TEMPORAKTIF - A small note about Indonesia

Customs and The WCO: a Joint Response to Protect The Environment

In commemoration of International Customs Day, The Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), Kunio Mikuriya, shares his views with Indonesian Customs on the critical role played by national…

Impact and Changes on DGCE Vertical Reorganization

In order to optimize the role of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise to facilitate trade and industry, keeping the borders and protecting Indonesian society from smuggling and illegal trade, raising state revenues…

Indonesia Wants ASEAN Customs to be strong on All Sectors

ASEAN customs experienced a significant changes after the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of Indonesia involving the private sector in the annual meeting of the Director General of ASEAN…

Excise Tariff for Tobacco Products Likely to Go Up

It has been a common term that the state revenue from excise particularly from tobacco products is increased every year and become the mainstay of government to obtain quite significant…

The Role of X-Ray Machine for Indonesian Customs

We often hear or read about how Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DGCE) Indonesia successfully seizes goods that are prohibited and restricted being smuggled due to the officers’ scrutiny…

Customs
Flashback To The ASEAN Customs Director-General Meeting
December 25, 2017
The ASEAN Customs Director General Meeting in Bali has just ended. The official agenda shows that it is the 26th time Directors General holds a meetings, discuss strategic steps and determine the future of ASEAN customs. But what is the…
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Customs
Inter-Sectoral Cooperation within the ASEAN Customs Frame
December 23, 2017
Meeting of the Director General of ASEAN Directorate General of Customs is to talk about customs cooperation in ASEAN as a whole. If moved backwards, the Customs in ASEAN has been longer than we thought. Since 1983, ASEAN Customs has…
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Customs
Indonesia Wants ASEAN Customs to be strong on All Sectors
December 21, 2017
ASEAN customs experienced a significant changes after the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of Indonesia involving the private sector in the annual meeting of the Director General of ASEAN Customs to explore the economic development of the region. Now,…
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Culture
Uniqueness Of The Wangi-Wangi Island Wakatobi
December 18, 2017
Wakatobi is not only charming with its underwater beauty. On the mainland, I also found a variety of uniqueness. At Wangi-Wangi Island, the capital of Wakatobi, I managed to visit the village of the Bajo tribe; the famous “sea adventurers”. See: The Deep…
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Awesome
The Deep Blue Sea Of Wakatobi
December 5, 2017
Snorkeling becomes a ‘must do’ activity when visiting Wakatobi in Southeast Sulawesi. Especially when you are not yet good in diving, snorkeling becomes an option. Like what I did a while ago with some friends from Jakarta, during our visit to…
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Opinion
The Whirligig of Customs Valuation
November 11, 2017
The Whirligig of Customs Valuation A Study of the Regulation on Customs Valuation Database. By Teguh Iman S, Head of Customs Valuation I Section, Directorate of Customs The whirligig (merry-go-round. Carrousel in France. Draaimolen, in Dutch) is a popular game adored by…
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Snapshot
Port Of Panarukan East Java
November 7, 2017
Port of Panarukan is probably much less famous than other ports, such as Belawan, Tanjung Priok, Tanjung Emas, and Tanjung Perak. Panarukan is a district in the Situbondo regency. If you go through the north coast route from Surabaya, you…
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Culture
Batik, A String of Beautiful Dots
November 3, 2017
Historians wrote that the creation of batik began in the era of the Majapahit Kingdom, which was then distributed to other kingdoms, including Mataram. The word batik is derived from the word amba nitik which means carving dots. At that…
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