RMCD increases revenue collection by 23% to RM70.15 billion as of September

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The Royal Malaysian Customs Department collected RM70.15 billion in revenue as of September 2023, up 23% or RM13.145 billion from last year.
RMCD is strengthening its role as a strategic institution through three core functions: revenue collection, trade facilitation and enforcement to support the national economy.
On the 63rd anniversary of the conferment of the Royal title, RMCD reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing its enforcement capabilities and departmental integrity in line with its aspirations to be competent and principled.

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Revenue collection and the department’s strategic role

As reported by The Edge Malaysia, the RM70.15 billion total represented an increase of RM13.145 billion from the same period last year, according to the Royal Malaysian Customs Department. Its director-general, Datuk Seri Amran Ahmad, said the achievement demonstrated the department’s continued contribution to supporting national development.

He said RMCD’s role had expanded beyond revenue administration to that of a modern customs institution with strategic functions at the country’s main entry points. The department, he said, carries out three core functions—revenue collection, trade facilitation and enforcement—to strengthen the economy, facilitate legitimate trade, and protect public safety, health and well-being.

63rd anniversary and operational commitment

Amran made the remarks while delivering a speech at the Royal Customs Regalia Procession Ceremony, held to mark the 63rd anniversary of the conferment of the Royal title on RMCD, at the Royal Malaysian Customs Academy in Melaka on Thursday.

He said that on 29 October 1963, the Department of Customs and Excise, now known as RMCD, was granted the Royal title by the third Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the late Tuanku Syed Putra Al-Haj Ibni Al-Marhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail, in recognition of its contribution to national development. At the time, customs and excise revenue accounted for more than 50% of the federal government’s total annual revenue.

According to Amran, the Royal title is not merely a source of heritage pride, but a great trust that must be upheld through service quality, discipline and the integrity of every department employee. On the occasion of its 63rd anniversary, RMCD reaffirmed its commitment to continuing to improve service excellence, enforcement capabilities and departmental integrity in line with its aspirations to be competent, principled and firm.

In our earlier coverage of the coordination of enforcement measures for foreign products and entities entering the local e-commerce market, we examined the government’s move to establish an inter-ministerial working committee to ensure fairer competition, particularly for SMEs. The article also covered efforts to strengthen the digital framework, including a proposed E-Commerce Bill, standardising the “Jom Beli Produk Malaysia” promotion and the Jom Malaysia initiative to help SME products reach digital platforms and international markets.

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