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The minimum investment for a Bali SEZ — that is, the floor required to establish a PT PMA inside KEK Kura Kura Bali or KEK Sanur — is IDR 10 billion per KBLI business classification, excluding land and buildings. That is the national PT PMA standard, and it applies inside a zone exactly as it does outside. But the number that agencies advertise most aggressively, the one that drives most of the inquiry traffic, is IDR 100 billion: the minimum to qualify for the headline corporate income tax (CIT) holiday that makes Indonesian SEZs worth discussing in boardrooms. These are two completely separate thresholds, and conflating them — which is routine in agency guides — causes real planning errors.
This piece maps both floors clearly, explains what sits between them, and tries to answer the honest question: if your project doesn’t reach IDR 100 billion, does the zone still make sense?
The Two Thresholds, Side by Side
The table below uses verified figures from PP No. 40/2021 (KEK implementing regulation), PMK 237/PMK.010/2020 as amended by PMK 33/PMK.010/2021 (KEK fiscal facilities), and national PT PMA rules under the Omnibus Law framework (UU 6/2023).
| Threshold | Amount | What it unlocks | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| PT PMA entry floor (investment plan, excl. land/buildings, per KBLI) | IDR 10 billion | You can legally form a PT PMA and register as a pelaku usaha (business actor) inside the zone. Access to customs facilities, VAT non-collection, local tax reductions, OSS single-window, and HGB land rights of up to 80 years (30+20+30 cycles under PP 18/2021). | PT PMA capital rules; PP 40/2021 |
| Tax holiday floor — 10-year CIT reduction | IDR 100 billion | 100% CIT reduction on kegiatan utama (main business activities) for 10 years, followed by 50% CIT reduction for a further 2 years. The 22% standard CIT applies after the tail period ends. | PMK 237/2020 jo. PMK 33/2021 |
| Tax holiday — 15-year CIT reduction | IDR 500 billion | 100% CIT reduction for 15 years, plus the 2-year 50% tail. | PMK 237/2020 jo. PMK 33/2021 |
| Tax holiday — 20-year CIT reduction | IDR 1 trillion | 100% CIT reduction for 20 years, plus the 2-year 50% tail. Case-by-case extensions up to 25 years are possible under the framework. | PMK 237/2020 jo. PMK 33/2021 |
One timing point that many guides skip: the investment commitment must typically be realized within approximately four years of the approved plan. Miss that window and the facility application can lapse.
The IDR 10B Floor: Entry, Not Incentive
When the Omnibus Law framework consolidated Indonesia’s investment rules, the paid-up capital floor for PT PMA was rationalized. The number that matters operationally today is the IDR 10 billion investment plan per five-digit KBLI activity, excluding land and buildings. This is not a deposit or an escrow — it is an authorized capital commitment declared in your company deed and reflected in OSS-RBA.
Meeting this floor gets you through the door. Inside a KEK, being a registered pelaku usaha at any qualifying investment size gives you:
- PPN & PPnBM tidak dipungut — VAT and luxury goods tax are not collected on imports into the zone, on deliveries from the domestic customs area into the zone, and on intangibles and services rendered to the zone (this covers capital goods, machinery, raw materials, and land and buildings).
- Customs duty exemption or postponement on imported goods — with the bonded-zone-like rule that duty crystallizes only when goods exit to the domestic market.
- PPh 22 import tax not collected on qualifying imports.
- Excise exemption or suspension for qualifying goods under customs authority rules.
- Local tax reductions of 50–100% on regional taxes and levies, including BPHTB (land and building acquisition tax) and PBB, provided the relevant regional government has enacted a Perda (regional regulation) to implement this — as both Denpasar and Bali province are expected to do for their zones per PP 40/2021 Art. 100.
- One-stop Administrator KEK licensing via OSS-RBA, which compresses multi-agency approvals into a single window.
- HGB land rights in 30+20+30-year cycles under PP 18/2021, giving up to 80 years of secure tenure inside the zone — compared with the standard 30+20-year maximum outside.
None of these require IDR 100 billion. A wellness clinic, a co-working facility, a regional distribution hub — any legitimate kegiatan utama structured at IDR 10–99 billion can access all of the above. Whether those indirect-tax savings justify the administrative layer and the zone lease premium is a separate calculation, discussed below.
The IDR 100B Floor: Where the Tax Holiday Ladder Begins
The CIT tax holiday regime for KEKs operates on a tiered ladder pegged to the investment value in main activities (kegiatan utama). The ladder is straightforward once you see it in one place — which, oddly, almost no guide presents cleanly.
