Indonesia e-CD: Official Site, Free Customs Declaration, Bali Travel Guide (2026)
Indonesia's electronic Customs Declaration is free. Here is the official site, every field, and how to tell real from fake.
What the e-CD actually is
The e-CD (Electronic Customs Declaration) is the digital form Indonesian customs requires from every arriving traveler. It declares whether you are bringing in cash above limits, restricted goods, or commercial merchandise. It replaced the paper customs form in 2022.
It is free.
No one can charge you for it. The only legal destination is ecd.beacukai.go.id, a domain reserved under .go.id for Indonesian government entities.
What about a visa?
The e-CD is not a visa. It is a customs declaration that is required regardless of your visa status. If you are a citizen of one of ~169 countries that have visa-free entry to Indonesia for tourism, you only need the e-CD. If you need a visa, you file the e-VOA (Electronic Visa on Arrival) separately at molina.imigrasi.go.id for about $35 USD government fee. Different form, different domain, different agency.
The problem
Search Google for “Bali customs form” or “Indonesia arrival form” and you’ll see paid ads from middleman sites charging $19 to $79 USD for the free e-CD. Some of them submit the real form on your behalf. Some submit a different form (sometimes just an e-VOA when you didn’t ask for one), or nothing at all.
The Indonesian Customs Directorate has issued public statements that only ecd.beacukai.go.id is the authorized e-CD site and that no fee is required.
Before you touch any form
Check the address bar. The official site is ecd.beacukai.go.id and nothing else.
Not indonesia-customs.com. Not bali-customs.org. Not indonesia-evoa.com. Anyone can register .com or .org. Only Indonesian government entities can register .go.id.
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Every field the official form asks
The e-CD has roughly 9 fields across 3 sections: traveler identity, trip details, and a customs declaration.
No photo upload required.
No payment required.
If a site asks for either, you are not on the official site.
Known sites that are NOT the e-CD
These sites all charge fees for what should be free. Some submit the real form, some don’t.
Screenshots captured April 2026. Archived snapshots available via archive.org.
How to tell any e-CD site is not the real one
- Does the domain end in
.go.id? If no, it is not an Indonesian government site. Period. - Does it ask for payment? The e-CD is free. Any fee means a middleman.
- Does it ask you to upload a passport photo? The official e-CD does not.
- Does the URL contain words like “bali”, “indonesia”, “customs”, “official” but not
.go.id? Bait. - Does the page have testimonials, trust badges, or countdown timers? Government forms have none of these.
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