According to the Minister of Finance Regulation No. 199/2019 and Director General Customs and Excise Regulation No. 2/2020, de minimis threshold, that is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties, is USD 3. It is reported that, by the Director General Customs and Excise Regulation No. 2/2020, Indonesia lowered the threshold for import duty exemption for major imported products from USD 75 per consignment to USD 3, per consignment in order to protect the domestic industry.

Regulation No. 11/12/PBI/2009, as amended by Regulation No. 16/8/PBI 2014, requires that any e-money issuer must be licensed by Indonesia's Central Bank.

There is a limit of 49% on the shares that can be acquired by foreign investors in government-controlled firms. This includes foreign participation express delivery services SOEs sector as regulated in the Government Regulation No. 15/2013 as amended by the Government Regulation No. 46/2021.

The Government Regulation (GR) 28/2021 includes requirements governing conformity assessment to Indonesian national standards (“SNI”) for a wide variety of consumer goods, including electronics. It has been reported that testing laboratories and conformity assessment bodies have been told to halt certification until the Minister of Industry would issue implementing guidance for GR 28/2021. This standstill has resulted in the halting of imports that use the SNI scheme that requires testing per shipment. Additionally, GR 28/2021 requires that all steps of product testing be conducted by an Indonesian national residing in Indonesia, further complicating product sample collection amid ongoing travel restrictions.

Government Regulation No. 46/2021, which replaces the Government Regulation No.52/2000 stipulates that a certificate of approval is required for IT and telecommunication equipment to be sold or imported into the Indonesian market. The certificate of approval is issued by the Directorate General of Resources and Equipment for Post and Information Technology (SDPPI). The SDPPI Kepdiejen Postel No. 3/2020 allows third party-certification from Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) from a number of countries.
In-country testing at an SDPPI laboratory of two randomly selected equipment samples is required for radio frequency and telecommunications equipment before the issuance of the certificate by SDPPI. SDPPI Decision No. 36 issued in January 2020 includes a list of the 150 international test labs that it recognizes.

Regulation 4/2019 requires all TV and set-top boxes based on digital video broadcasting-terrestrial second
generation and internet protocol set-top boxes to contain at least 20% local content. Although there are reports about the regulations, it was not possible to find the regulatory text.

It is reported that Regulations 9/2019 and 10/2019 require wavelength division multiplexing and internet protocol network devices to comply with local content requirements. Although there are reports about the regulations, they were not found online.

According to the MOCI Regulation 6/2017, IPTV providers shall prioritize and are required to provide Internet Protocol Set-Top-Boxes with a minimum local content requirement of 20%, with the amount rising to 50% within five years of starting operations in Indonesia. Furthermore, the IPTV operator shall provide at least 10% of domestic content during its broadcasting services, 30% during its multimedia services, and "the number of domestic independent content providers contributing to the implementation of IPTV services shall be at least 10% of the number of content providers in the content library of the organizer and gradually increase to 50% within five years.

Regulations No. 7/2009 and No. 19/2011 require that equipment used in certain wireless broadband services contain local content of at least 30% for subscriber stations and 40% for base stations and that all wireless equipment contains 50% local content. Although there are reports about the regulations, it was not possible to find the regulatory text.

According to Ministry of Trade Regulation No.41/2016, which replaces the Ministry of Trade Regulation 82/2012, importers of cell phones, handheld computers, and tablets to sell directly to retailers or consumers, must use at least three distributors to qualify for a Ministry of Trade importer license.

According to Ministry of Communication and Information Technology Regulation Ministry of Communication and Information Technology Regulation (MOCI) No. 41/PER/M.KOMINFO/10/2009, as amended by the MOCI Regulation No. 12/2019, Indonesian telecommunication operators are required to expend a minimum of 50% of their total capital expenditures for network development on locally sourced components or services. The regulation also requires companies to annually report the percentage of local content procured and have that information “authenticated” by the government or a survey institute appointed by the government.

According to the MOCI Regulation No. 27/2015, the use of local components in 4G smartphones distributed in Indonesia is required. According to the regulation, since January 2017, the domestic component level for LTE-based communication on the radio frequency 2 100 MHz, 1800 MHz, 900 MHz, and 800 MHz should be changed into: (i) at least 40% for the based station and (ii) at least 30% for the subscriber station.

Under MOT Regulation 68/2020 Indonesia requires import approvals and stringent reporting requirements for electronic devices (except such products imported for market testing or after-sales service purposes) with the stated goal of reducing the volume of consumer goods entering Indonesia in favor of local production.

Regulation 17/2018 establishes five HS lines at the eight-digit level (with import duty rates currently set at zero percent) for software and other digital products transmitted electronically, including applications, software, video, and audio. Despite zero tariffs, it is reported that companies have expressed concern over the potential administrative burden of this new regulation, including potential customs documentation or reporting requirements. MOF has indicated that any data reporting under this system will be voluntary.

It is reported that Indonesian importers must comply with numerous and overlapping import licensing requirements that impede access to Indonesia’s market. Ministry of Trade Regulation No.70/M-DAG/PER/9/2015, which replaces by the Ministry of Trade Regulation No.75/2018 requires all importers to obtain an import license as either importer of goods for further distribution (API-U) or as importers for their manufacturing (API-P), but importers are not permitted to obtain both types of licenses. The requirement was already in place since 2015.