The main entry point
Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta is Indonesia's primary container gateway, with ocean transit from Foshan running roughly 7 to 10 days — noticeably longer than most other Southeast Asian routes, and worth building extra lead time around.
What actually makes sense to import
Given Indonesia's strong domestic wood furniture industry, demand from China tends to concentrate on categories less commonly produced locally at scale — metal and glass office furniture, and volume contract orders for hotel groups and serviced-apartment developers.
Customs considerations
Furniture import documentation in Indonesia is detail-sensitive, and we'd recommend confirming your customs broker's specific experience with furniture HS codes before committing to a first shipment, given the added transit time already at stake if a shipment gets held up.
Building in a longer runway
Because transit time alone is close to two weeks, Indonesia-bound orders benefit from being planned with more schedule buffer than shorter regional routes — particularly for time-sensitive retail launches or project handovers.