Jabatan Kastam Di Raja Malaysia Cawangan Bintulu, Sarawak / Nur Zarith Sofea Hadari

Jabatan Kastam Diraja Malaysia (JKDM) is one of the agencies under Federal Government in Malaysia. The Director General of Customs Malaysia held by Dato’ Seri Paddy Bin Abdul Halim and the Director of Sarawak State Customs held by Dato’ Hajah Sharifah Halimah Binti Tuanku Taha.This agency is responsible for collecting indirect tax from the company and administering indirect tax policy in the country. Therefore, this agency holds a big responsible in carrying their duties as the tax that they are collected will be the revenue of the country. Every new employee of JKDM will be send to Akademi Kastam Diraja Malaysia (AKMAL) for their training in becoming customs officers. The duration of their training is 3 months as they are required to gain knowledge, ability, skills and to be prepared in term of physical and mental in their workplace. There are 4 AKMAL departments which are located at Sabah, Sarawak, Langkawi and Rantau Panjang. AKMAL is the department that responsible to prepare training for employees and conducts courses for current officers of JKDM. Linder organizational chart of Jabatan Kastam Diraja Malaysia (JKDM) in Bintulu have 5 departments which are Customs Department (Cawangan Perkastaman), Management Services and Human Resources Department (Cawangan Khidmat Pengurusan Sumber Manusia), Enforcement Department (Cawangan Penguatkuasaan), Compliance Management Department (Cawangan Pematuhan) and Domestic Tax Department (Cawangan CukaiDalam Negeri). However, under Customs Department of JKDM in Bintulu, there are 5 units which are Export and Import Unit, Air Cargo Unit, Packing Post Unit, Special Passenger Inspection Unit (UKPP) and Industry Unit. Management Services and Human Resources Department, Customs Department and Domestic Tax Department is led by Tuan Mohli Bin Amri which hold the position as “Penolong Kanan Pengarah Kastam 2". Meanwhile, for Enforcement Department is led by Tuan Suhardy Sedik and Compliance Management Department is led by Puan Jaidah Binti Hasbi which hold the position as ‘‘Penolong Kanan Pengarah Kastam". The current Ketua Stesen Kastam (KKS) Bintulu is Tuan Azman Bin Abdul Wahab and the previous officer that in charge of KKS Bintulu was Tuan Haji Yusuf @ Usop Bin Drahman. The total amount of staffs of JKDM Bintulu are 98. The main office of JKDM in Bintulu are located at Jalan Tun Razak opposite Bintulu Forest Office, in which it consists of 3 departments which are Domestic Tax Division, Management Services and Human Resources
and Compliance Management Division. Enforcement Division of JKDM located at Bintulu Port and Enforcement Department located at Kampung Jepak, Bintulu.