Govt. Revises Customs Examination Procedures for the Import Sectors

The Minister of Finance (“Minister”) recently issued Regulation No. 185/PMK.04/2022  on Customs Examinations Within the Import Sector (“Regulation 185/2022”) in an effort to improve the flow of goods through customs areas, as well as to introduce more advanced customs examinations within the import sector.[1] As a consequence, the previous legal basis for the examination of imports by the customs service, i.e. Regulation of the Minister No. 139/PMK.04/2007 and its Amendment (collectively referred to as “Regulation 139/2007”), has now been repealed and replaced by Regulation 185/2022.[2]