Taxation Program Faculty of Administrative Science of University of Brawijaya held a guest lecture entitled “Dwelling Time” on Monday, October 21. Efrizal, the head of the Customs and Excise Tanjung Perak, Surabaya, was the speaker on the occasion. Students of taxation program and some lecturers of FAS UB, especially those whose classes are related to taxation, attended the lecture, which was held in Building A Auditorium on the 4th floor FAS UB.
In the beginning of the lecture, Decy Arifiansyah, the head of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise East Java 2, stated that Indonesian’s Customs and Excise are the third best in Asia after Japan and Hongkong. He further explained that Indonesia’s Customs and Excise has joined World Custom Organization (WCO) of which headquarter is in Brussels, Belgium in order to maintain internationally standardized custom administration. With high standard and hard work of all parties involved, ASEAN countries entrust Indonesia as ASEAN Single Window center that provides customs and excise service within South East Asia. He also added, “some of our employees are contracted to European Single Window to provide advice related to the European Union customs and excise”
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Article: Aulia Luqman Aziz
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