Jakarta - Post Report Question and Answers
How do you send and receive your letters and package mail? Are local postal facilities adequate?
Local facilities are not adequate. Very overpriced and very long time to arrive. Even DPO from the US takes about 5-6 weeks. Sending items back to the US seems to be a bit quicker, taking about 2 weeks. - Dec 2023
Packages from the US currently take four to six weeks to arrive. - May 2023
Takes about 6 weeks for DPO and the same for pouch. - Oct 2021
Embassy facilities. - Sep 2020
Via Diplomatic Post Office at the U.S. embassy (sorry other expat families). DPO mail arrives really quickly, 7-10 days typically. While possible to receive items through FedEx, DHL, and the Indonesian Postal System, you have to pay customs duties. Most expats just load up suitcases when coming back and forth from their home countries. - Feb 2018
Through the Embassy. - Jan 2015
When I sent anything abroad, I used the registered mail from the postal system. It was affordable and always arrived. - Jan 2013
DPO/APO - Jun 2012
Local mail is totally unreliable. Have a relative overseas put together a package and mail it to your office by courier once per month. - Jan 2012
By DPO.It would take 5-10 for items to/from the US, depending on the destination/origin. - Jul 2011
Through the DPO. It can be really fast. - Jul 2011
Through the U.S. Embassy. - Dec 2010
Through the Embassy Diplomatic Bag system. - Nov 2010
Private mail service. - Jul 2010
