KBLI 2025: When Indonesian Businesses Need to Update Licences

TL;DR

**## The short answer

KBLI 2025 does not automatically require every Indonesian business to obtain a new licence or amend its articles of association. **

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The Facts

The short answer

KBLI 2025 does not automatically require every Indonesian business to obtain a new licence or amend its articles of association.

Indonesia's statistics agency, BPS, confirmed that licences issued before KBLI 2025 remain valid. When the change is limited to converting an existing KBLI 2020 code to its corresponding KBLI 2025 code—and the substance of the business stays the same—the adjustment can be handled automatically through the AHU and OSS systems.

A business may still need to take action when its purpose, objectives, or actual scope of activities changes. That distinction matters for PT PMA companies, domestic PTs, and other licensed businesses operating in Bali.

What changed

BPS issued KBLI 2025 as an updated classification of Indonesian business activities. The revision reflects newer economic activities, including digital business models, tourism developments, environmental services, and other sectors that have evolved since KBLI 2020.

A Joint Circular issued by BPS, the Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming/BKPM, and the Ministry of Law set out the transition approach. The government stated that:

• existing licences do not become invalid simply because KBLI has been updated;
• code-only conversions that do not change the substance of a business can be processed automatically in OSS and AHU; and
• a business must make an adjustment when there is a substantive change to its stated purpose, objectives, or activities.

The government's April 2026 clarification said system conversion was scheduled to be completed by 18 June 2026. Individual company records should still be checked, because an automatic catalogue conversion does not guarantee that a company's registered activities accurately describe what it does today.

What this means for a PT PMA

For an existing PT PMA, KBLI 2025 is not a reason to amend the deed by default. The first question is whether the company's real activities remain within the substance of its existing corporate purposes and licensed scope.

If the new code is merely the successor to the old code, the transition should normally be administrative. If the company is adding a new line of business, expanding into a regulated activity, or changing the substance of its operations, a deed amendment and licensing update may be necessary.

Foreign ownership restrictions, minimum investment rules, sector-specific approvals, and manpower permissions also remain separate questions. A KBLI code is a classification tool; its presence in the catalogue does not by itself authorise an activity or guarantee foreign ownership eligibility.

Practical review checklist

1. Open the company's latest NIB and OSS business profile.
2. Compare each registered KBLI code with the official KBLI 2025 conversion table.
3. Confirm that the business actually operates within the registered descriptions.
4. Identify licences or standard certificates linked to each activity.
5. Review whether any planned expansion changes the company's corporate purpose or regulated scope.
6. Check foreign ownership and investment requirements before adding a new activity.

Do not update a code simply because its number changed. The legal effect depends on whether the underlying business activity changed and how OSS maps the old code to KBLI 2025.

Bali Zero take

For most established businesses, this is a compliance review—not an emergency restructuring exercise. The risk is less about KBLI 2025 invalidating a licence overnight and more about discovering that a company's deed, NIB, and actual operations no longer align.

A targeted review is usually more useful than a blanket amendment. Bali Zero can help compare your deed, NIB, OSS profile, and intended activities before you make changes that may affect investment or licensing requirements.

Primary reference: BPS official clarification on KBLI 2025. This article provides general information and is not a substitute for advice on a specific company.

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Bali Zero Take

The Hidden Insight

For most established businesses, this is a compliance review—not an emergency restructuring exercise. The risk is less about KBLI 2025 invalidating a licence overnight and more about discovering that

Our Analysis

a company's deed, NIB, and actual operations no longer align.

A targeted review is usually more useful than a blanket amendment. Bali Zero can help compare your deed, NIB, OSS profile, and intended a

Our Advice

ctivities before you make changes that may affect investment or licensing requirements.

Primary reference: BPS official clarification on KBLI 2025. This article provides general information and is not a substitute for advice on a specific company.

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Next Steps

Primary Source

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