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KBLI Navigator/Section G/46331
KBLI 46331★ Gold-Tier Intel

Sugar, Chocolate & Confectionery Wholesale

Perdagangan Besar Gula, Cokelat, dan Kembang Gula

🛒 Section G — Wholesale & Retail Trade

In Bali: a PT PMA cannot register this code

National procedure — does not apply to a PT PMA in Bali

In Bali this activity is blocked for a PT PMA under the 13 May 2026 moratorium. The national procedure below applies only to non-PMA operators.

✅Open· 100% nat'l · blocked in BaliLow RiskDirect Match🏝️🚫Blocked in Bali (risk-class moratorium)· medium conf.✓OSS-verified · KBLI 2025

Wholesale Sweets: Nationally Open, Closed to PMA Registration in Bali

This wholesale activity spans sugar, chocolate, confectionery and sweetener preparations—open nationally to full foreign ownership, but blocked for PMA registration in Bali.

By the numbers
National foreign-ownership ceiling
100%
Business scales open to
Mikro, Kecil, Menengah, Besar
National PMA source
Perpres 10/2021, 49/2021
Bali registration status
Blocked (risk class)
National openness and a 100% foreign-ownership ceiling do not overcome Bali’s registration block.
Licensing & Requirements

What You Need

🏝️National procedure — does not apply to a PT PMA in Bali

The licensing path below is the national procedure, valid for a foreign-owned company outside Bali (e.g. Jakarta). In Bali, this activity is currently blocked for a PT PMA under the 13 May 2026 moratorium — OSS risk at scale Besar is Rendah/Menengah-Rendah on every scope → blocked by Bali moratorium 13 May 2026. See the Bali status badge above before planning a Bali setup.

Risk LevelLow (Rendah)
License TypeNIB
ProcessingInstant
Foreign Ownership100% nat'l · blocked in Bali
AuthorityBKPM / OSS
PP28/2025 Licensing Data4 scales
Business scale:
MikroLow RiskNIB⏱ Otomatis
Post-License Obligations2
Distributor Barang Kebutuhan Pokok wajib menyampaikan laporan distribusi kepada Menteri Perdagangan sesuai dengan ketentuan peraturan perundang undangan
Memiliki atau menguasai gudang yang sudah terdaftar dengan alamat yang benar, tetap, dan jelas

Step-by-step for a PT PMA sugar and confectionery wholesale distributor

1
Company incorporation— PT PMDN / CV / Perorangan (local, WNI) — notary deed, AHU registration
2
NIB via OSS— register on oss.go.id, select 46331, Rendah path; auto-issued (1–3 days)
3
STP Distributor/Agen (optional)— Kemendag registration; required if participating in government-controlled sugar distribution networks
4
HET compliance (sugar)— if distributing gula kristal putih: government sets maximum retail price (Harga Eceran Tertinggi). Distributors must price within permitted margins. HET enforcement intensified after commodity price shocks in 2022–2023
5
Laporan distribusi bulanan— mandatory monthly distribution reports to Menteri Perdagangan for sugar distribution (as kebutuhan pokok). Non-reporting triggers license review
6
IT-Gula (Importir Terdaftar Gula)— if importing sugar: requires separate registration as a Registered Sugar Importer from Kemendag. This is not automatic — it requires an application with import quota allocation. **Sugar import is quota-controlled; quotas are allocated annually by Kemendag and are not freely available to new entrants**
7
API-U— general import license from Kemendag required for importing chocolate or confectionery
8
BPOM ML registration— mandatory for all imported packaged confectionery products (foreign chocolate bars, candies, gum). BPOM MD for domestically produced confectionery
9
Halal certification— all chocolate and confectionery must be halal-certified for distribution to mainstream Indonesian retail and F&B chains
10
Laporan kegiatan usaha— periodic business activity reports (ongoing)

Typical total timeline

Minimum PT PMA capital

Authority

PMA
2020 → 2025

Direct match from KBLI 2020. Significant post-2020 developments: (1) Sugar price crisis 2022–2023 led to tightened HET enforcement and stricter IT-Gula quota controls; (2) Indonesia's growing craft chocolate scene has made couverture chocolate wholesale a new B2B niche — Bali's bean-to-bar producers (East Bali Cacao, Pod Chocolate) have elevated demand for specialty cacao; (3) Halal certification deadline October 2024 applies to all imported confectionery.

