemed to be still less conducive to promoting the interests of international tourists to visit the territory of the Republic of Indonesia riding/driving motorized vehicles;
• c. that the implementation of the entry and re-export of motorized vehicles used by international tourists through entry/exit gates of the immigration checkpoint at Entikong, Sanggau district, West Kalimantan province, is considered quite smooth and successful so that it may be made a reference in the case of application in other sites;
• d. that in connection with the above, it is deemed necessary to provide opportunities and guarantee of security in journeys and stipulate the procedure for the entry/operation and re-export of motorized vehicles for tourism and sports purposes to/in and from the territory of the Republic of Indonesia.

In view of:

• 1. Law No. 33/1964 on passenger accident compulsory insurance funds;
• 2. Law No. 24/1964 on road traffic accidence funds;
• 3. Law No. 8/1981 on the criminal procedural law;
• 4. Law No. 20/1982 on the defense and security of the state;
• 5. Law No. 9/1990 on tourism affairs;
• 6. Law No. 9/1992 on immigration affairs;
• 7. Law No. 14/1992 on road traffic and transportation;
• 8. Law No. 21/1992 on navigation;
• 9. Law No. 10/1995 on customs affairs;
• 10. Government Regulation No. 11/1983 on port affairs;
• 11. Government Regulation No. 17/1988 on sea transportation;
• 12. Government Regulation No. 41/1993 on road transportation;
• 13. Government Regulation No. 43/1993 on road traffic infrastructure;
• 14. Government Regulation No. 44/1993 on vehicles and drivers;
• 15. Government Regulation No. 31/1994 on control over aliens and immigration measures;
• 16. Government Regulation No. 32/1994 on visas, entry permits and immigration permits;
• 17. Port regulation of 1925;
• 18. Instruction of the Minister of Finance No. 02/MK.05/1983 on services to foreign tourists;
• 19. Joint decree of the Ministers of Trade, Communications and Finance No. 885/Kpb/V11/1985; No. KM.139/HK.205/Phb-85 and No. 677/KMK.05/1985 on seaports and airports open to foreign trade, as already supplemented with the joint regulatin of the Ministers of Trade, Communications arid Finance No. 26/Kpb/II/94, No. KP.I/006/Phb-94 and No. 52/KMK.01/94;
• 20. Regulation of the Minister of Justice No. 01-12.07.02/1986 on departure permits and re-departure permits;
• 21. Decree of the Minister of Communications No. KM.68/1993 on the operation of passenger transportation on the roads in public vehicles;
• 22. Decree of the Minister of Communications No. 35/1993 on the organization and the working system of port offices;
• 23. Decree of the Minister of Finance No. 59/KMK.01/1994 on the management of imports for temporary use,
• 24. Decree of the Minister of Trade No. 36/KP/III/95 on cross-border trade through the cross-border checkpoint at Entikong in West Kalimantan province;
• 25. Decree of the Minister of Justice No. M-06-IZ.01.02/1995 on the ninth amendment to the Decree of the Minister of Justice No. M.02-IZ-01-02/1993 on visa exemption for brief visits;
• 26. Decree of the Minister of Finance No. 108/KMK.01/1995 on the use of customs bond as a collateral for the payment of state s levies on the imports of goods enjoying import facilities;
• 27. Decree of the Minister of Industry and Trade No. 35/MPP/SK/II/96 on commodities whose import trading system is regulated;

Observing:

Letter of the Chief of the Police Force of the Republic of Indonesia to all regional police heads No. B/4037/X/1993 dated October 18, 1993 on the entry of motorized vehicles into Indonesia for tourism and sports purposes.

DECIDES

To stipulate:

THE JOINT DECREE OF THE MINISTERS OF FINANCE, JUSTICE, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRY AND TRADE AND CHIEF OF THE POLICE FORCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA ON THE ENTRY/OPERATION AND RE-EXPORT OF MOTORIZED VEHICLES USED BY INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS TO/IN AND FROM THE TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA.

Article 1

The regulation of and the procedure for the visits of international tourists riding/driving motorized vehicles to the territory of the Republic of Indonesia as provided for in this joint decree shall be specially aimed at international tourists hailing from the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries and riding/driving motorized vehicles in the form of buses and passenger automobiles having four or more wheels, excluding caravans and motorcycles.

Article 2

The permits for the entry of motorized vehicles into the territory of the Republic of Indonesia shall be valid for a period of 60 (sixty) days for one visit, as from the date of entry into Indonesia through the entry ports up to the date of their exit from Indonesia through exit ports stipulated in this joint decree or other ports categorized as ports open to foreign trade.

Article 3

(1) At the first stage, sea/land ports stipulated as entry ports and at the same time exit ports shall be:

• a. Aceh Special Region :
• - Malahayati port
• - Lhokseumawe port
• b. Noth Sumatera province :
• - Belawan port
• c. Riau province
• - Mainland Riau : - Dumai port
• - Bintan Island : - Kijang Straits port
• d. West Kalimantan province :
• - Entikong border station

(2) The addition of other ports as entry ports and exit ports shall be stipulated further by the Minister of Communications.