- IDR 100 billion – < IDR 500 billion
- 100% CIT reduction for 10 years from commercial operation start, followed by 50% CIT reduction for 2 years. After the tail period, the standard 22% CIT applies.
- IDR 500 billion – < IDR 1 trillion
- 100% CIT reduction for 15 years, then the 2-year 50% tail.
- IDR 1 trillion and above
- 100% CIT reduction for 20 years, then the 2-year 50% tail. The framework also allows case-by-case extensions up to 25 years for very large strategic projects.
The legal basis is PMK 237/PMK.010/2020 as amended by PMK 33/PMK.010/2021 — the KEK-specific fiscal facility regulation. Note that this is a distinct regime from the general tax holiday under PMK 130/2020 (which has a higher general-industry threshold of IDR 500 billion). The KEK ladder is more accessible, which is by design.
The facility application must be filed via OSS before commercial operations begin. Filing after you open is the single most common self-inflicted disqualification. Ministry of Finance processing takes — from practice — one to three months or more for complex applications. Factor that into your pre-opening timeline.
What Sub-IDR 100B Tenants Actually Get
This is the part that agency guides tend to blur, because the CIT holiday is the headline. If your investment falls between IDR 10 billion and IDR 100 billion, the tax holiday is off the table. But that does not mean the zone has nothing to offer. The relevant instrument is the tax allowance.
Under PMK 237/2020 jo. PMK 33/2021, businesses in KEK that do not qualify for the holiday (because their investment is below IDR 100 billion, or because they are in non-main activities, or because they opt out) can apply for a tax allowance that includes:
- A deduction of 30% of the realized investment value from net taxable income, spread at 5% per year over six years.
- Accelerated depreciation and amortization on qualifying assets.
- A 10% withholding tax on dividends paid to non-resident shareholders (or treaty rate, whichever is lower).
- A loss carryforward of up to 10 years.
Combined with the indirect-tax savings and customs facilities described above, this is a meaningful package for the right business type. A hospitality or retail operator importing fit-out materials, a clinic importing medical equipment, or a creative-economy company importing specialist hardware will all see real cash-flow benefit from the VAT non-collection and customs duty postponement regimes — whether or not they touch the tax holiday.
Non-fiscal benefits also remain fully available: the streamlined Administrator KEK licensing, the extended HGB tenure, simplified foreign-worker (RPTKA) processing in the zone, and — in KEK Sanur specifically — expedited licensing for foreign health professionals and customs facilitation for medical devices. These have operational value independent of investment size.
If you are evaluating KEK Sanur for a specialist clinic or a diagnostic center at, say, IDR 30–60 billion in equipment and fit-out, the calculation is not about the CIT holiday — it is about whether the medical-equipment customs exemption, the foreign-clinician licensing corridor, and the IDR 10.2 trillion of infrastructure Kemenko Perekonomian is directing into that 41.26-hectare zone over the coming decade changes your competitive position. Those are real questions worth modeling.
Is the Zone Worth It at Your Size?
Honest answer: it depends on your revenue model, import intensity, and risk tolerance. Here are the actual levers.
When the zone makes sense below IDR 100B
You are import-intensive: capital goods, machinery, raw materials, or medical/lab equipment make up a significant share of your setup cost. The VAT non-collection on those imports translates directly to cash flow in years one to three, when liquidity is typically tightest. The customs duty postponement has a similar effect. For a clinic importing IDR 20 billion in imaging and surgical equipment, this is not a rounding error.
You need foreign doctors or senior technical staff. KEK Sanur’s streamlined RPTKA processing and immigration facilitation for foreign health workers is a real operational advantage versus the standard foreign-worker bureaucracy. If getting three foreign specialists licensed is six months faster inside the zone than outside, the time saving has commercial value.
You want long land tenure. HGB cycles inside a KEK can reach 80 years total against the standard 30+20 outside. For a capital-intensive asset — a hotel, a hospital, a data centre — that extra tenure reduces refinancing risk and improves bankability.
When the zone may not justify the overhead below IDR 100B
Your revenue is entirely domestic-facing and service-based with minimal imports. A consulting firm, a software studio, a management company — low physical-capital businesses do not get much from the indirect-tax facilities. The main-activity CIT holiday is the primary prize, and without IDR 100 billion you cannot access it.
