Cek IMEI Kemenperin: A Tool to Check Your Phone’s Legality
Cek IMEI Kemenperin is an Android application that allows you to check if your phone’s IMEI number is legal or illegal. This app is in compliance with the Regulation of the Minister of Industry of the Republic of Indonesia No. 108/M-IND/PER, which will validate the original identity number database of mobile phones or IMEIs. This regulation will block illegal phones.
If you purchased a black market phone before August 17, 2019, would it be blocked immediately? No, it will not be blocked immediately. However, the regulations regarding its usage period will be determined later in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
If you buy a phone from overseas after August 17, 2019, can you still use it in Indonesia? Yes, you can still use it as long as the import process follows the applicable laws and regulations.
The role of the Ministry of Industry in this regulation is to collect IMEI data obtained from the registration process of mobile phones, handheld computers, and tablets, as stipulated in the Regulation of the Minister of Industry of the Republic of Indonesia No. 108/M-IND/PER.