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KBLI 2025 Retail & E-Commerce: Online Selling, Boutiques & Specialty Shops

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Foreign Workers

TKA Eligible Positions

Kepmenaker 228/2019 — Category 7: Perdagangan Besar

198 in category
1324Wholesale Trade ManagerManajer Perdagangan Besar
1324Supply Chain ManagerManajer Rantai Pasokan
1321General ManagerManajer Umum
2421Commodity Compliance OfficerPetugas Kepatuhan Komoditas
3339Import Documentation SpecialistSpesialis Dokumentasi Impor
3119Food Quality and Halal InspectorInspektur Mutu Pangan dan Halal
2421Commodity Trading AnalystAnalis Perdagangan Komoditas
3339Export SpecialistSpesialis Ekspor

Kepmen 228/2019 lists 198 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

Sources & Verification

Each data layer below traces to a government source with its KBLI vintage — or is declared as a gap. Nothing in these layers is silently filled in.

Activity definition
BPS Peraturan 7/2025 + PP 28/2025VerifiedKBLI 2025

Title and scope as defined by the KBLI-2025 classification.

locator: OSS_RBA_2025_id_version_fff4053d

Risk & licensing
OSS RBA risk scope (ruang lingkup)VerifiedKBLI 2025

Risk category and licensing rows are KBLI-2025-native from the OSS Risk-Based Approach catalog.

locator: OSS_RBA_resiko_2025

Foreign ownership (PMA)
Perpres 10/2021, 49/2021Audit pendingKBLI 2020

The investment-list annexes predate KBLI 2025; the per-code crosswalk audit of this layer is in progress. The value shown is the annex text, disclosed with its vintage.

Bali status
Bali province blocks ALL Low + Medium-Low risk KBLI for PMA (island-wide, permanent) (effective 2026-05-13)Audit pending2026 overlay

Conservative posture derived from the risk tier · confidence MEDIUM.

Dataset last updated 2026-07-26 · KBLI 2020 and KBLI 2025 reuse code numbers for different activities — cross-vintage rows are labeled, never merged silently.

Common Questions
Can foreigners operate a sugar, chocolate & confectionery wholesale business in Indonesia?
Nationally yes — but NOT in Bali. KBLI 46331 (Perdagangan Besar Gula, Cokelat, dan Kembang Gula) is TERBUKA (100% foreign ownership) at the national level, but in Bali it is blocked for a PT PMA under the 13 May 2026 moratorium. OSS risk at scale Besar is Rendah/Menengah-Rendah on every scope → blocked by Bali moratorium 13 May 2026 Outside Bali it is open to a PT PMA with no local partner required. (Source: Perpres 10/2021 as amended by Perpres 49/2021 — the investment-list annexes predate KBLI 2025; per-code crosswalk audit in progress.)
What license is required for KBLI 46331?
KBLI 46331 has a Rendah risk classification. Required license: NIB. Processing time: Otomatis.
What is KBLI 46331?
KBLI 46331 is the Indonesian business classification code for "Perdagangan Besar Gula, Cokelat, dan Kembang Gula" (Sugar, Chocolate & Confectionery Wholesale). It falls under Section G of KBLI 2025, the Indonesian Standard Industrial Classification updated by BPS (Regulation 7/2025). The June 2026 KBLI 2025 transition window has closed; operators should verify the code's current OSS/NIB treatment before relying on it for licensing, reporting, or amendments.
How did KBLI 46331 change from KBLI 2020 to 2025?
KBLI 46331 was mapped from previous code 46331 (KBLI 2020). This is a direct match — the code number and scope remained the same. The June 2026 KBLI 2025 transition window has closed. If an NIB still relies on legacy KBLI 2020 mappings, treat the migration as overdue and verify/remediate the OSS record before new license applications, amendments, LKPM, import approvals, or investor/worker sponsorship.

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Context46331
Wholesale sugar, chocolate, or confectionery in Bali? 46331 is the code. Sugar (gula) is a government-controlled commodity with HET price caps and quota-restricted imports — the real PMA opportunity is specialty sugars (coconut sugar, palm sugar) and premium couverture chocolate for Bali's booming hotel patisserie scene.