The zone premium is real. Land lease and commercial space in both Kura Kura and Sanur is negotiated directly with the BUPP (BTID for Kura Kura; the InJourney/IHC-linked structure for Sanur). Published rates do not exist — this is commercial, case-by-case negotiation. Informal market signals suggest a premium to Sanur and South Denpasar benchmarks. If the savings from indirect-tax facilities do not exceed the zone-location premium plus the added compliance burden (KEK-specific reporting, OSS filing, IT inventory requirements for customs users), the economics may not close.
Compliance load is real. Maintaining KEK fiscal facility status requires periodic investment realization reporting, customs IT-inventory system registration if you use bonded-zone treatment, and ongoing certification that you remain within the approved kegiatan utama. For a lean team, this is overhead.
A Practical Entry Path
For investors working through the entry sequence, the process runs roughly as follows (estimated durations are practice-based, not regulated timeframes):
- PT PMA incorporation — NIB via OSS-RBA, deed notarized, AHU registration. Two to four weeks under normal processing. Indicative professional fees: IDR 20–50 million for straightforward structures, more for complex shareholding arrangements.
- Administrator KEK registration and screening — file the KEK location selection in OSS, then engage the Administrator (one-stop window). Expect two to six weeks depending on zone and sector.
- Space or land deal with the BUPP — term sheet to signed agreement typically takes four weeks to three months. Do not underestimate this stage: BTID and the Sanur BUPP are dealing with a pipeline of inquiries and the negotiation has real commercial weight.
- Fiscal facility application — file via OSS before commercial operation begins. Ministry of Finance review: one to three months or more for tax holiday applications. Tax allowance applications are generally faster.
- Customs registration — if you plan to use the import duty exemption and bonded-zone-like customs treatment, you need IT inventory system registration with Direktorat Jenderal Bea Cukai. One to three months.
End-to-end to full facility enablement: realistically six to twelve months. The PT PMA and NIB can be obtained much faster, but that alone does not activate the incentive package.
Professional fee estimates for medium-scale projects — legal, licensing support, and coordination: IDR 100–500 million depending on scope, sector complexity, and whether you need specialist health or education licensing on top of the base KEK registration. These are practice-based estimates, not regulated fees. Numbers will vary.
If you want to map this against your specific situation, use our enquiry form or reach out via WhatsApp — we connect investors with vetted setup partners who know both zones from direct project experience. No one can pay to change what we publish; if you proceed with a partner through our referral, they may pay us a fee at no extra cost to you.
The Pillar Two Caveat
Large multinational groups should note a recent development that materially changes the tax-holiday arithmetic. Indonesia introduced Pillar Two Global Minimum Tax (GMT) via PMK 136/2024, effective for in-scope groups (consolidated revenue of EUR 750 million or above). Under Pillar Two, if Indonesia’s effective tax rate on a KEK tenant falls below 15% because of the CIT holiday, the parent jurisdiction (or Indonesia itself via a domestic top-up) can collect a top-up tax to bring the effective rate to 15%.
This does not technically repeal the KEK holiday. The regime remains formally in force. But for an in-scope MNE, the net benefit of a 100% CIT reduction may collapse to near-zero if the parent jurisdiction levies a top-up. Indonesia has introduced a qualified refundable tax credit (QRTC) mechanism as a GMT-compatible alternative instrument — but the detail of how this interacts with KEK-specific facilities is still being worked through at the regulatory level as of mid-2026.
If your group consolidates above EUR 750 million in revenue, model the Pillar Two interaction before treating the KEK tax holiday as a planning anchor. For sub-threshold investors — the majority of zone prospects at the IDR 100–500 billion tier — Pillar Two is currently not in play.
KEK Kura Kura vs KEK Sanur: Which Zone for Which Size
The two zones serve different sectors and are at different stages of buildout, which affects the risk profile at each investment tier.
KEK Kura Kura Bali (PP 23/2023, 498 hectares, Serangan Island, developer BTID) is formally designated for tourism and creative industries — MICE, entertainment, recreation, multimedia content, communication technology, arts and crafts, fashion. The masterplan layer adds education, the international financial center concept, and the proposed data infrastructure hub, but these remain planning overlays, not formal PP sector designations. Realized investment by April 2026 was approximately IDR 1.62 trillion against a 30-year target of IDR 104 trillion — roughly 1.5% of the long-horizon goal. Infrastructure is in, confirmed tenants are operating (ACS Bali school, UID Campus, the Grand Outlet Bali JV with Mitsubishi Estate in late construction), and a hotel is under construction. For an investor committing IDR 100–500 billion in tourism or creative economy, the zone’s customs and tax facilities are live. For larger financial or technology commitments, the IFC concept has high-level political backing from President Prabowo and the Global Blended Finance Alliance, but no dedicated regulatory framework exists yet.
