🇮🇩 Indonesia · Investment
Foreign investment rules, incentives, investment promotion agencies, and restricted sectors.
Quick answer
Indonesia attracts foreign investment through the Ministry of Investment (BKPM / Invest Indonesia). The Positive Investment List sets which sectors are open, conditional or closed; most are open to foreign ownership. You set up a PT PMA (foreign-investment company) via the OSS system, and incentives include tax holidays and allowances.
Indonesia investment planning should connect OSS licensing, KBLI activity classification, sector restrictions, tax registration and the correct immigration route for investors or directors.
- OSS is the operational entry point for business licensing and NIB issuance for investors.
- Investor visa categories appear in immigration lists, including E28/E28A and Golden Visa investor subcategories.
- Before funding a project, check whether the KBLI activity has foreign-ownership, location, licensing or paid-up-capital constraints.
Step-by-step
- 1
Check the Positive Investment List
Check whether your sector is open, conditional (with limits/partners) or closed under the Positive Investment List.
- 2
Set up a PT PMA
Foreign investors incorporate a PT PMA (foreign-investment limited company) with the minimum required investment and paid-up capital.
- 3
Register via OSS
Register the company and obtain a business identification number (NIB) and licences through the Online Single Submission (OSS) system.
- 4
Access incentives
Use tax holidays, tax allowances, and special economic zone or industrial-estate incentives for eligible projects.
- 5
Handle capital and repatriation
Capital and profits move through banks; dividends can be repatriated, subject to Bank Indonesia reporting.
- 6
Meet reporting and protections
File the quarterly investment activity report (LKPM) and tax returns; Indonesia’s investment law and treaties protect investors.
Checklist
- Positive Investment List check (open/conditional/closed)
- PT PMA (min. investment + paid-up capital)
- OSS registration + NIB + licences
- Tax holidays / allowances / SEZ incentives
- Bank Indonesia reporting (capital + dividends)
- Quarterly LKPM + tax filings
- Investment-law / treaty protection
- CTA to .com/.ai for AI-assisted planning
Official authorities
- OSS — business licensing
Official investment and business-licensing portal.
- OSS — KBLI lookup
Official activity-classification lookup for licensing.
- Immigration — investor visa categories
Official visa-category list including investor limited-stay categories.
Frequently asked questions
What is a PT PMA?
A foreign-investment limited liability company — the standard vehicle for foreign investors to operate in Indonesia, with minimum investment and capital requirements.
What is the Positive Investment List?
The list defining which sectors are open, conditional (with ownership limits or partner requirements) or closed to investment; it replaced the old negative list.
Can I repatriate profits from Indonesia?
Yes — dividends and capital can be repatriated through banks, subject to Bank Indonesia reporting and applicable withholding tax.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.