
For businesses to import goods into Indonesian custom areas, it requires an import identification number known as API. There are two types of API:
A General Import License or API-U may be used to import finished products or to trade goods with a third party. Licenses are issued by the Head of the Provincial Trade Service Office of where the company is based and take around 2 months to obtain. The API-U is valid for 5 years and then subject to renewal.
A Producer Import License or API-P that may be used to import raw materials, unfinished products and goods for the production process for the company’s use only. Licenses are issued by BKPM. (Please...