mobius
Hi. I am thinking for leasing a house for 10+ years in Bali. I have some good but spare stuff in NZ like great stereo gear etc. What are the pitfalls (other than shipping costs) if any of bringing stuff like that in? Also, has anyone ever imported a car / 4wd to Bali and if so, again, what pitfalls. My old jeep at home is too good to get rid of but would make a great Bali car. It has 160,000+kms and is worth stuff all at home.
JohnnyCool
If you import your used stereo gear, you [i]might[/i] still have to pay the customs people taxes. How much, I don't know these days. There are still ways to get around these, or at least minimise what you have to cough up. Depends a lot on who you know on the ground here, how much "virtual torture" you can stomach, and so on. But hey - it's not impossible.Also, has anyone ever imported a car / 4wd to Bali and if so, again, what pitfalls? [/quote]About a week ago, or so, I couldn't help noticing [b]ten[/b] red Ferraris parked outside of [i]Kopi Bali[/i] on the By-Pass (Sanur area). They [b]all[/b] had Balinese numberplates. I'm sure they must have been imported unless [i]Ferrari[/i] has some kind of assembly plant in Java/Bali I haven't heard of.I've seen several retail outlets selling [b]very[/b] high quality audio equipment in Bali. Not cheap, of course, (maybe around the same price you'd pay overseas - depending on your bargaining skills). I'm sure one could find even more to choose from in places like Surabaya, Jogya, Bandung and Jakarta. Apart from the very esoteric, super high-end audiophile stuff, it's all available.Oh! Nearly forgot. Money can usually lessen the impact of "pitfalls". :D
Jimbo
Personally I would buy what you need when you arrive as everything is available and you have no hassles. You can import used household goods without charge but it can still be a hassle.I cannot speak about cars as visa restrictions appy when you buy one in Indonesia. Importing a private one would I suspect be difficult as it would have to be registerred and you may well need a correct visa to do so. Work, retirement visa etc.
gilbert de jong
Hi...Depending on what kind of visa you have, you either do or do not have to pay taxes on householdgoods (stereo-equipment, washingmachine etcetc...)I would forget about bringing a car into Indonesia..alot of paperwork (even with a diplomatic-connection) importtaxes, registering etcetc...but if your pockets are deep enough you can hire someone who takes care of al that..but then again you could also spend that money on a new toyota fortuner for example.The ferrari's or Hummer with the DK plates probably came into Bali through a luxury car dealer in Jakarta, and then for SAMSAT (ownertax/roadtax) mutated to the local office.Just a guess since I don't know the owners of those cars.But a friend of mine got his Merc Jeep the same way, so chances are they did it too this way..Friendly greetings.....Gilbert.
killatone
Would,nt recommend it mate. I moved here 4 months ago and made the big mistake of shipping a small part of my vinyl record collection over from UK. I shipped port to port and ended up having to pay $400 tax to pick up at this end. Could have cost more but a friend knew someone...well you know. Would have loved to ship my Jeep here but had to sell it to pay for the records :cry: Had the pleasure (well sheer fear) of being driven around the island in one of the Ferraris you saw. I thought there were only 7 on the island but anyway. By all accounts it will cost you double to own a Ferrari (or any other imported car) here than anywhere else on the planet due to tax. I cant say it troubles me too much as I doubt I will ever be able to afford a Ferrari here or anywhere else for that matter. What does trouble me is the price of red wine which also suffers crazy tax $40 for a bottle of Jacobs Creek!! :|
