Government Reveals Reasons for 55% Increase in Trademark Registration Fees

The Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DJKI) at the Ministry of Law has spoken out regarding the government’s reasons for increasing non-tax state revenue (PNBP) tariffs for general trademark registration. Through the issuance of Government Regulation (PP) Number 30 of 2026, which replaces PP 45/2024, the PNBP tariff for trademark registration applications submitted by the general public has become Rp 2.8 million per class, up from the previous Rp 1.8 million, representing a 55.6% increase. Director General of Intellectual Property Hermansyah Siregar stated that the tariff adjustment was made after nearly a decade without changes, as this is the first adjustment since trademark registration fees were set in 2016. He stressed that the need for organising intellectual property services continues to evolve alongside technological developments, the increasing number of applications, and the demand for faster, higher-quality services. “This is the government’s effort to ensure that trademark registration services are increasingly high-quality, adaptive to technological developments, and able to provide better legal certainty for the public,” said Hermansyah, quoted from a written statement on Friday (17/7/2026). Hermansyah confirmed that with this fee increase, the government will undertake a series of service improvements, including strengthening the electronic application system, enhancing data security, developing digitally-based services, and refining and accelerating the trademark examination process. On that occasion, he also emphasised that the government is maintaining a special tariff for Micro and Small Enterprises (UMK) of Rp 500,000 per class. In addition to the cost relief, the registration requirements for UMKs have also been simplified. UMK actors can attach one of the following: a UMK Recommendation Letter, a Risk-Based Business Identification Number (NIB), a certificate of Individual Company, or the legalisation of a Village or Sub-district Cooperative deed as regulated in Minister of Law Regulation Number 5 of 2026. “At the same time, we maintain our support for micro and small enterprises by keeping the special tariff without any increase,” said Hermansyah. Regardless of the tariff adjustment, the DJKI encourages the public to continue protecting trademarks as a business identity and asset with economic value. “Trademark protection not only provides legal certainty for the owner but also increases consumer trust and strengthens the competitiveness of Indonesian products in both national and international markets,” he explained.