Indonesia Customs and Excise Outlines Four Key Focus Areas for 2027 Work Plan

The Directorate General of Customs and Excise in Indonesia is set to prioritize four key areas in its 2027 work plan, focusing on fiscal health, public protection, revenue generation, and organizational efficiency. Director General of Customs and Excise Djaka Budhi Utama outlined these priorities during a working meeting with Commission XI of the House of Representatives.

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The first is healthy and sustainable fiscal management. This policy is directed at improving customs facilities to attract investment, increase exports, and support industrial downstreaming.

The first focus is on healthy and sustainable fiscal management. This involves enhancing customs facilities to attract investment, boost exports, and support industrial downstreaming. Specific measures include optimizing special zone facilities, increasing exports for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and strengthening international customs cooperation.

Secondly, the agency will concentrate on protecting the community and supporting the economy. This entails bolstering capacity and revitalizing surveillance in maritime, border, coastal, port, and airport areas. The third priority is optimizing state revenue through intensified tariff policies, including excise on tobacco products and import duties on specific commodities. It also includes expanding the tax base and strengthening customs valuation.

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The second focus for the Directorate General of Customs and Excise next year is community protection and economic support, which includes strengthening capacity and revitalizing supervision in maritime, border, coastal, port, and airport areas.

Finally, the Directorate General of Customs and Excise will focus on strengthening organizational management, human resources, and information technology. This involves creating a more dynamic and adaptive organization, refining business processes, enhancing the competency and integrity of its workforce, and upgrading its core systems for smarter customs operations.

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The third focus of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise is optimizing state revenue, including through the intensification of tariff policies, excise on tobacco products, and import duties on certain commodities.

These plans align with the national development theme of accelerating quality growth through productivity, investment, and industry. The indicative budget for the Directorate General of Customs and Excise in 2027 is allocated at Rp 2.81 trillion, distributed across three main programs: fiscal policy, financial sector, and economy (Rp 4.159 billion); state revenue management (Rp 749.37 billion); and management support (Rp 2.056 trillion).

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The fourth focus of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise is strengthening organizational management, human resources (HR), and information technology (IT).