Importers urge BPK to audit customs office
The Indonesian Importers Association (Ginsi) has urged the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) to audit the customs office, which received Rp 5.42 trillion ($542 million) worth of revenue from importers.<br /><br />"The customs office has made a lot of money from blackmailing importers," Ginsi chairman Amirudin Saud said, as quoted by Antara on Tuesday.<br /><br />He claimed the custom fees charged by the office were opaque and decisions made concerning the fees were one-sided.<br /><br />"We have questioned the customs office about our issues, but they don't seem to care," Amirudin said.