Setting Up a PT PMA in Indonesia: What Foreign Investors Must Know

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**## Company Registration in Indonesia for Foreign Investors: The Facts

Foreign investors who want to legally operate a business in Indonesia must esta**

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The Facts

Company Registration in Indonesia for Foreign Investors: The Facts

Foreign investors who want to legally operate a business in Indonesia must establish a PT PMA (Perseroan Terbatas Penanaman Modal Asing), the only corporate structure that permits foreign equity ownership. Branch offices and representative offices exist but carry significant limitations — they cannot generate local revenue in most cases.

Since 2021, the framework has been reshaped by Government Regulation No. 5/2021 (replaced in June 2025 by Government Regulation No. 28/2025)

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