Four Main Focuses in Customs and Excise 2027 Work Plan
The Directorate General of Customs and Excise will emphasise four main focus areas within its policies, work plans, and indicative ceilings for the year 2027.
“First, healthy and sustainable fiscal management. This policy is directed towards increasing customs facilities to attract investment, boost exports, and support industrial downstreaming,” stated the Director General of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Finance, Djaka Budhi Utama, during a working meeting with Commission XI of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) in the Parliament Area, Senayan, Jakarta, on Monday, 15 June 2026.
This first step will be strengthened by optimising special zone facilities, increasing exports of micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) products, and strengthening international customs cooperation.
Secondly, the focus for the Directorate General of Customs and Excise next year is public protection and economic support, which includes strengthening capacity and revitalising supervision in maritime, border, coastal, port, and airport areas.
The third focus is the optimisation of state revenue, including the intensification of tariff policies, tobacco excise, and import duties on specific commodities. “Extensification of revenue objects and expansion of the revenue base in accordance with economic developments and societal needs, strengthening customs valuation, developing more adaptive goods classification, and strengthening joint programmes within the Ministry of Finance environment,” said Djaka.
Furthermore, the fourth focus is the strengthening of services and the governance of organisational management, human resources (HR), and information technology (IT). “Policies are directed towards forming a more dynamic and adaptive organisation, refining business processes for customs and excise, strengthening the competence and integrity of human resources, perfecting core systems, and implementing smart customs,” added Djaka.
Djaka explained that the 2027 work plan for the Directorate General of Customs and Excise was designed to support the theme of national development, namely the acceleration of quality growth through productivity, investment, and high-quality industry.
“Based on the 2027 framework that we have presented, the funding requirements for the Directorate General of Customs and Excise are allocated through three main programmes, with a total indicative ceiling for the 2027 fiscal year of Rp 2.81 trillion,” said Djaka.
The breakdown of the budget ceiling includes the fiscal policy, financial, and economic sector programme with an allocation of Rp 4.159 billion, the state revenue management programme with an allocation of Rp 749.37 billion, and the management support programme with an allocation of Rp 2.056 trillion.