Fast business set up solutions for Indonesia in 2024Indonesia turnkey solutions

Indonesia business solutions for quick company incorporation servicesBecause Indonesia is a developing emerging market where foreign investment is still heavily restricted, registering a new business is both challenging and time consuming for foreigners.

Using their preferred corporate structure, our multi-national Clients should expect to legally conduct business in Indonesia only within a minimum of 4 months (click link).

As a work around solution (click link), Healy Consultants Group provides our multi-national Clients two fast business setup options:

  1. Acquiring a dormant clean ready-made Indonesian company with an already approved dormant corporate bank account (known as a turnkey solution); or
  2. Incorporating a new company using Healy Consultants Group professional, passive nominee shareholders and directors and bank signatory (known as a Fast Nominee Solution (click link);

With these two-fast business set up solutions, our multi-national Clients can expect to legally conduct business in Indonesia within 6 weeks. Refer to more detailed information below:

  • Comparing business set up strategies

    Fast Nominee Solution Turnkey solution Register a new business
    Our recommended solution in order of preference? 1 2 3
    How soon can our Client legally issue sales invoices to customers? After 6 weeks After 2 weeks After 3 months
    How soon can our Client legally sign sales contracts with local customers? After 6 weeks After 2 weeks After 3 months
    How soon can our Client lease permanent office premises and warehouse? Immediately After 2 weeks Immediately
    How soon can our Client recruit local and expatriate staff? After 6 weeks After 2 weeks After 3 months
    Estimated total cost of this engagement? US$64,100 US$57,475 US$19,440
    Estimated paid up share capital to be injected over the coming 2 months? US$40,000 US$200,000 US$200,000
    Estimated paid up share capital to be injected before engagement completion? US$300,000 US$200,000 US$200,000
    How soon can we supply our Client a bank account number? After 2 months After 2 weeks After 4 months
    Physical office required to be leased during company registration? Yes Yes Yes
    Must apply for tax numbers? Yes Yes Yes
    Must apply for an import\export license? No No No
    Must apply for a regulatory license? No No No
    Before company registration, foreign investment Government approval required before legally conducting business? No No Yes
    After company registration, how long to appoint our Client’s preferred corporate structure? 2 months 2 months 0
    Total engagement period; to finish the engagement? 4 months 2.5 months 4 months
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  • Advantages and disadvantages of a fast business set up solution

    No Advantages Nominee company Shelf Company
    1. Within a month, our multi-national Clients can legally conduct business in Indonesia; Yes Yes
    2. Our Client does not have to travel to Indonesia for company registration and multi-currency corporate bank account opening; Yes Yes
    3. Our Client can immediately recruit staff to help complete business set up; Yes Yes
    4. The entity is already registered for tax, including payroll, corporation tax, sales taxes; No Yes
    5. Government administrative tasks\delays are tackled after business set up, rather than before company registration; Yes Yes
    No Disadvantages Nominee company Shelf Company
    6. It is an expensive solution; Yes Yes
    7. After company registration, it is necessary to spend 4 weeks changing the business activity and change company name; Yes No
    8. After company registration, it is necessary to spend 2 months appointing our Clients’ preferred shareholders and directors; Yes Yes
    9. After company registration, it is necessary to spend 1 month appointing our Clients' preferred bank signatory; Yes Yes
    10. At the beginning of the engagement, it is necessary to spend 2 weeks to ensure the entity is clean and dormant; No Yes
    11. After company registration, Government foreign investment approval is still required to appoint our Client as shareholder? Yes Yes
    12. The company might have had business operations in the past, which makes the handover process more complicated. No Yes

  • Steps to register a fast nominee solution

    No Steps Week
    1. Healy Consultants Compliance Team receives the required corporate and personal due diligence (click link) information from our Client; 1
    2. Our Client signs Healy Consultants Group engagement letter and returns the original to our Singapore Head office. Our Client settles our fees; 1
    3. Our Client confirms by email the planned corporate structure and e-mails the required due diligence; 1
    4. For our Client, Healy Consultants Group prepares a tailored detailed project plan (click link); 2
    5. Healy Consultants Group supplies our Client due diligence re our temporary professional, passive nominee shareholders and directors and bank signatory; 2
    6. Healy Consultants Group registers a national LLC with our temporary professional, passive nominee shareholders and directors; 3
    7. Healy Consultants Group registers our Client company for tax; Our Client is legally allowed to hire staff, issue invoices and sign contracts; 6
    8. The Indonesian bank supplies corporate bank account numbers to Healy Consultants Group, while we act as temporary bank signatory. Our Client injects the paid-up share capital; 7
    9. If required, Healy Consultants Group will apply for i) a specific regulatory license and ii) an import export license; 7
    10. Healy Consultants Group emails our Client a template customer sales invoice complying with local commercial laws and includes i) a company name and number ii) a company office address and iii) a corporate bank account number and iv) a tax number. Our Client can legally conduct business in Indonesia; 7
    11. Healy Consultants Group prepares and emails our Client the required documents to appoint them as directors and shareholders and bank signatory including i) the legal share allotment and legal share transfer ii) the change of company address and iii) the lease agreement in Indonesia (if required); 8
    12. Our Client reviews and signs the documents in front of the Indonesian Embassy Consular at our Client’s country of residence and courier return the same; 8
    13.