KEK Sanur (PP 41/2022, 41.26 hectares, Sanur, Denpasar) is designated for health and medical tourism. At 41.26 hectares it is a focused, dense zone rather than a city-scale development. Realized cumulative investment by mid-2026 was approximately IDR 5.37 trillion with around 5,444 workers — a faster ramp than Kura Kura. Bali International Hospital (IHC/Pertamina Bina Medika, with a Mayo Clinic collaboration) had its soft opening in April 2025. The ethnomedicinal botanical garden, convention center, and the restored Grand Inna hotel (now The Meru Sanur) are at various stages. For a health or wellness investor, this is the more developed zone today. The foreign health worker licensing corridor and the medical equipment customs facility are particularly relevant.
One honest caveat on KEK Sanur targets: two sets of official figures exist. Kemenko Perekonomian releases cite IDR 10.2 trillion investment target and 43,647 jobs. The kek.go.id profile page shows IDR 6.2 trillion and 18,375 jobs for the same zone. We note both; investors should ask the Administrator KEK Sanur directly for the current reference figures before building a business case around either number.
FAQs
What is the minimum investment to set up a company inside a Bali SEZ?
The minimum investment to establish a PT PMA inside KEK Kura Kura Bali or KEK Sanur is IDR 10 billion per KBLI business activity, excluding land and buildings. This is the national PT PMA standard and it applies inside the zone the same way it does outside. Meeting this floor qualifies you as a pelaku usaha (business actor) in the zone, giving you access to VAT non-collection, customs duty facilities, local tax reductions, and the Administrator KEK one-stop licensing. It does not qualify you for the CIT tax holiday, which starts at IDR 100 billion.
Do I need IDR 100 billion to benefit from a Bali SEZ?
No. IDR 100 billion is the floor for the CIT tax holiday — the most-advertised incentive. But businesses below that threshold still access VAT non-collection on imports, customs duty exemption or postponement, PPh 22 non-collection, local tax reductions of 50–100%, extended HGB land tenure of up to 80 years in 30+20+30 cycles, and the tax allowance (30% investment deduction over 6 years, accelerated depreciation, 10% dividend withholding tax for non-residents, 10-year loss carryforward). Whether those instruments justify the zone’s cost premium and compliance overhead depends on your import intensity and sector.
How long is the tax holiday in Bali’s SEZs?
The CIT tax holiday duration under PMK 237/2020 jo. PMK 33/2021 depends on investment size in main activities: IDR 100–499 billion qualifies for 10 years at 100% CIT reduction; IDR 500–999 billion for 15 years; IDR 1 trillion and above for 20 years. All tiers are followed by a 2-year period at 50% CIT reduction. The standard 22% CIT rate applies after the tail period. Case-by-case extensions up to 25 years are possible for large strategic projects. The facility application must be filed via OSS before commercial operations begin — filing after opening is the most common disqualification.
Can a sub-IDR 100 billion investment in KEK Sanur still make commercial sense?
For health and medical-tourism operators, yes — depending on import intensity. A specialist clinic or diagnostic centre importing significant medical equipment (imaging, surgical, laboratory) benefits from VAT non-collection and customs duty postponement on those imports, which is material cash-flow relief in the setup phase. KEK Sanur also offers streamlined licensing for foreign health professionals and expedited customs for medical devices, which have operational value beyond the tax calculation. The honest caution: weigh those benefits against the zone lease premium (commercial, not published, negotiated with the BUPP) and the compliance overhead before assuming the economics close.
Does the Global Minimum Tax (Pillar Two) affect KEK tax holidays?
It can, for large multinationals. Indonesia introduced Pillar Two via PMK 136/2024, which applies a 15% global minimum effective tax rate to MNE groups with consolidated revenue of EUR 750 million or above. If the KEK CIT holiday reduces an in-scope group’s effective rate below 15%, a top-up tax can be levied — potentially eliminating much of the holiday’s value. For investors below the EUR 750 million revenue threshold, Pillar Two is not currently in play. Indonesia is developing a qualified refundable tax credit (QRTC) as a GMT-compatible instrument, but the interaction with KEK facilities is still being defined at regulatory level as of mid-2026.
For more detail on the setup process and realistic cost ranges, see our companion pages on setup costs and timeline and KEK versus non-KEK investment structures. If you are at the stage of modeling whether a zone entry makes financial sense for your specific project, use our enquiry form — or drop us a message on WhatsApp — and we will connect you with a vetted partner familiar with both zones.