CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT TARGETS HIGHER REVENUE COLLECTION FOR 2026

By Mohd Ashraf Syafiq Mazlan

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Following the collection of RM73.27 billion as of Dec 16, the Royal Malaysian Customs Department is now aiming for higher revenue in 2026.

Director-General Datuk Anis Rizana Zainuddin attributed the strong revenue performance to a comprehensive digitalisation drive, particularly the implementation of the Malaysian Customs Import Export Document System (MyCIEDS).

"Insya-Allah, we will aim for an even higher target next year. The Customs Department will deliver its best performance in 2026," she told Bernama.

Anis Rizana said the Chief Secretary to the Government, Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar, also recorded his appreciation for the department’s recent achievement. 

"He has acknowledged our excellent performance in 2025. Even before Dec 31, 2025, we have already exceeded this year’s revenue target," she said.

Anis Rizana added that MyCIEDS, which replaced the manual method, has expedited the goods clearance process and closed revenue leakage gaps.

"Previously, it could take two or three days, but now an officer can process a maximum of 350 transactions in a single day.

"The greatest impact is that we have migrated to a paperless system with MyCIEDS, heeding the government's call," she said.

She said the system has also increased transparency and governance while eliminating the potential for corruption at service counters.

"When everything is online, the opportunity for the misuse of power is almost zero. This is the most significant impact, helping to increase national revenue," she said.

MyCIEDS is the Customs Department’s official electronic system for the online submission of supporting documents for customs declaration forms.

Earlier, Anis Rizana reported that revenue collection had surpassed its 2025 target, reaching RM73.27 billion as of Dec 16, slightly above the Ministry of Finance’s (MOF) revised projection of RM73.26 billion.

In 2024, the Customs Department recorded a revenue collection of RM65.57 billion, the highest figure since the post-pandemic period, which also surpassed the revised target set by MOF.

-- BERNAMA