Dream - Account owner X @ClarissaIcha finally clarifies the allegations regarding the Customs and Excise employee's request for a 30 percent tax on coffins from Penang, Malaysia. In her tweet, Clarissa clarifies that the fee her friend had to pay was a bill from a private party that provided funeral services, not from Customs and Excise. She also apologizes for the commotion that occurred.

"The fees collected at Soekarno-Hatta Airport are explained to be solely from private parties providing funeral services, thus outside of any policies from the customs office," he tweeted, quoted on Monday, May 13, 2024. "Due to the public dynamics resulting from the mentioned tweet, I apologize and in the future, I will try to better understand the applicable regulations. Thank you," he added."

"Thank you to @beacukaiRI, Mr. @prastow who immediately informed me about the main issue, where it was explained that there is no customs duty imposed at all on the process of receiving bodies from abroad," he said. Previously, the account @ClarissaIcha revealed that her friend was asked to pay a 30% import duty on the price of the coffin. This happened when her friend brought her father's body from Penang, Malaysia."

"Yesterday I visited my friend's father, who passed away in Penang. My friend told me that at the airport, he had to pay a 30% customs duty on the price of his father's coffin, as it was considered a luxury item! Well, coffins are indeed not cheap, but there was no time to argue and wait for it to go viral. Too much," he said. In response to this, Customs and Excise confirmed that corpses, including coffins, are not subject to customs duty."

"Regarding the tweet stating that the importation of coffins & corpses experienced by his friend was subjected to a 30% import duty, it is confirmed to be untrue," said Customs. "After tracing the shipment of coffins and corpses from Penang, Malaysia, there were no import duties or taxes charged," he added. Customs also added that if there are any invoices, it is necessary to verify the billing details with the cargo or agent handling the shipment/arrangement of the corpses."