Dream - Social media is abuzz with the actions of a man who tore apart his luxurious Hermes bag in front of Customs officials. He chose to damage the expensive bag rather than pay a Rp26 million tax on the item. "This couple refused to pay taxes and chose to tear apart an expensive Hermes bag in front of officials. Are the taxes really that high?" wrote the caption of the post by user X @Artic_monkey 12.

With that price, passengers are required to pay taxes if the goods they bring exceed the exemption limit for import duties. The exemption limit for import duties per person is US$ 500. The officer then asked the man to pay taxes for his luxury goods worth Rp26 million.

"Turns out there is an invoice for this bag, priced at 36,800 Hong Kong Dollars, which, when converted to USD, becomes 4,000," said the female customs officer in the video. The man then denied the price of the bag he bought. He claimed that he bought the Hermes bag for US$ 1,000 or around Rp16 million."