The Directorate General of Customs and Excise through the Denpasar Bali Customs Office released 34 containers containing export goods to Vanuatu at Benoa Harbor, Bali, Tuesday. Head of the Denpasar Customs Office, Puguh Wiyatno, said the release of the first export after COVID-19 was part of the support for efforts to recover the national economy. "Today we carried out our first export after COVID-19 through PT Bali Sourcing Cargo, namely furniture commodities of 34 containers with a tonnage of 312,430 KGS to Vanuatu with an estimated foreign exchange value of IDR 2,027,644,207 or USD 136,056," he said in Denpasar. Puguh Wiyatno invites the exporting community to look at the market share and encourages the public to dare to export their goods abroad. He said the export of goods was part of an effort to revive the Balinese economy outside the tourism sector. In addition, the export success cannot be separated from the role of Denpasar Customs as a trade facilitator and industrial assistance, where Denpasar Customs and Excise provides services and supervision in the export sector through a service innovation program, namely "BLI KADEk" or Bimbingan and Layanan Informasi and Klinik Asistensi and Dukungan Ekspor (Guidance and Information Services and Assistance and Clinical Assistant and Export Support). The program is an implementation of the Denpasar Customs' strategic initiative to increase export potential through sea and air transportation using Benoa Port, as well as other ports, with the aim of increasing exports, maintaining the trade balance, so as to reduce the deficit and restore Bali's economy. Owner of PT. Bali Sourcing Cargo Surungan Novita Sibarangi said she was happy and proud because she got the opportunity as the first business actor to export goods after two and a half years of not exporting goods. "I am exporting from Bali in order to revive Bali's economy, as victorious as before COVID-19," he said after the release ceremony by the Customs Office at Benoa Harbor, Tuesday. Novita explained that the goods exported were various, such as statues, garments, furniture and handicrafts made by Balinese people. The purpose of exporting these goods is for the manufacture of Resorts in Vanuatu. "All of them are Balinese products. Directly to Vanuatu, but on condition that they follow the licensing procedures (defined) by the government.
For example, if there are logs, we will not send them," he said. Previously, Novita admitted that she carried out export activities from Surabaya to other countries such as Australia, France and several other European countries because Bali itself does not have supporting facilities such as ships carrying export goods. Currently, the Bali provincial government continues to carry out efforts to restore Bali's economy after experiencing sluggishness due to COVID-19. With the decline in COVID-19 and the high achievement of booster vaccines, the Bali Provincial Government continues to create a comfortable, safe and conducive atmosphere for tourist visits to Bali, so that the number of domestic and foreign tourists visiting Bali is increasing. Since access for foreign tourists was opened (14/10/2021) and the new policy (7/3/2022) came into effect, namely without quarantine and Visa on Arrival (VoA) facilities for 43 countries, data shows an increase in the Balinese economy. Bank Indonesia in a report (13/6/2022) stated that Bali's economy in 2022 is predicted to grow compared to 2021, supported by the recovery of tourism performance such as national and international scale events following the easing of the policy on the Implementation of Restrictions on Community Activities (PPKM), as well as relaxation of travel requirements for perpetrators. Domestic Travel (PPDN) and Foreign Travel Actors (PPLN). On the other hand, PT Angkasa Pura I I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport Bali on August 5, 2022 released that it had served 5,612,777 passengers during the period January to July 2022.
