Trade Guide

Understand trade terms in document workflow context.

Use short definitions to align the team before preparing CI, PL, transport documents, and bundles.

Indonesia Trade Terms

Plain-English terms for document operations.

Use this guide to align the team on shared trade terms and the customs, tax, authority, and business identifiers used in Indonesia.

Commercial Invoice

Document

The main commercial document that states seller, buyer, goods, quantity, price, currency, Incoterms, and payment terms.

Packing List

Document

A packing and logistics document that explains package count, quantities, gross weight, net weight, CBM, and marks.

B/L

Transport

Bill of Lading. A sea transport document often used for cargo release, bank submission, and shipment evidence.

AWB

Transport

Air Waybill. An air transport document used as carriage evidence and a shipment tracking reference.

Incoterms 2020

Trade Terms

A standard set of trade terms that allocates cost, risk, delivery point, insurance, and clearance responsibilities.

Letter of Credit

Payment

A bank payment arrangement where document wording, shipment dates, copies, signatures, and values are reviewed strictly.

Merchant of Record

Billing

The seller of record for checkout. For Documents Dock global billing, Paddle handles payment, tax, receipts, invoices, and refunds.

Proforma Invoice

Document

A preliminary invoice sent before shipment to confirm price, quantity, currency, and Incoterms, often used to arrange payment or an import permit.

Purchase Order (PO)

Document

A buyer-issued order that fixes the agreed items, quantities, price, and terms; its number is referenced across the shipment's documents.

Certificate of Origin (CO)

Document

A document identifying where goods originate. It may support a preferential tariff claim or satisfy an importing-country evidence requirement.

Consignee

Transport

The party to whom the goods are shipped and released, named on the transport document (B/L or AWB).

Notify Party

Transport

The contact the carrier notifies when cargo arrives, often the consignee or its forwarder or customs representative.

Gross / Net Weight

Transport

Gross weight includes packaging; net weight is the goods only. Both appear on the Packing List and are cross-checked against the B/L or AWB.

CBM

Transport

Cubic metres: the shipment volume used for freight pricing and to verify the Packing List against transport documents.

Telex Release

Transport

An electronic cargo release that lets the consignee collect goods without an original paper B/L after the shipper surrenders it at origin.

Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

Trade Terms

An agreement that may lower tariffs when the goods meet its origin rules and the required proof of origin is available.

HS Code

Customs

The Harmonized System code used to classify goods. Indonesia declares on the 8-digit BTKI line aligned to AHTN 2022, and LARTAS restrictions attach to that line; confirm the final code with Bea Cukai or your PPJK broker.

Bea Cukai (DJBC)

Indonesia

The Directorate General of Customs and Excise, the authority responsible for customs clearance, valuation, and excise administration in Indonesia.

PIB / PEB

Indonesia

Pemberitahuan Impor Barang (import declaration) and Pemberitahuan Ekspor Barang (export declaration), lodged electronically through CEISA / INSW.

LARTAS

Indonesia

Larangan dan Pembatasan — Indonesia's prohibited-and-restricted goods regime. Whether a commodity is subject to LARTAS is checked per HS line in INSW.

INSW

Indonesia

Indonesia National Single Window, the portal that consolidates customs, tariff, LARTAS, and permit information across agencies.

NIB

Indonesia

Nomor Induk Berusaha, the business identification number issued through the OSS system. It carries the importer identification used for customs purposes.

NPWP

Indonesia

Nomor Pokok Wajib Pajak, the Indonesian taxpayer identification number used on invoices and customs declarations.

PPJK

Indonesia

Pengusaha Pengurusan Jasa Kepabeanan, a registered customs brokerage that may lodge declarations on the trader's behalf.

SKI

Indonesia

Surat Keterangan Impor, the BPOM import approval required for food, cosmetics, drugs, and other BPOM-supervised goods before clearance.

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