Directorate General of Customs and Excise

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Directorate General of Customs and Excise
Direktorat Jenderal Bea dan Cukai
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Common nameBea Cukai
AbbreviationDJBC
Agency overview
Formed1 October 1946 (1946-10-01)
Preceding agency
  • De Dienst der Invoer en Uitvoerrechten en Accijnzen
Employees15,935
Jurisdictional structure
National agency
(Operations jurisdiction)
Indonesia
Operations jurisdiction Indonesia
Legal jurisdictionNational
Governing body Government of Indonesia
Constituting instrument
  • Undang-Undang Nomor 11 Tahun 1995
Operational structure
HeadquartersJalan Ahmad Yani By Pass, Jakarta, Indonesia
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
  • Djaka Budhi Utama, Director General
Parent agency Ministry of Finance
Website
beacukai.go.id

The Directorate General of Customs and Excise (Indonesian : Direktorat Jenderal Bea dan Cukai abbreviated Bea Cukai or DJBC) is an Indonesian government agency under Ministry of Finance that serves the community in the field of customs and excise.

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History

Dutch colonial era

The establishment of official customs and excise administration in Indonesia began during the colonialization period of the Netherlands, specifically upon the entry of VOC to the country.

The officers were often called ‘douane’, while the official name of the administration was (De Dienst der Invoer en Uitvoerrechten en Accijnzen (I.U & A)), loosely translated as the Department of Import Duty and Export Duty and Excise.

The administration's main objectives were to collectinvoer-rechten (import duty), uitvoer-rechten (export duty), andaccijnzen (excise). [1]

This Bureau is headed by a Chief Inspector who doubles as an advisor to the Director of Finance for trade and shipping domiciled in Batavia. At that time the Customs Bureau was headed by a civilian officer appointed directly from the Netherlands.

Several Heads of the Customs and Excise Office of the Netherlands Indies period were as follows: [2]

HeadEra
G.F. De Bruyn Kops1933
S.M. Van Der Zee1939
K.H. Dronkers1946
G.Van Der Pol1949

The history of the first duty and excise tax collections in Indonesia began in the Dutch colonial era in 1886 against kerosene based on the Ordonnantie van December 27, 1886, Stbl. 1886 Number 249. issued by the government of the Dutch East Indies. [2]

Japanese colonial era

During the colonialization period of Japan, the Japanese Occupation Army passed Law no. 13 on the opening of government offices in Java and Madura. In article 1, paragraph 2 of the law states:

"Customs and excise duty offices in regions and branches shall not be taken care of temporarily".

The department's functions of collecting import duty and export duty were eliminated, leaving only the function of collecting excise. [1]

The Customs and Excise, Tax Branch was made into an institution with the joint name Gunseikanbu Zaimubu Shuzeika led by Chogo assisted by several native employees, namely Soetikno Slamet and H.A. Pandelaki.

Post-independence

Shortly after Indonesia proclaimed independence, the organization of the Ministry of Finance was formed and the Customs and Excise was established to be part of the Tax Office. [2]

On 1 October 1946, Sjafruddin Prawiranegara, minister of finance at the time, decide to overhaul organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance.

Customs and Excise is released from the Tax Office and becomes standalone office as the Customs and Excise Office and appoints Mr. R.A. Kartadjoemena as Chief of Customs and Excise Officer.

That date is considered as the date of birth of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise. [2]

Duties

The Directorate General of Customs and Excise is divided into several branches in different regions across Indonesia.

The directorate reports directly to the Ministry of Finance.

Main task

To carry out the main task of Ministry of Finance in the field of customs and excise, based on the policy determined by Minister, and secure government policy related with the traffic of goods entering and leaving Customs Territory and Customs and Excise levies as well as other state levies based on the prevailing government regulations and laws.