Article 4

(1) Import duties and other import levies shall be exempted from the entry of motorized vehicles as meant in Article 1.

(2) The exemption referred to in sub-article (1) shall be granted on condition that the party concerned surrender a collateral in the form of Customs Bond.

(3) The provision on the Customs Bond referred to in sub-article (2) shall be as regulated in the Decree of the Minister of Finance No. 108/KMK.01/1995 on the use of Customs Bond as a collateral for the payment of state's levies on the import of goods enjoying import facilities.

Article 5

Motorized vehicles used by international tourists as regulated in Article 1 and the import period as meant in Article 2 shall be exempted from the provisions in the Decree of the Minister of Finance No. 59 /KMK.01 /1994 on the management of imports for temporary use.

Article 6

The procedure of importing the motorized vehicles as regulated in Article 1 shall be as follows:

• a. The international tourists concerned /operators of the motorized vehicles shall be obligated to produce international tourists' documents and documents of the motorized vehicles used to the Customs and Excise officers or immigration officers at the port of entry;
• b. The documents as meant in letter a shall be already completed completion forms, which shall comprise:
• 1) An application for temporary import/operation and re-export of a motorized vehicle to/in and from the territory of the Republic of Indonesia, using the form as contained in Attachment 1 to this joint decree;
• 2) A passenger manifest, using the form as contained in Attachment Il to this joint decree and other documents which shall comprise:
• a) a passport which shall be valid for a minimum of 6 (six) months;
• b) a visa for:
• (1) an alien who does not enjoy the facility of visa exemption for brief visits and enters the territory of the Republic of Indonesia through:
• - an immigration checkpoint not yet having the status of an immigration checkpoint for visa exemption for brief visits;
• - an immigration checkpoint having the status of an immigration checkpoint for visa exemption for brief visits;
• (2) An alien, enjoying the facility of visa exemption for brief visits and entering the territory of the Republic of Indonesia through:
• - an immigration checkpoint not yet having the status of an immigration checkpoint for visa exemption for brief visits;
• c) a statement regarding the name of the port of re-export intended for the vehicle;
• d) road worthiness and vehicle documents which shall be valid for a minimum of 3 (three) months;
• e) a valid ASEAN/International driving license, which the operator of the vehicle shall be obligated to own;
• f) insurance to cover losses afflicted to a third party.

Article 7

(1) A tourist bus carrying international tourists into the territory of the Republic of Indonesia must be provided with a manifest of international tourists as passengers and this must be known to officials at the port of entry;

(2) White it is used in the territory of the Republic of Indonesia, the tourist bus as meant in sub-article (1) shall be prohibited to carry passengers other than those contained on the passenger manifest at the time of arrival/entry at/into the territory of the Republic of Indonesia, as meant in sub-article (1).

Article 8

(1) A motorized vehicle brought by an international tourist for operation in the territory of the Republic of Indonesia shall be obligated to have on it a SPECIAL MARK issued by the Ministry of Communications as in the specimen in Attachment III to this joint decree.

(2) The Ministry of Communications, in this case the Road Transportation and Traffic Service (DLLAJ) and/or the Police Force of the Republic of Indonesia, shall allow facilities of service to every motorized vehicle used by international tourists and having on them the SPECAL MARK during the trips.

Article 9

(1) The SPECIAL MARK as meant in Article 8 shall at the port of entry be given to motorized vehicles of international tourists already fulfilling the requirements, namely the fulfillment of the obligation to surrender the documents of import in the form of fully completed forms of completion and other documents as meant in Article 6; (2) The SPECIAL MARK as meant in Article 8 must be stuck permanently on the top middle part of the front windscreen of the vehicle.

Article 10

Provisions on sanctions set forth in the prevailing laws and serving as the basis on which this joint decree is issued shall be enforceable in the framework of this joint decree.

Article 11

As far as necessary, technical operational provisions shall be laid down further by other ministers and relevant ministers and Head of the Police Force of the Republic of Indonesia.

Article 12

This joint decree shall take effect as from the date of stipulation.

Stipulated in Jakarta
On June 5, 1996

THE MINISTER OF FINANCE
MAR'IE MUHAMMAD

THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE
OETOJO OESMAN

THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATION
HARYANTO DHANUTIRTO

THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
T. ARIWIBOWO

HEAD OF THE POLICE FORCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
Drs. DIBYO WIDODO

Attachment
JOINT DECREE OF THE MINISTER OF FINANCE, THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE, THE MINISTER OF TRANSPOTATION, THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE, AND CHIEF OF THE POLICE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

No. 391/KMK.05/1996
No. M.01.IZ.01.10/1996
No. KM.37/1996
No. 93/MPP/Kep/5/1996
No. Pol : KEP/03/VI/1996
Date : June 5, 1996