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Legislation of Indonesia

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List of laws and regulations

Act name
Scope of law
Law No. 40 of 2007 on Limited Liability Companies
Companies
Law No. 25 of 2007 on Capital investment
Investment
Law No. 13 of 2003 on Manpower
Manpower
Law No. 10 of 1998 Banking Law
Banking
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International Automatic Exchange of Information

Is a participant in the international Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI)?
Yes
CRS MCAA, CbC MCAA, CARF-MCAA

List of state regulatory authorities

President of the Republic of Indonesia
https://www.presidenri.go.id/
People’s Consultative Assembly
http://www.mpr.go.id/
Regional Representative Council
https://www.dpd.go.id/
Supreme Audit Agency
https://www.bpk.go.id/
Ministry of Finance
http://www.kemenkeu.go.id/
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
https://kemlu.go.id/
Ministry of Law & Justice
https://lawmin.gov.in/
General Elections Commission
http://www.kpu.go.id/
Central Bank of Indonesia
https://www.bi.go.id/

Corporate info

Legal system
Romano-Germanic
Types of entity
1) Local company (PT PMDN)
2) Foreign investment company (PT PMA)
3) Representative office:
- Foreign company representative office (KPPA)
- Representative office for trading (KP3A)
- Representative office for foreign construction company (BUJKA)
Shelf companies permitted
No
Incorporation timescale for a new company
—
Company suffix
PT
Sensitive words
Bank, Government, Military
Cyrillic alphabet permitted in company name
No
Local registered office
Yes
Local registered agent
No
Information to be kept at the registered office
Financial statements, corporate documents
Seal required, type of seal
The only mandatory element is the name of the company
Redomiciliation (to, from) permitted
—

Director and secretary

Minimum number of directors
1
Residency requirements for directors
No
Corporate directors permitted
No
Directors’ meetings/frequency/location
If necessary, at the place of company registration / place of actual activity
Disclosure to local agent
Yes
Disclosure to public
Yes
Company secretary required
No
Residency requirements for a secretary
No
Qualified secretary required
No
Corporate secretary permitted
No
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Shareholder and beneficiary

Minimum number of shareholders
2
Residency requirements for shareholders
No
Corporate shareholder permitted
Yes
Meetings/frequency/location
Annually at the place of company registration / place of actual activity
Disclosure to local agent
Yes
Disclosure to public
Yes
Beneficiary info disclosure to
Yes

Shares and share capital

Minimum authorized share capital
10 000 000 000 IDR / 700 000 USD
Minimum issued share capital
10 000 000 000 IDR / 700 000 USD
Minimum paid share capital
10 000 000 000 IDR / 700 000 USD
Authorized capital payment deadlines
Within one year from the date of obtaining a licence to operate
Issued capital payment deadlines
Within one year from the date of obtaining a licence to operate
Standard currency
IDR
Standard authorized share capital
10 000 000 000 IDR / 700 000 USD
Standard par value of shares
1 000 000 IDR
Shares with no par value permitted
No
Bearer shares permitted
No

Taxes

Personal tax
5-35%
Сorporate tax
22%
Corporate tax (in detail)
The corporate tax rate is 0.5% until the turnover exceeds IDR 4 800 000 000 (~ USD 330 000). Thereafter, the standard corporate tax rate of 22% applies. Resident corporate taxpayers with gross revenue up to IDR 50 000 000 000 000 receive a 50% reduction in the corporate tax rate levied on taxable income for gross revenue up to IDR 4 800 000 000 (~ USD 330 000)
Capital gains tax
5 - 35% / 22%
Capital gains tax. Details
Standard personal income tax and income tax rates apply to most capital gains
VAT
12%
VAT. Details
The obligation to register for VAT arises once the turnover exceeds IDR 4 800 000 000 (~ USD 330 000)
Withholding tax
20% (dividend), 20% (interest), 20% (royalty)
Other taxes
Motor vehicle tax; vehicle title transfer fee; motor fuel tax; heavy equipment tax; surface water tax; cigarette tax; advertising tax; non-metallic and mining mineral tax; groundwater tax; tax on certain goods and services
Exchange control
Yes
Government fee
—
Stamp duty
Some documents are subject to a stamp duty of IDR 10 000

Accounts

Requirement to prepare accounts
Yes
Requirement to file accounts
Yes
Publicly accessible accounts
No
Requirement to file Annual Return
Yes
Publicly accessible Annual Return
No
Audit required
Yes

General information shortly

Location
The islands of the Malay Archipelago and the western part of the island of New Guinea
Total area
1 904 569 sq. km.
Population
287 886 782 (2026)
Capital
Jakarta
National currency
Indonesian Rupiah
Conditional reduction of currency
IDR
Against USD
0,000059 (2026)
Climate, average max and min t°
Equatorial, humid, subequatorial in some regions
Time difference from Moscow
+ 4 hours
Dialing code
+ 62
State language
Indonesian
Ethnic groups
The most numerous are Javanese (over 40%), Sundanese (~15%), Madurians (~4%), Minangkabau (~3%), Bugis (~2.5%)
Literacy rate
96% (2025)
History
—
Credit rating
BBB
Government type
Unitary state, presidential republic
Executive branch
The head of state is the president, who forms and heads the government
Legislative branch
The highest legislative body, the People's Consultative Congress, consists of two chambers: the Council of People's Representatives and the Council of Regional Representatives
Judicial branch
The highest authority is the Supreme Court, which administers the criminal, civil, administrative, commercial, and tax justice systems. The Supreme Court is also the highest appellate court
Unemployment
4,85% (2025)
GDP per capita rank
114 (2024)
Corruption perceptions index rank
37 (2024)
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The cost of opening an account, $
Global rating
Countrywide rating
GSL rating
Bank Mandiri
2 500
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Permata Bank
2 500
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