Purpose

A patrol boat belonging to the Custom and Excise during a patrol Becuk kepri gagalkan penyelundupan pasir timah dan mikol 2015.jpg
A patrol boat belonging to the Custom and Excise during a patrol

To carry out the main task, Directorate General of Customs and Excise has the function of: [3]

Vision and Mission

The vision of the DJBC's is to be "the leading customs and excise institution globally" and has three missions:

Other functions

Since DJBC is the agency that regulates the entry of goods in the territory of Indonesia, DJBC's duty is also to enforce export and import regulations issued by other ministries or government agencies, [5] such as:

  1. Ministry of Trade
  2. Fish Quarantine and Inspection Agency
  3. Animal Quarantine of Indonesian Agricultural Quarantine Agency (IAQA)
  4. Plant Quarantine of Indonesian Agricultural Quarantine Agency (IAQA)
  5. National Agency of Drug and Food Control
  6. Ministry of Health
  7. Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency
  8. Bank Indonesia
  9. Ministry of Environment and Forestry
  10. Directorate General of Resource and Equipment Post and Informatics
  11. Ministry of Agriculture
  12. Ministry of Industry
  13. Indonesian National Police
  14. Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources
  15. Directorate General of Taxes

Organisation

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Personnel of the Customs and Excise during a parade

The organisation structure of Directorate General of Customs and Excise comprises the following components: [6]

Logo of Directorate General of Customs and Excise

Design

Meaning

Equipment

Customs Tactical Unit (CTU) officers on exercise mission Beacukai.jpg
Customs Tactical Unit (CTU) officers on exercise mission
Personnel of the Indonesia Customs and Excise during a firing practice Personnel of the Indonesian Customs and Excise during a firing practice 2014.jpg
Personnel of the Indonesia Customs and Excise during a firing practice

Firearms

The customs officers are trained in the use of firearms. [9]

Customs Tactical Unit (CTU) officers are also trained in the use of rifles.

ModelOriginType
Pindad P3AFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Semi-automatic pistol
Pindad SBC-1 Assault rifle

Fleet

Customs Marine Patrol unit operates various arrays of ships, [10] with six main categories:

Others

Customs unit in airport and land border operates x-rays device, CCTV and K9 unit to assist them in checking potential smuggling, especially drugs.

From 1970-2000, DJBC operated several aircraft to support marine patrol. Among those are Beechraft King Air, Piper Twin Comanche and Piper Navajo. [11] The last aircraft was grounded in 2002. [12] Efforts had been made to revive DJBC's aerial surveillance capability to support intelligence and enforcement team at industrial sites, land border and coastal areas using UAV. [13]

Indonesia Customs and Excise 28m-class Fast Patrol Boat with wooden hull during marine patrol operation Indonesia Customs and Excise Fast Patrol Boat 28m with wooden hull.jpg
Indonesia Customs and Excise 28m-class Fast Patrol Boat with wooden hull during marine patrol operation

Customs Clearance

Customs Clearance Process

Channeling

DJBC is also implement automated channel system based on importer/exporter profile, commodity type of goods, track record and information contained in the DJBC intelligence. There are 4 channel:

References

  1. 1 2 "Sejarah Bea dan Cukai". beacukai.go.id. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Sejarah Bea dan Cukai Indonesia". Lentera Kecil (in Indonesian). 29 January 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  3. (in Indonesian) Task and Functions | Date: 22 April 2017
  4. https://www.beacukai.go.id/arsip/abt/visi-misi-dan-fungsi-utama.html.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Indonesia National Single Window" (in Indonesian).
  6. (in Indonesian) Organizational Structure | Date: 19 September 2022
  7. 1 2 (in Indonesian) susunanan unit vertikal pada Direktorat Jenderal Bea dan Cukai | Date: 18 November 2020
  8. (in Indonesian) Logo of Directorate General of Customs and Excise | Date: 22 April 2017
  9. (in Indonesian) Bea Cukai gunakan senjata PINDAD | Date: 16 Mei 2017
  10. https://www.beacukai.go.id/arsip/stt/marine-customs.html.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. Dinazar, Edwin (September 2021). "Pengawasan dengan PUNA: Inovasi, Urgensi, atau Sekedar Latah Teknologi?" (PDF). Warta Bea Cukai. 53 (9): 9.
  12. Pasaribu, Piter (April 2023). "Pierre, Sosok Pilot yang Pernah Bertugas di Penerbangan Bea Cukai" (PDF). Warta Bea Cukai. 55 (4): 33.
  13. "Official Website Direktorat Jenderal Bea dan Cukai". www.beacukai.go.id. Retrieved 22 May 2025.