Posted 23.06. 2016 by Cekindo / Last update on 18.09. 2018
There are some sectors that are closed for the foreign investment on the prior Negative List. But now those sectors are open for foreign investment. There are also some sectors that completely got removed from the list, which means the companies in those sectors could legally run as 100% foreign owned companies. It opens more possibilities for the foreign investors who want to expand or even start a new business in Indonesia. Find out how to register a company in Indonesia.
Here are some of the most foremost industries and sectors that are affected by significant adjustments to ownership:
The previous regulation required a recommendation from Minister of Agriculture for several business activities. There are recommendations from the minister that removed from the Minister for the following activities:
1. Growing of food crops, including breeding/seeding with an area of more than 25 HA,
2. Processing of plantation crops with a 20% utilization of a business’s own crops, and
3. Research and development on genetically modified organisms.
On the prior Negative List Investment, it has no reference for the foreign investment. But on the 2016 Negative List Investment is now open 49% for foreign investment.
The 2016 Negative Investment List removes fishery and processing of fishery products from the list, and they are fully opens them for foreign ownership. Nevertheless, sea sand quarrying is no longer open for foreign ownership. The utilization of coral requires Minister of Environmental and Forestry’s recommendations.
It was 100% close for the foreign investment, but 100% foreign investment now permitted (provided that a special license from the Ministry of Industry of Indonesia is obtained). See how to get the import and export license in Indonesia.
There is a pretty significant change in this sector, the new regulation changes large Scale Power Plants (> 10 MW), maximum foreign ownership from 95% to 100% for PPP.
The new regulation is aligning the requirement for investment with the relevant regulations as issued by the Minister of Public Works and the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM). Here are the changes:
It was only permitted when in partnership with a local SME, the new regulation said that now it’s 100% foreign investment permitted.
Direct selling and futures brokers got removed from the updated list, automatically these activities are fully open for foreign ownership and increased minimum foreign shareholder ownership from 33% to 67% for distributors and warehousing. Find out how to establish a trading company in Indonesia and the business set up overview.
The changes in this sector are:
You can download file of the Indonesia 2016 Negative Investment List or 2016 DNI here.
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