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KBLI Navigator/Section M/72101
KBLI 72101★ Gold-Tier Intel

Natural Science R&D

Penelitian dan Pengembangan Ilmu Alam

🔬 Section M — Professional, Scientific & Technical

In Bali: open to a PT PMA

✅Open· 100% ForeignDirect Match🏝️✅Registrable in Bali· needs review· low conf.❓Not classifiable — divergence documented

The Business of Systematic Natural-Science Research

This activity code frames research and development in the natural sciences as a registered business, open nationally to foreign investment and not blocked by Bali’s moratorium.

By the numbers
National foreign-ownership ceiling
100%
Open business scales
Kecil, Menengah, Besar
National investment source
Perpres 10/2021, 49/2021
Bali status
Registrable in Bali
The activity is nationally foreign-open and, in Bali, not barred by the moratorium.
Licensing & Requirements

What You Need

Licensing RouteNo verified basis — divergence documented
OSS-RBA RowsDetached (unverified source)
Foreign Ownership100% Open
AuthorityNot verified — see divergence note
⚠️Steps below predate this code’s licensing review

The walkthrough that follows was written against licensing rows we have since been unable to verify for this activity — which is why no risk tier or licensing route is shown above. Treat any risk level, issuing authority or processing time in these steps as provisional, and confirm the current requirements at oss.go.id or with the Bali Zero team before acting on them.

Small + Medium scales

Large scale

Step-by-step for a PT PMA natural science R&D lab

1
Company incorporation— PT PMDN / CV / Perorangan (local, WNI) — notary deed, AHU registration
2
NIB via OSS— register on oss.go.id, select 72101, Menengah Tinggi path (~2–3 days)
3
Sertifikat Standar— submitted to Bupati/Walikota (Small/Medium) or Gubernur (Large), issued within 7 working days
4
Research permits (if applicable):
5
Laboratory setup— equipment import permits (if importing scientific instruments), laboratory safety compliance
6
BRIN coordination— BRIN (Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional) is Indonesia's national research coordinating body; register research activities with BRIN for institutional recognition

Typical total timeline

Minimum PT PMA capital

Authority

PMA
2020 → 2025

New code in KBLI 2025 — natural science R&D was previously part of broader research categories in KBLI 2020. The 2025 classification separates natural science research (72101) from experimental research (72109) and social science research (72201), recognizing the distinct regulatory needs of each discipline.

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Complementary Codes

Regulatory Divergence

The licensing previously shown for 72101 was removed because its source could not be verified as applying to this activity. Here is what the sources actually say — with citations.

Correction note — verbatim, with source locators

KBLI 2025 code 72101 'Penelitian dan Pengembangan Ilmu Alam' (natural-science research and development) carries canonical status_mapping='MATCH_LANGSUNG', kbli_2020_source=None, pp28_sources=['72101'] (self-referencing) — asserting the code's own number is an unchanged direct 2020-vintage match. The record additionally carries a `_source_relabeled` note (dated 2026-06-27) asserting "content is OSS-RBA-2025 per _l1/_l2" — i.e. claiming the served per_skala content is independently grounded in the OSS risk-based-assessment dataset. The Lot 6 conductor gate (§3.2, following the 70100 precedent set at Lot 5 gate §3.4) ADJUDICATED this dispute by direct read of the record's own structured markers, which REFUTE that prose claim for the per_skala layer specifically: `_l2_status='no_oss_risk'` (the OSS risk-based-assessment endpoint returned nothing usable for this code) and NO `_l2_source` key at all — the opposite of what the relabel note's prose implies; `_l1_source` (OSS_RBA_2025_id_version_fff4053d) covers judul/uraian only, never per_skala. Per the TRACK-P doctrine (structured markers win over unverified prose), the `_source_relabeled` note is read as a label-only fix (PP28_2024->PP28_2025 filename correction), not independent proof of the per_skala row's grounding. This code is one of the lot's true D1-clean-vs-D5-problem seat-agreement divergences (gate §3 Adjudications item 1) — D1 accepted the canonical's relabel-note prose, D5 flagged source_absent_in_vault; the runner's preregistered divergence rule quarantines on any D1/D5 disagreement. SECOND, independent defect verified this session by direct read of the served per_skala payload: the two served rows are BYTE-IDENTICAL (json-dump comparison, this session) to the rows served by 72103 and 72105 in this same lot — a generic industrial-services obligation block ('Penyelenggaraan Bank Plasma', biannual validated-industry-data reporting under perindustrian law, Bupati/Walikota vs Gubernur authority split by industrial-location footprint) topically unconnected to natural-science R&D. Per rule #9, this cure does not inject a replacement value: status_mapping and pp28_sources are left UNCHANGED (self-referencing citation, no independently-adjudicated alternate ancestor established for this code). per_skala detached; the licensing regime for natural-science R&D is not retrievable/verifiable from the pinned sources as hunted. Lot 6 conductor gate (SIGNED, SECOND SIGNING, post adversarial pass), run wf_dfae986f-5d3, 2026-07-19.

The detached licensing rows (source unverified for this activity)2 rows

These rows were previously shown on this page and have been detached — the correction note above documents, with source locators, why their source could not be kept for the activity this page describes. They are preserved here as the audit trail of the divergence.

Kecil, MenengahMedium-High RiskNIB dan Sertifikat StandarAuthority: Bupati/Walikota
BesarMedium-High RiskNIB dan Sertifikat StandarAuthority: Gubernur
BPS Peraturan 7/2025 (KBLI 2025 classification)PP 28/2025 (risk-based licensing annexes)OSS RBA ruang-lingkup — no KBLI-2025 scope retrievable via the OSS API (404)

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
Detached — source could not be verifiedDeclared gap—

The previously-served rows were removed because their source could not be verified as applying to this activity. See Regulatory Divergence above for the documented correction note.

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 LOW.

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 natural science r&d business in Indonesia?
Yes. KBLI 72101 (Penelitian dan Pengembangan Ilmu Alam) is TERBUKA — open to 100% foreign ownership via PT PMA. No local Indonesian 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 72101?
We cannot yet show a verified licensing basis for KBLI 72101: the licensing previously associated with this code was removed because its source could not be verified as applying to this activity. See the Regulatory Divergence section on this page for the documented sources, and verify the current OSS treatment before relying on any licensing assumption.
What is KBLI 72101?
KBLI 72101 is the Indonesian business classification code for "Penelitian dan Pengembangan Ilmu Alam" (Natural Science R&D). It falls under Section M 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 72101 change from KBLI 2020 to 2025?
KBLI 72101 was mapped from previous code 72101 (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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Penelitian dan Pengembangan Enjinering dan Teknologi

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Penelitian dan Pengembangan Ilmu Kedokteran dan Kesehatan

→
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Biotechnology R&D

Penelitian dan Pengembangan Bioteknologi

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Agricultural & Fisheries R&D

Penelitian dan Pengembangan Ilmu Pertanian dan Kedokteran Hewan

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Nuclear Technology R&D

Penelitian dan Pengembangan Ketenaganukliran

→
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Other Natural Science R&D

Penelitian dan Pengembangan Eksperimental Ilmu Alam dan Enjinering Lainnya

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