The government continues to encourage national entrepreneurs to continue exporting. This step is to continue to maintain Indonesia's trade balance surplus and increase the country's foreign exchange. Efforts to continue to encourage exports are also being carried out by the vertical units of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) in Ambon, Maluku and Makassar, South Sulawesi. Customs and Excise in eastern Indonesia assists 4 business actors exporting marine products to foreign countries. Head of Sub Directorate of Public Relations and Counseling of DJBC Hatta Wardhana said Ambon Customs and Excise assisted 3 companies with a total export value of IDR 15.8 billion. Ambon Customs and Excise assisted PT Rajawali Laut Timur to export 17 tons of fishery products to Hong Kong. It consists of grouper, parrot, and rajabau fish.
"Rajawali Laut Timur exports fishery products with an estimated foreign exchange of USD 296,950.5 or the equivalent of Rp. 4.6 billion," he said, quoted from Belasting.id, Tuesday (22/11/2022). Furthermore, Hatta explained that Ambon Customs and Excise also assisted in the export of fishery products in the form of frozen yellowfin tuna or yellowfin tuna owned by Harta Samudera and PT ASTB. He said that Harta Samudra exported 2 containers and PT ASTB sent 1 container of frozen yellow fin. Both of them will send the seafood to Vietnam. Hatta said the export value obtained from the export activities of the two companies was at least USD 714,099.18 or the equivalent of IDR 11.2 billion. Meanwhile, Makassar Customs and Excise provided assistance to CV Anugerah Global Agriculture. The company is suspected of having exported seaweed products for the first time to Hong Kong. "The stretching of exports in various regions in Indonesia indicates the great potential of business actors. Customs and Excise will provide information and assistance in terms of procedures for business actors who will export," said Hatta.
