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How much cash can I take to Indonesia?

Currently, there is no ceiling on the amount of foreign bank notes that are carried into Indonesia although authorities require cash worth more than IDR 100 million (approx. USD $7,500) to be declared when arriving in Indonesia.

What Cannot be brought into Indonesia?

Indonesia Prohibited and Restricted Items

• Animal skins.
• Any materials printed or otherwise that are anti-Muslim in nature or that promote communism.
• Checks in all forms (blank stock, travelers cheques, payroll, cashier)
• Coffee and Coffee Samples.
• Communications equipment.
• Compact discs.
• Computer software.
• Cotton seeds.

What can a dollar buy in Indonesia?

Indonesia: What a Dollar Can Buy You

• 1 load of laundry (about 3.5 kg)
• 1 creamy avocado shake.
• 2 km taxi ride.
• 4 liters (1 gal.) of drinking water.
• 1 pre-cut pineapple on touristy Seminyak beach, Bali.
• 1 hour of Internet access.
• 1 vegetarian meal in a typical warung.
• 2 liters of gasoline.

What does Indonesia use for currency?

Indonesian rupiahIndonesia / Currency

What is the official currency of Indonesia?

The official currency of Indonesia is Rupiah which is Issued and controlled by the Bank of Indonesia. The currency code for Rupiahs is IDR, and the currency symbol is Rp. By law, all transactions are required to be conducted in rupiah, and Information of daily exchange rate can be found in newspapers or from the internet and online apps.

How to exchange Indonesian rupiah to foreign currencies?

Exchange rates of Indonesian Rupiah to foreign currencies fluctuate on a daily basis. Major banks will post their daily rates at about 10:30 each morning, after they’ve received notification from the head office of the opening exchange rates. Each branch banks has to contact their main branch to get the rate of exchange for each transaction.

What is the record low for the Indonesian rupiah?

Indonesian Rupiah The USDIDR decreased 55.0000 or 0.39\% to 14,090.0000 on Friday September 6 from 14,145.0000 in the previous trading session. Historically, the Indonesian Rupiah reached an all time high of 16800 in June of 1998 and a record low of 2096 in January of 1994.

What happens to damaged or damaged money in Indonesia?

Money stays in circulation in Indonesia for a long time. In most countries, banks will take the damaged or marked bills and turn them into the government for replacement. But much of the money in circulation in Indonesia never makes it into a bank.