KBLI 2025 Issued: What Businesses in Indonesia Need to Know
On December 17, 2025, the Central Statistics Agency (in Indonesian, Badan Pusat Statistik or “BPS”) issued BPS Regulation No. 7 of 2025 (the “Regulation”). The Regulation revokes BPS Regulation No. 2 of 2020 on the Indonesian Standard Industrial Classification (Klasifikasi Baku Lapangan Usaha Indonesia or the “KBLI”) (the “Previous Regulation”). The Regulation entered into force upon its promulgation on December 18, 2025.
As a background, the KBLI is a classification of economic activities in Indonesia which generate products or outputs, whether in the form of goods or services, into categories of business sectors. The KBLI plays a crucial role for entrepreneurs and business entities in commencing and conducting business activities in Indonesia, as the applicable business licenses and permits are determined based on the relevant KBLI classification.
With the issuance of the Regulation, the KBLI as classified under the Previous Regulation (“KBLI 2020”) has now been updated and replaced with the new KBLI classification stipulated under the Regulation (“KBLI 2025”). We set out below the key points of the Regulation:
♦ Scope and Categories of KBLI 2025
KBLI 2025 comprises of 22 (twenty-two) categories of business activities, covering various business sectors, which include, among others:
♦ Transitional Period
The Regulation provides that entrepreneurs and business entities are required to align their current KBLI (e.g., KBLI 2020) with KBLI 2025 within a transitional period of 6 (six) months since the promulgation of the Regulation (i.e., until June 18, 2026). Accordingly, compliance with KBLI 2025 would be mandatory.
♦ Implications for Business Entities
KBLI numbers are stated in a business entity’s Articles of Association and reflected in its business licenses, as they define the scope of business activities that the entity is permitted to carry out. Following the issuance of the Regulation, business entities are encouraged to review their existing KBLI classifications to assess whether the KBLI numbers currently used under KBLI 2020 remain applicable under KBLI 2025.
If the relevant KBLI classification has changed, business entities may need to update their Articles of Association and/or business licenses in accordance with applicable requirements. Please note that the implementation of KBLI 2025 remains subject to other applicable laws and regulations, including sector-specific licensing rules.
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