Jakarta (ANTARA) - Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said Indonesia will develop an artificial intelligence (AI) system to strengthen oversight of customs and excise operations, aiming to improve revenue collection and curb illegal trade practices.

Following an unannounced inspection at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise headquarters on Wednesday, Sadewa said the current monitoring system remains inadequate in detecting violations such as under-invoicing.

“It’s good, but not yet at the level where I can monitor under-invoicing vessels in real time. The AI is still underdeveloped. Within the next three months, we will build a more advanced AI system for customs,” he said at the Finance Ministry office.

The plan follows his recent review of the Finance Ministry’s National Single Window (LNSW) agency. On Tuesday (October 21), Sadewa said he aims to transform LNSW into an IT-based intelligence center for monitoring export-import activities.

He also plans to appoint ten experts from various fields to help LNSW identify and analyze potential revenue leakages.

“This is the next step. We will strengthen LNSW, Customs, and the Tax Directorate. Essentially, we are reinforcing the entire revenue system end-to-end,” he said.

Sadewa expressed confidence that integrating AI across the ministry’s databases will enhance efficiency and transparency in state revenue collection.

“If the system is fully integrated, within a few months, customs revenue should become more efficient than it is now,” he added.

As of September 30, customs and excise revenue reached Rp221.3 trillion ($13.2 billion), or 73.4 percent of the annual target, driven by higher export duties and excise revenue from palm oil and copper concentrate.

Import duties totaled Rp36.6 trillion, down 4.6 percent due to lower tariffs on food commodities and free trade agreements, according to ministry data.

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