KBLI 2025 LEGAL UPDATE

Regulatory Background

On 17 December 2025, the Central Bureau of Statistics (Badan Pusat Statistik or “BPS”) issued BPS Regulation No. 7 of 2025 concerning the Indonesian Business Field Standard Classification (KBLI) 2025. The Regulation came into effect on 18 December 2025, officially revoking and replacing BPS Regulation No. 2 of 2020 (KBLI 2020).

KBLI 2025 adopts the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities Revision 5 (ISIC Rev. 5), as recommended by the United Nations in March 2023. This alignment serves to harmonize Indonesia’s business classification framework with international standards while accommodating emerging economic activities, including digital platform intermediation, factoryless goods production, carbon trading, and new financial services.

Key Changes Under KBLI 2025

KBLI 2025 divides one of the categories under KBLI 2020 into two distinct categories, increasing the total number of categories from 21 to 22:

• Category J: Publishing, Broadcasting, Content Production, and Distribution Activities
• Category K: Telecommunications, Computer Programming, Consultancy, Computing Infrastructure, and Other Information Services

Given the purpose of KBLI 2025 to accommodate emerging new types of business activities that previously lacked specific codes under KBLI 2020, below is a list of new business activities classified under KBLI 2025:

• Digital Platform Intermediation
• Factoryless Goods Producer (FGP) Business Model
• Digital Content and Creative Media Activities
• Trading of Crypto Assets and Carbo Units
• Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
• Renewable vs Non-Renewable Power Generation
• Management of Special Economic Zones

Transitional Period

Article 5 of BPS Regulation No. 7 of 2025 requires all business actors currently utilizing KBLI classifications to undertake adjustments within a maximum period of six months from the regulation’s promulgation date, making the deadline approximately 18 June 2026.

Current Status

Through a Joint Circular Letter dated 28 March 2026, the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has issued directives on the five points regarding the updated implementation of KBLI 2025.

1. Validity of Existing Licenses
   All previously issued, verified, or approved business licenses,, including PD, PB, and PB UMKU, remain legally valid and unaffected by the new classification.
2. Automated & Manual Data Updates
   The OSS and AHU systems will automatically update simple numerical code changes. A manual amendment to the Articles of Association is only required if a company undergoes a corporate action that changes its core business purpose or activities.
3. Mandatory Investment Integration
   All levels of government (Ministries, local governments, and regional authorities) must synchronize their systems to ensure a unified and integrated implementation of KBLI 2025.
4. Data-Driven Policy Alignment
   The transition aims to standardize business data across all institutions, ensuring consistent data sets that support more accurate and effective government policy-making.
5. Guaranteed Service Continuity
   Legal certainty is prioritized during the transition, ensuring that business actors experience no disruptions to ongoing or new licensing processes.