Can foreigners operate a painting & art retail business in Indonesia?

Yes. KBLI 47782 (Perdagangan Eceran Lukisan) is TERBUKA — open to 100% foreign ownership via PT PMA. No local Indonesian partner required.

What license is required for KBLI 47782?

KBLI 47782 has a Rendah risk classification. Required license: NIB. Processing time: Otomatis.

KBLI 47782 is the Indonesian business classification code for "Perdagangan Eceran Lukisan" (Painting & Art Retail). It falls under Section G of KBLI 2025, the Indonesian Standard Industrial Classification updated by BPS (Regulation 7/2025), effective June 18, 2026.

How did KBLI 47782 change from KBLI 2020 to 2025?

KBLI 47782 was mapped from previous code 47782 (KBLI 2020). All businesses must migrate to KBLI 2025 by June 18, 2026 per BPS Regulation 7/2025.

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Painting & Art Retail

Perdagangan Eceran Lukisan

🛒 Section G — Wholesale & Retail Trade

✅Open· 100% ForeignLow RiskDirect Match

Retail of paintings and art works. Gallery retail — oil paintings, watercolors, acrylics, mixed media, prints, and other visual art sold to collectors and buyers. If customers walk into your gallery and purchase artwork, this is the code. This does NOT cover the creation of art (that is 90120) — this is purely the retail sale.

Licensing & Requirements

What You Need

Risk LevelLow (Rendah)

License TypeNIB

ProcessingOtomatis

Foreign Ownership100% Open

AuthorityBKPM / OSS

PP28/2025 Licensing Data1 scale

Mikro, Kecil, Menengah, BesarLow RiskNIB⏱ OtomatisFiktif Positif

Post-License Obligations1

Menyampaikan laporan kegiatan usaha kepada Menteri Perdagangan

→ Submit periodic business activity reports to regulator

ALL scales (Mikro/Kecil/Menengah/Besar): Low Risk (Rendah). NIB only — automatic issuance.

Post-issuance obligation

Submit periodic business activity reports to the Minister of Trade.

PMA

Fully open (TERBUKA) — 100% foreign ownership allowed.

2020 → 2025

MATCH_LANGSUNG — direct match from KBLI 2020. Same code, same scope. No structural changes.

Bali Intelligence

Ubud is the epicenter of Bali's art scene — the Neka Art Museum, ARMA, and dozens of private galleries line the streets. For foreign art collectors turned gallery owners, 47782 is the standard entry code. The critical distinction: if you are both an artist and a gallery owner, you need 90120 (visual arts creation) for production and 47782 for retail. Do not conflate the two — they have different regulatory profiles. Many Ubud galleries also sell handicrafts and souvenirs alongside paintings, which requires adding 47781. The Bali art market is heavily cash-based, which creates bookkeeping challenges for PMA entities that need clean financial records for annual tax reporting.

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Foreign Workers

TKA Eligible Positions

Kepmenaker 228/2019 — Category 16: Konstruksi

181 in category

1321Operational ManagerManajer Operasional

1324Purchasing ManagerManajer Pembelian

1321General ManagerManajer Umum

1324Procurement ManagerManajer Pengadaan

1324Technical ManagerManajer Teknis

3115Mechanical AdvisorPenasihat Permesinan

3115Machine Maintenance AdvisorPenasihat Perawatan Mesin

3113Electrical AdvisorPenasihat Kelistrikan

2144Mechanical EngineerAhli Mesin

2144Mechanical Maintenance EngineerAhli Perawatan Mesin

Kepmen 228/2019 lists 181 TKA-eligible positions in this category. Selection optimized using ISCO classification methodology.

KEDUA Provision — Directors & Commissioners Exemption

Directors and Commissioners who do NOT manage personalia can work without being listed in the jabatan.

Complementary Codes

90120 — If you or your artists also create the artwork (production side)
47781 — If you sell souvenirs and handicrafts alongside paintings
46100 — If you act as a wholesale commission agent exporting art internationally
90310 — If you operate an arts venue or exhibition space