    Healy Consultants’ Group PLC and our Client attends a meeting with the Indonesian bank to appoint our Client as the new bank signatory and submit the corporate bank package containing:

    • Signed appointment of bank signatory forms;
    • Client’s passport copy and proof of address;
    • Indonesian company kit;
    • Other Client due diligence.
    9
    14. Following a review of the corporate bank account signatory change application, the bank(s) may revert to Healy Consultants for additional information. Healy Consultants and our Client provides the same in a timely manner; 10
    15. There is a 50% chance that the bank will ask the new bank signatory to travel for a one-hour interview. As always, Healy Consultants will aggressively negotiate for a travel exemption, asking the bank to just perform a Skype or phone conversation with the bank signatory. Depending on Client nationality, sometimes we are successful and our Client does not have to travel to Indonesia; 11
    16. The bank approves the appointment of the new bank signatory and will courier internet banking documents (login, password etc) to Healy Consultants office or to our Client directly. If sent to us, we will activate internet banking on our Client’s behalf; 12
    17. Healy Consultants Group will apply for a Foreign Investment Approval Certificate from the Indonesian Investment Coordinator Board (BKPM); 12
    18. Following a review of the foreign investment license application, BKPM may revert to Healy Consultants for additional information. Healy Consultants Group and our Client provides the same in a timely manner; 14
    19. The BKPM approves the foreign shareholder to purchase shares in the local company. Immediately after, Healy Consultants Group submits an application to the Ministry of Law and Human Rights to amend the Business License; 16
    20. The Ministry of Law and Human Rights issues the amended Business License, showing the new shareholder, company name, business activity and charter capital; 20
    21. Immediately after, Healy Consultants Group emails our Client i) a Foreign Investment Approval Certificate ii) amended Business License and iii) new M&AA showing the appointment of the new foreign shareholders and directors.
    Our Client is legally appointed and therefore is allowed to sign all documents under his own name;
    20
    22.

    Healy Consultants Group will courier the following to our Client:

    • Company kit containing original Indonesian corporate documents;
    • The banking kit;
    • Healy Consultants Customer Satisfaction Survey.
    20
    23. Healy Consultants Group successfully completes our Client’s engagement. 20

  • Steps to purchase a fast turnkey solution

    No. Steps Week
    1. Healy Consultants Compliance Team receives the required corporate and personal due diligence (click link) information from our Client; 1
    2. Our Client signs Healy Consultants Group engagement letter and returns the original to our Singapore Head office. Our Client settles our fees; 1
    3. Our Client confirms by email the planned corporate structure and e-mails the required due diligence; 1
    4. For our Client, Healy Consultants Group prepares a tailored detailed project plan (click link); 2
    5. Healy Consultants Group provides our Client i) a company name and number ii) a company office address and iii) a corporate bank account number and iv) a tax number; 2
    6. Healy Consultants Group emails our Client a template customer sales invoice complying with local commercial laws and includes i) a company name and number ii) a company office address and iii) a corporate bank account number and iv) a tax number; 2
    7. Our Client can inform customers and suppliers; issue invoices for selected products and services, sign legal contracts and hire local staffs in Indonesia. Healy Consultants Group will inform our Client if some business activities require additional approval and licenses from the Government; 3
    8. If required, Healy Consultants Group will apply for i) a specific regulatory license and ii) an import export license. There can be additional Government requirements to secure the same including higher paid-up capital requirements; 4
    9. Healy Consultants Group prepares and emails our Client the required documents to appoint them as directors and shareholders and bank signatory including i) the legal share allotment and legal share transfer ii) the change of company address and iii) the lease agreement in Indonesia (if required); 5
    10. Our Client reviews and signs the documents in front of the Indonesian Embassy Consular at our Client’s country of residence and courier return the same; 6
    11.

    Healy Consultants Group and our Client attends a meeting with the Indonesian bank to appoint our Client as the new bank signatory and submit the corporate bank package containing:

    • Signed appointment of bank signatory forms;
    • Client’s passport copy and proof of address;
    • Indonesian company kit;
    • Other Client due diligence.
    7
    12. Following a review of the corporate bank account signatory change application, the bank(s) may revert to Healy Consultants for additional information. Healy Consultants and our Client provides the same in a timely manner; 8
    13. There is a 50% chance that the bank will ask the new bank signatory to travel for a one-hour interview. As always, Healy Consultants will aggressively negotiate for a travel exemption, asking the bank to just perform a Skype or phone conversation with the bank signatory. Depending on Client nationality, sometimes we are successful and our Client does not have to travel to Indonesia; 9
    14. The bank approves the appointment of the new bank signatory and will courier internet banking documents (login, password etc.) to Healy Consultants office or to our Client directly. If sent to us, we will activate internet banking on our Client’s behalf; 10
    15. Healy Consultants Group will apply for a Foreign Investment Approval Certificate from the BKPM (click link); 10
    16. Following a review of the foreign investment license application, BKPM may revert to Healy Consultants for additional information. Healy Consultants Group and our Client provides the same in a timely manner; 12
    17. The BKPM approves the foreign shareholder to purchase shares in the local company. Immediately after, Healy Consultants Group submits an application to the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (MLHR) to amend the Business License; 14
    18. The MLHR issues the amended Business License, showing the new shareholder, company name, business activity and charter capital. Our Client is sole director and shareholder of the company; 16
    19. Immediately after, Healy Consultants Group emails our Client i) a Foreign Investment Approval Certificate ii) amended Business License and iii) new M&AA showing the appointment of the new foreign shareholders and directors; 16
    20.

    Healy Consultants Group will courier the following to our Client:

    • Company kit containing original Indonesian corporate documents;
    • The banking kit;
    • Healy Consultants Customer Satisfaction Survey.
    16
    21. Healy Consultants Group successfully completes our Client’s engagement. 16

  • Conclusion

    1. If our multi-national Clients’ wish to legally conduct business as soon as practical, then I recommend one of the above fast business set up solutions;
    2. If our multi-national Clients’ wish to minimize business set up costs, I recommend registering a new LLC with your preferred corporate structure and bank signatory.

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For additional information on our company registration services in Indonesia, please contact our in-house country expert, Ms. Yekaterina Li, directly:
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