In Indonesia, there are six different types of companies for you to start your business with.

Perseroan Terbatasa (PT)

  • A limited liability company and the most common foreign company option incorporated in Indonesia. There are three categories of PT companies; Small-sized, Medium-sized and Large-sized. The difference between them are the paid-up capitals, and governed by the Capital Investment Coordinating Board.

Perseroan Terbatas Penanaman Modal Asing (PT PMA) / Penanaman Modal Asing (PMA)

  • A foreign-owned company, established under the stipulated regulations of Foreign Captial Investment Law and approved by the Capital Coordinating Board of Indonesia. During later point of time, should the company consider to be public listed, they are eligible to do so.

Kantor Perwakilan Perusahaan Asing (KPPA)

  • A foreign representative office, designed for investor who want to study the Indonesian market for research and business-related development purposes. The existence of KPPA is to serve as the parent company’s buying and selling agent but with limitations, as it is restricted to certain business regions such as services, banking, trading, mining, gas, and oil.

Representative office for trading (KP3A) 

  • A foreign trade representative office, designed for foreign business owners to learn more about the Indonesia market before starting a company in Indonesia, thus it provides them an inherent advantage over their competitors.

Nominee Limited Liability Company

  • A business option that allows business owners to begin their operations immediately, allowing them to register a company in Indonesia through an Indonesian nominee. This company type enables you to speed up processes; such as bypassing foreign investment restrictions, close deals fast and obtain contracts.

Public company

  • A company type that requires to comply to stringent company registration regulations. It requires the company to have at least 300 shareholders and a paid-up capital of IDR one billion, in order to be listed under the stock exchange.