Post audit for exports and imports launched on April 1<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The customs and excise law will come into force
\non April 1 with the implementation of post-auditing for both
\nimports and exports, Director General of Customs and Excise
\nSoehardjo Soebardi said yesterday.<\/p>\n
\"Post-auditing is mandated by law and, therefore, we have to
\ndo it,\" Soehardjo told reporters at his office here.<\/p>\n
He said that his office is ready to carry out post-auditing of
\nimports and exports as it has basically done it since 1994,
\nespecially for sea cargo worth less than US$5,000, and since July
\nlast year for air cargo.<\/p>\n
Many parties, especially importers, have expressed their
\ndoubts over the readiness of customs officials to perform their
\nnew duties in accordance with the law, in good faith, and in the
\ninterests of the country.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian Importers Association, for instance, has been
\nlobbying the government to maintain pre-shipment inspection for
\nIndonesia's imports.<\/p>\n
\"Looking at the current condition, I think the Directorate
\nGeneral of Customs and Excise is not yet ready to carry out on-
\narrival inspections for Indonesia's imports,\" the association's
\nchairman, Amirudin Saud, said earlier this week.<\/p>\n
The current customs rules require pre-shipment inspection of
\nimports, which are carried out by government-contracted surveying
\ncompanies.<\/p>\n
The government has assigned state-owned PT Surveyor Indonesia,
\nunder a biannual contract, to inspect Indonesia's imports at
\npoints of loading.<\/p>\n
Soehardjo said recently that his office will be restructured
\nto adjust to the law. The restructuring will not only affect the
\norganization of the directorate general but also its daily
\nactivities.<\/p>\n
The activities of the customs and excise office will be
\ndirected more toward facilitating the country's international
\ntrade, rather than acting merely as a fund-raiser for the state,
\nhe said.<\/p>\n
To implement the law, Soehardjo said yesterday, the government
\nhas prepared dozens of rulings, including 15 government
\nregulations and 49 decrees of the finance minister.<\/p>\n
Of the 15 government regulations, nine will concern customs,
\nand the remaining six will be related to excise -- including a
\nregulation on the increase of excise rates for cigarettes.<\/p>\n
For the first stage, Soehardjo said, the government will issue
\nsix government regulations, which will very likely be announced
\non Monday. (rid)<\/p>",
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