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        "msgid": "customs-seals-four-illegal-yachts-from-malaysia-singapore-valued-at-rp40-billion-1775782248",
        "date": "2026-04-10 07:25:10",
        "title": "Customs Seals Four Illegal Yachts from Malaysia-Singapore Valued at Rp40 Billion",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Directorate General of Customs and Excise has seized four luxury yachts originating from Malaysia and Singapore that were illegally traded within the country, evading import duties and taxes worth an estimated Rp40 billion. The yachts, initially granted temporary import facilities for tourism purposes, were found to have been rented or sold to Indonesian citizens, prompting joint inspections with the tax authority at Pantai Mutiara in North Jakarta. This action underscores efforts to optimise state revenue from luxury goods, combat underground economies, and ensure fiscal equity, as emphasised by customs officials.",
        "content": "<p>The Directorate General of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of\nFinance (DJBC) has once again seized four illegal luxury yachts that\nentered Indonesian waters and were traded covertly. The sealing of these\nfour luxury vessels was carried out after a joint team from the North\nJakarta Customs Region Office and the North Jakarta Tax Directorate\nGeneral Office conducted import supervision of foreign tourist vessels\nat Pantai Mutiara, North Jakarta. \u201cFrom the initial examination, out of\nthe six vessels we inspected, we sealed four,\u201d said the Head of\nEnforcement Section II of the Jakarta Customs Region Office, Siswo\nKristyanto, in a written statement on Friday (10\/4\/2026). According to\nthe North Jakarta Customs Directorate General, these four vessels are\nforeign tourist ships that received temporary import facilities, in the\nform of exemptions from import duties and taxes. The yachts were\noriginally intended for recreational activities by tourists in\nIndonesian territory. \u201cHowever, to date, there is suspicion that the\nfacility has been abused, as the vessels have been rented or sold to\nIndonesian citizens, thereby avoiding import duty and tax collections,\u201d\nhe revealed. Siswo detailed that the four sealed foreign tourist vessels\nconsist of two units from Malaysia and two from Singapore. Meanwhile,\nthe two unsealed vessels have been administratively examined and found\nto have proper customs documentation. Currently, the Customs Directorate\nGeneral, together with the Tax Directorate General, is investigating the\namount of state losses caused by the alleged violation of import duty\nand tax regulations for these foreign tourist vessels. However, he\nestimated that one small-sized yacht is priced around Rp10 billion.\nThus, the estimated total value reaches Rp40 billion. \u201cWe urge business\nactors to comply with regulations in both customs and taxation fields.\nWe will continue to monitor foreign tourist vessels that we suspect and\nfind to be in violation,\u201d he stated. Previously, Jakarta Customs also\ninspected 82 private cruise ships or yachts currently in the waters and\ndocked at Batavia Marina two weeks ago. The Head of the Jakarta Customs\nRegion Office, Hendri Darnadi, emphasised that the inspection is part of\nefforts to optimise state revenue from the circulation of luxury goods,\neradicate the underground economy, and enforce fiscal equity for\ncitizens. \u201cThe lower class, SMEs, even those buying motorbikes for their\nwork, such as online motorcycle taxis, still pay duties and taxes,\nfulfilling their obligations from the motorbikes they buy. Should those\nbuying high-value goods and luxury items not pay according to their\nobligations?\u201d said Hendri.<\/p>",
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