Legal & Investment Setup Partner in Indonesia
From incorporation
to operational readiness.
LegalHQ assesses the project, develops the legal roadmap, and coordinates implementation within the agreed scope. Notarial deeds, engineering, environmental studies, tax work, and other regulated professional work are performed by authorised professionals. Authorities issue licences and approvals; approval outcomes and timelines are not guaranteed.
Indonesian · English · Simplified Chinese. Korean investors can enquire in English.
Requirements depend on the business activity, KBLI, investment structure, ownership, location, project scale, risk classification, products/manufacturing process, and applicable sector regulations. The following is an assessment scope, not a mandatory checklist for every project.
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Project Assessment
02
Regulatory & Licensing Roadmap
03
Scope of Work / Proposal
04
Implementation & Coordination
05
Operational Readiness
06
Ongoing Legal Support
01 /Entry assessment & investment structure
Map the business activity and applicable KBLI, foreign ownership eligibility, PMA/PMDN route, capital requirements, and preferred location before incorporation.
Document checklist
- Business/product description
- shareholder and beneficial-owner chart
- proposed investment and funding plan
- intended location
- activity/KBLI assessment.
02 /Company incorporation
Coordinate incorporation with the appointed notary and supporting professionals, then organise the corporate records.
Document checklist
- Proposed company names
- shareholder/director/commissioner IDs or passports
- corporate shareholder incorporation and authority documents
- address evidence
- articles and deed
- AHU approval
- beneficial-owner information
- NPWP and tax registration. Foreign documents may require translation and legalisation/apostille.
03 /OSS & business licensing
Set up the OSS profile, align business activities and risk levels, and track the applicable standard certificates, licences, and supporting permits.
Document checklist
- OSS account and company data
- NIB
- project/location and investment data
- standard certificate or licence according to risk
- PB UMKU and sector approvals where applicable.
04 /Site & industrial-location due diligence
Review land or lease status, permitted use, spatial compatibility, industrial-estate requirements and the proposed facility before committing to the site.
Document checklist
- Land title and ownership records
- lease/sale agreement
- site plan and coordinates
- KKPR or applicable spatial document
- estate approvals and utility information.
05 /Environmental readiness
Identify the applicable environmental route and coordinate technical preparation with qualified environmental specialists.
Document checklist
- Process, capacity, raw-material, water, emissions and waste data
- AMDAL or UKL-UPL and environmental approval, or SPPL as applicable
- technical approvals and operational feasibility documents where required. These routes are alternatives, not a universal combined checklist.
06 /Building & factory readiness
Coordinate building approvals and evidence of fitness for use with the building owner, designers and technical professionals.
Document checklist
- Land-use/ownership evidence
- architectural, structural and MEP plans
- PBG
- inspection and as-built records
- SLF
- fire, equipment and utility requirements where applicable. Existing leased buildings still need a document review.
07 /Workforce & foreign personnel
Prepare the employment framework and assess requirements for foreign personnel before hiring or placement.
Document checklist
- PKWT/PKWTT contracts
- company regulations or collective agreement where required
- BPJS registration
- wage and HR policies
- manpower reporting
- RPTKA approval where required and applicable immigration/stay documents for foreign workers.
08 /Operational readiness & continuing compliance
Close outstanding legal actions, assign responsible owners and hand over a compliance calendar for the operating company.
Document checklist
- Supplier, customer, distribution and logistics contracts
- banking authorisations
- import/customs documentation if relevant
- sector/product approvals
- licence register and renewal dates
- LKPM and other reporting where applicable
- readiness report and outstanding-action register.
Your roadmap is tailored to the project. Not every document applies to every business; approvals are issued by the relevant authorities. Notarial work, tax, engineering, environmental studies, immigration and official charges are separately identified in the proposal. Company/factory setup is a separately scoped project, outside the monthly retainer.
Official references: PP 28/2025 · OSS · SIMBG · PBG / SLF · AHU · Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup
Assessment & coordination scope
- Project / Indonesia Entry Assessment
- Investment & corporate structure
- Company incorporation / PT PMA or appropriate entity
- AHU / corporate records / beneficial ownership
- NPWP / OSS / NIB
- Risk-based licensing / standard certificates
- Factory site & land legal due diligence
- Spatial / land-use compliance
- Industrial estate considerations where applicable
- SPPL / UKL-UPL / AMDAL as applicable
- Sector / industrial licensing and PB UMKU
- PBG & building legal coordination
- SLF / building-use readiness
- Foreign employees / RPTKA coordination
- Indonesian workforce & HR setup
- BPJS coordination
- Employment agreements / company regulations / HR framework
- Operational contracts
- OSS / corporate / investment reporting & compliance
- Operational readiness
- Ongoing external legal department support
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Before committing to purchase or lease, we review available land/title, ownership and lease documentation, spatial and land-use compatibility, industrial estate considerations, activity/KBLI and location compatibility, preliminary licensing implications, and visible legal issues. Preliminary findings may require authority verification or further technical assessment. LegalHQ is not a property broker.
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