So here's a question - Sorry if I am hijacking your topic humbleisgood - What if you are going to get a KITAS, plan to be staying in Bali for 30+ years and at looking at importing a fair amount of household goods. I am talking about:
- kitchen gear - mixer, blender, tuppaware, cutlery and knives;
- tools - heavy duty tool box, drills, other power tools and heaps of hand tools (spanners, screwdrivers, ratchets etc);
- 4 bicycles;
- 10x pieces of art; and
- King size latex mattress.
Would you still not bother? The only thing is that the purchase of all of these items was probably over $15,000 and to sell and then re purchase in Bali would be an additional cost of approximately $10,000 after I have copped a loss on selling all of the items for a second hand price.
Does any body know what kind of tax would be charged or whether having a KITAS would help. My understanding is that you can bring in household items with a KITAS but don't know about what customs might want to release all of these items.