Can foreigners operate a event catering business in Indonesia?

Yes. KBLI 56210 (Aktivitas Jasa Boga untuk Acara Tertentu (event) is TERBUKA — open to 100% foreign ownership via PT PMA. No local Indonesian partner required.

What license is required for KBLI 56210?

KBLI 56210 has a Menengah Rendah risk classification. Required license: NIB dan Sertifikat Standar. Processing time: Otomatis.

KBLI 56210 is the Indonesian business classification code for "Aktivitas Jasa Boga untuk Acara Tertentu (event" (Event Catering). It falls under Section I of KBLI 2025, the Indonesian Standard Industrial Classification updated by BPS (Regulation 7/2025), effective June 18, 2026.

How did KBLI 56210 change from KBLI 2020 to 2025?

KBLI 56210 was mapped from previous code 56210 (KBLI 2020). All businesses must migrate to KBLI 2025 by June 18, 2026 per BPS Regulation 7/2025.

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KBLI 56210★ Gold-Tier Intel

Event Catering

Aktivitas Jasa Boga untuk Acara Tertentu (event

🏨 Section I — Accommodation & Food Service

✅Open· 100% ForeignMedium-Low RiskDirect Match

Event catering services - This involves preparing and delivering ready-to-eat meals for specific, contracted events at a location chosen by the client. It covers catering for office events, celebrations, parties, seminars, and meetings. It explicitly includes the provision of waitstaff to serve guests during the event itself.

Licensing & Requirements

What You Need

Risk LevelMedium-Low (Menengah Rendah)

License TypeNIB dan Sertifikat Standar

ProcessingOtomatis

Foreign Ownership100% Open

AuthorityBKPM / OSS

PP28/2025 Licensing Data2 scales

Business scale:

Mikro, KecilMedium-Low RiskNIB dan Sertifikat Standar⏱ OtomatisFiktif Positif

Post-License Obligations3

Memiliki Label Higiene Sanitasi Pangan (HSP)

Menyampaikan laporan kegiatan secara berkala

→ Submit periodic business activity reports to regulator

Menyampaikan dokumen penerapan standar

→ Provide evidence of business standard compliance documents

PT PMA incorporation— notary deed, AHU registration, TDP (~2–4 weeks)

NIB via OSS— register on oss.go.id, select this code, issued automatically (1–3 days)

NIB + Standard Certificate (Micro / Small, Medium-Low risk)— Authority: Bupati/Walikota — automatic

NIB + Standard Certificate (Medium / Large, Medium-High risk)— Authority: Gubernur — 14 Hari

Obtain Food Hygiene & Sanitation label (HSP)— post-license obligation

Submit periodic activity reports— post-license obligation

Comply with applicable standards— post-license obligation

Authority by scale

PMA

2020 → 2025

Unchanged from KBLI 2020 — direct match.

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Foreign Workers

TKA Eligible Positions

Kepmenaker 228/2019 — Category 8: Akomodasi & Makan/Minum

12 in category

1412Catering ManagerManajer Katering

1439Guest Relation ManagerManajer Hubungan Tamu

1221Marketing ManagerManajer Pemasaran

1211Finance ManagerManajer Keuangan

1439Operations ManagerManajer Operasional

1412Executive ChefKepala Koki

1412F&B ManagerManajer F&B

Kepmen 228/2019 lists 12 TKA-eligible positions in this category. Selection optimized using ISCO classification methodology.

KEDUA Provision — Directors & Commissioners Exemption

Directors and Commissioners who do NOT manage personalia can work without being listed in the jabatan.

Complementary Codes

Related Codes

56290Section I★

Other Catering Services

Aktivitas Penyediaan Jasa Boga Lainnya

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✅Open· 100% ForeignMedium-Low Risk

55101Section I★

Five-Star Hotel

Aktivitas Hotel Bintang Lima

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✅Open· 100% ForeignMedium-Low Risk

55102Section I★

Four-Star Hotel

Aktivitas Hotel Bintang Empat

→

✅Open· 100% ForeignMedium-Low Risk

55103Section I★

Three-Star Hotel

Aktivitas Hotel Bintang Tiga

→

✅Open· 100% ForeignMedium-Low Risk

55104Section I★

Two-Star Hotel

Aktivitas Hotel Bintang Dua

→

✅Open· 100% ForeignMedium-Low Risk

55105Section I★

One-Star Hotel

Aktivitas Hotel Bintang Satu

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✅Open· 100% ForeignMedium-Low Risk

What You Need

Risk LevelMedium-Low (Menengah Rendah)

License TypeNIB dan Sertifikat Standar

ProcessingOtomatis

Foreign Ownership100% Open

AuthorityBKPM / OSS

PP28/2025 Licensing Data2 scales

Business scale:

Mikro, KecilMedium-Low RiskNIB dan Sertifikat Standar⏱ OtomatisFiktif Positif

Post-License Obligations3

Memiliki Label Higiene Sanitasi Pangan (HSP)

Menyampaikan laporan kegiatan secara berkala

→ Submit periodic business activity reports to regulator

Menyampaikan dokumen penerapan standar

→ Provide evidence of business standard compliance documents

PT PMA incorporation— notary deed, AHU registration, TDP (~2–4 weeks)

NIB via OSS— register on oss.go.id, select this code, issued automatically (1–3 days)

NIB + Standard Certificate (Micro / Small, Medium-Low risk)— Authority: Bupati/Walikota — automatic

NIB + Standard Certificate (Medium / Large, Medium-High risk)— Authority: Gubernur — 14 Hari

Obtain Food Hygiene & Sanitation label (HSP)— post-license obligation

Submit periodic activity reports— post-license obligation

Comply with applicable standards— post-license obligation

Authority by scale

PMA

2020 → 2025

Unchanged from KBLI 2020 — direct match.