Revenue

Outcome

All customs and excise revenue that is lawfully due is collected.

Collecting all customs and excise revenue that is lawfully due is a long-standing core function of Customs. Last year more than $7.2 billion was collected by Customs on behalf of the Government. The focus is on continuing cost-effective collection, while also developing Customs’ understanding of the amount and nature of leakage from the revenue base, and, as necessary, developing strategies to combat this.

Strategic Goal 2003 – 2006

Customs will size and secure the customs revenue base by:

• maintaining highly efficient and cost-effective revenue collection processes;
• determining the nature and quantum of leakage;
• developing and implementing economically efficient strategies to address leakage; and
• enhancing operational alliances and information exchange programmes with national and international law enforcement agencies, community organisations and commercial entities.

Achievement of this goal will allow Customs to provide a higher level of assurance to the Government over the extent to which customs and excise revenue is collected. To date the emphasis has been on low-cost revenue collection in line with The Treasury forecasts. Customs will pursue revenue leakage where it is cost-effective and economically efficient to do so.

Performance Indicators

Progress towards achieving this outcome will be indicated by the levels of:

• revenue against The Treasury forecasts;
• compliance costs imposed on those paying; and
• revenue leakage identified and pursued.