Directorate General of Customs and Excise: No Rice and Corn Imports, Import Duty Drops Drastically by 5.1 Percent There are foreign currencies being saved and directly enjoyed by Indonesian farmers. Red: Ferry kisihandi

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) recorded positive achievements throughout 2025. The government's food self-sufficiency policy has successfully strengthened national food security and reduced imports, while also boosting the country's income from exports. The report from the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) shows that national import duties until August 2025 amounted to Rp 32.2 trillion, down 5.1 percent compared to the same period last year. This decline occurred due to the cessation of imports of rice, consumer sugar, and feed corn, following the increase in domestic production. "We have a food self-sufficiency policy, so Bulog does not import rice, there is also a ban on importing consumer sugar, but production sugar and feed corn are also banned," explained Director of Revenue and Strategic Planning DJBC, Muhammad Aflah Farobi in a statement received Sunday (12/10/2025). This aligns with the BPS which also recorded an increase ...