Govt Keeps UMKM Brand Fees, Scraps Song Copyright Charges
The government has officially enacted Government Regulation Number 30 of 2026 concerning Types and Tariffs of Non-Tax State Revenue (PNBP) applicable within the Ministry of Law. Signed by President Prabowo Subianto on 2 July 2026, the regulation adjusts various service fees, including those for intellectual property and citizenship. Minister of Law Supratman Andi Agtas stated that the tariff adjustments are not intended to burden the public but to ensure the sustainability of high-quality legal service transformation. He emphasised that the regulation is part of a broader bureaucratic reform and digital transformation agenda, ensuring that every rupiah collected is returned to the public in the form of faster, more accurate, secure, and higher-quality services.
As a show of support for small businesses, the government has maintained the trademark registration fee for micro, small, and medium enterprises (UMKM) at Rp500,000 per class. Meanwhile, the general trademark registration fee has been adjusted to Rp2,800,000 per class, marking the first change since 2016. The government has also simplified administrative requirements to make it easier for UMKM to obtain brand protection. In an affirmative policy for the creative sector, starting 1 August 2026, the fee for recording song and/or music copyrights will be set at zero rupiah. This initiative aims to encourage more creators to register their works, thereby strengthening the Music and Song Data Centre as a foundation for more accurate, transparent, and accountable royalty management.
Regarding citizenship services, the new regulation sets the fee for naturalisation as an Indonesian citizen at Rp75 million per application, while the fee for renouncing Indonesian citizenship upon one’s own request is set at Rp5 million. Minister Supratman addressed public debate over the fees, asserting that the tariffs were calculated by considering improvements in service quality, investment in information technology, changes in ministry nomenclature, and current economic conditions. He noted that Indonesian citizenship service fees remain competitive compared to other nations, citing examples such as the United States, which charges approximately USD 2,350, and the United Kingdom, which charges around 513 pounds sterling, while countries with lower fees often impose stricter substantive requirements.