Border[USED LITHIUM BATTERIES]

Import License for Used Lithium Batteries

LS Impor Baterai Lithium Tidak Baru

Regulation Details

Legal Basis: Permendag Nomor 16 Tahun 2025 sebagaimana telah diubah dengan Permendag Nomor 37 Tahun 2025 dan Permendag Nomor 24 Tahun 2025
Issuing Authority: Ministry of Trade (Kemendag)
Effective From: November 4, 2025
Affected HS Codes: 13 products

What This Means

This regulation requires importers to obtain a Import License for Used Lithium Batteries before clearing goods through Indonesian customs.

As a border regulation, the permit must be obtained before the goods arrive at the Indonesian port. Without this document, customs will not release the shipment.

An Importer of Record (IOR) with the proper licenses can handle this requirement on your behalf.

Affected HS Codes

85076032Electric accumulators, including separators therefor, whether or not rectangular (including square) — Of a kind used for aircraft 85076033Electric accumulators, including separators therefor, whether or not rectangular (including square) — Of a kind used for vehicles in Chapter 87 85491420Electrical and electronic waste and scrap — Of electric accumulators of a kind used in aircraft 85491390Electrical and electronic waste and scrap; Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators; Sorted by chemical type and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury, other 85076039Electric accumulators, including separators therefor, whether or not rectangular (including square); Lithium-ion; Battery pack, other 85076031Electric accumulators, including separators therefor, whether or not rectangular (including square) — Of a kind used for laptops including notebooks and subnotebooks 85491290Electrical and electronic waste and scrap; Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators; Other, containing lead, cadmium or mercury, other 85076090Electric accumulators, including separators therefor, whether or not rectangular (including square); Lithium-ion, other 85491320Electrical and electronic waste and scrap — Of electric accumulators of a kind used in aircraft 85491990Electrical and electronic waste and scrap; Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators, other 85491920Electrical and electronic waste and scrap — Of electric accumulators of a kind used in aircraft 85491490Electrical and electronic waste and scrap; Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators; Unsorted and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury, other 85491220Electrical and electronic waste and scrap — Of electric accumulators of a kind used in aircraft

Need help with this regulation?

Kickrate handles all permit applications as your Importer of Record.