News 2022
FRCS Congratulates Tevita Tuiloa On His Appointment to FRU Board
May 6, 2022
The Fiji Revenue and Customs Service (FRCS) wishes to congratulate Principal Auditor/Team Leader Mr. Tevita Tuiloa on his appointment as a Director to the Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) Board. Mr. Tuiloa is currently the Secretary for the Suva Rugby Union. He has held this position for several years in a volunteer role and as a...
RMIT Recognises Authors from FRCS
April 21, 2022
The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University has commended the outstanding achievements of three women leaders in Customs from the Fiji Revenue and Customs Service (FRCS) who have co-authored three distinguished articles which has been published in the most recent edition of the World Customs Journal. The 16th edition of the World Customs Journal...
FRCS and FCCC Collaborate to Assist Businesses and Consumers with the Budget Changes
March 29, 2022
The Revised 2021/2022 National Budget announced on 24 March 2022 incorporated a number of policies that provides significant relief to the ordinary Fijians in the wake of inflationary pressure induced by the prolonged impact of the pandemic, disruptions in global supply chain and rising freight costs. For these polices to achieve their desired outcome,...
FRCS Wishes Digicel Fiji Soccer Team Best of Luck
March 18, 2022
The Fiji Revenue and Customs Service (FRCS) wishes the Digicel Fiji soccer team best of luck when the team faces New Caledonia in its first match tomorrow in Qatar, Dubai. FRCS staff Afraz Ali is one of the defenders for the Fiji national squad at the Oceania Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar....
FRCS Focuses on Active Listening and Open Engagement with All Stakeholders Taxpayers
March 17, 2022
The Fiji Revenue and Customs Service (FRCS) is actively listening and openly engaging with all stakeholders and taxpayers. FRCS CEO Mr. Mark Dixon made this comment at the CFO’s Breakfast hosted by the Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation (FCEF) held at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva yesterday morning. “Active listening and open engagement has...
WOMEN IN CUSTOMS – WE CAN!
March 8, 2022
Tuesday 8 March 2022 In celebration of International Women’s Day, the Australian Border Force, the Oceania Customs Organisation and RMIT University pay tribute to impressive cohort of women serving in Customs administrations across the Pacific region. If you think Customs is a job for the boys, think again! Women across the Pacific are actively facilitating...
FRCS Keen to deliver more VAT Refund to Taxpayers
February 22, 2022
The Fiji Revenue and Customs Service (FRCS) recorded $91.9 million in VAT refunds at the end of January 2022. FRCS CEO Mark Dixon attributed the positive performance to improved strategies and a strong commitment by FRCS to honor its obligation to taxpayers. “It is important that refunds are released by FRCS on time, just as...
Leadership Development Program for Women in Customs
February 7, 2022
Congratulations are in order for five aspiring women leaders from the Fiji Revenue and Customs Service (FRCS) for successfully completing the Container Control Programme – Women’s Professional Development Programme (CCP-WPDP). Customs Officers Litiana Sautulevu, Losalini Daulali, Viniana Radinialoi, Asinate Rosi Taliga and Principal Customs Officer Akosita Valamalua were awarded with the certificates by the Australian...
Revenue Collection for FRCS Indicates a Positive Trend
February 3, 2022
The Fiji Revenue and Customs Service (FRCS) collected a net revenue of $154.0m in January 2022, outperforming the forecast by $9.5m or 6.5percent. The forecast for January 2022 was $144.5m. This is the second consecutive month where the actual revenue collected by FRCS has surpassed the forecast. The net revenue collected in December 2021 was...
FRCS Celebrates International Customs Day 2022
January 26, 2022
The Fiji Revenue and Customs Service (FRCS) today, 26 January 2022, joined the global Customs community in commemorating the International Customs Day (ICD). This year, the day is being celebrated under the theme ‘Scaling up Customs Digital Transformation by Embracing a Data Culture and Building a Data Ecosystem’. According to World Customs Organisation (WCO), customs...