KBLI 2025 puts many old PT on one important question: whether companies wait long enough for automatic conversion, or should adjust the deed through notaries before updating OSS data.

The government has confirmed that the business permits issued before the implementation of KBLI 2025 remain valid. The BPS also said that adjustments are not mandatory if the change is only a code adjustment based on the conversion table and does not change the substance of the business.

However, the issue becomes more sensitive when the PT is still using KBLI 2009 or KBLI 2017 in the AHU's acts or data. For a legal entity in the form of a PT, business activities do not only live on the OSS. The root of legality lies in the intent and purpose in the basic budget recorded in the AHU.

KBLI 2025 Changes the way business owners read PT legality

The KBLI update was carried out to adjust the classification of Indonesian economic activity to a change in business model. The BPS calls KBLI 2025 to be present as an update on KBLI 2020, especially to respond to the digital economy, new business models, and climate change mitigation issues. Activities such as artificial intelligence, content creators, carbon capture, and carbon storage are among the more accommodated activities in the latest classification.

In the practice of PT legality, the change in classification is not enough to be seen on one side. There are statistical, administrative, and legal aspects of the business entity. The three must meet on one consistent data.

The new license is automatic.

The main message of the government is quite clear: the implementation of KBLI 2025 does not invalidate old automatic permits. The BPS affirms that old permits issued before the implementation of the new classification remain valid.

However, the sentence has important requirements. Automatic adjustment is only safe if business activity remains unchanged. If the company only undergoes a code change from KBLI 2020 to KBLI 2025 based on the official conversion table, then the system can perform upgrades without a basic budget change.

On the other hand, if the company changes its intention and purpose or expands the scope of its business activities, the adjustment cannot be considered merely technical.

AHU data is becoming the old PT critical point

For the PT, the data of the legal entity is in the AHU. There, the intent and purpose of the company becomes the legal basis for reading business activities.

The BPS said the Minister of Law was responsible for ensuring the integration of the KBLI adjustment through the AHU's Ditjen System, while the Minister of Investment and Hilarization or the BKPM Chief ensured that the licensing adjustment was conducted through the OSS.

Therefore, the old PT needs to re-read its legal position. If the last act still uses the old KBLI, especially the 2009 KBLI or the 2017 KBLI, the company should not immediately assume that all data will automatically change to the KBLI 2025.

Automatic Conversion Works for a Limited Condition

The government through AHU explained that the implementation of KBLI 2025 has two main schemes: the first is automatic conversion; the second is manual adjustment; the difference between the two lies in the existence or absence of changes in the type of business activity.

The Minister of Law stated that if the entrepreneur only needs to convert the KBLI code without changing the type of business activity, the AHU and OSS systems will make automatic adjustments. However, if the entrepreneur plans to expand or change the business activity, then the entrepreneur needs to make changes to the notary's deed according to the provisions.

KBLI 2025 Safe for PT that is already based on KBLI 2020

The official conversion table released by the BPS clearly bridges the KBLI 2020 and KBLI 2025.

However, the company still has to read the conversion patterns. The BPS explains that there are three patterns of change in the conversion table: first, one old code is mapped directly to a new code; second, one old code breaks into several new codes; third, several old codes merge into one new code.

If one 2020 KBLI code directly moves to one 2025 KBLI code, the risk is relatively small. However, if one old code breaks into several new codes, the company must choose the code that best suits the actual activity.

Cracking code can trigger manual adjustment

Code breaking does not always mean that a company must change an act. However, code breaking can force a company to reassess its actual activities. More specific code can clarify the business, but it can also narrow or change the scope of activity if not chosen conscientiously.

Companies need to answer some practical questions: which activities are being executed correctly? which activities generate revenue? which activities appear on invoices, contracts, proposals, and websites? which activities are already covered in the deed? These answers determine whether the conversion is merely administrative or has touched on substantive change.

If the new code selection only clarifies the same activity, automatic adjustment may still be sufficient. However, if the new code expands the scope, adds to the business area, or does not conform to the intention and purpose editing in the deed, a safer path is to change the deed through a notary, then update the AHU and synchronize the OSS.

2009 and 2017 Requires More Scenic Review

The main problem of the old PT is not merely the existence of KBLI 2025. The problem arises when the legal basis of the company is still using the old classification.

BPS released the conversion table as a bridge between KBLI 2020 and KBLI 2025. The BPS publication also mentions that the table is used to track code suitability from category to most detailed business group.

C.B.L. 2025 Making an Old Document Re-Readable

Old documents often use extensive, general, or non-performing business activity editing; in many cases, the editing can still be used; however, in other cases, the old editing is no longer sufficient to accommodate the actual business activity of the company.

This change is important because the PT can only carry out activities in accordance with the intention and objectives of the basic budget.

Therefore, the company that is still using KBLI 2009 or KBLI 2017 needs to start from the most basic document. The company must open the incorporation deed, the last change deed, the SK AHU, and the OSS data.

OSS is not enough if AHU is not aligned

The OSS is the main gateway to licensing efforts. However, for PT, the OSS must read and adjust the data of the legal entity. If the AHU data is not neat, updates in the OSS can stop on the surface.

This risk becomes apparent when a company wants to add permits, take care of standard certificates, acquire UMKU PB, enter a tender, or open a partnership with a large partner.

This is where the practical principle becomes clear. For the old PT, the order was the deed, AHU, OSS, NIB, then derivative permits. If this order is reversed, the company risks having the license data that looks new, but is not fully supported by the basic budgetary base.

Migration decisions must be based on the substance of the business

Not all companies are required to migrate manually, however, all old PTs need to do the checks, not to look for new problems, but to make sure that business activities, bylaws, AHU, OSS, and licenses are properly aligned.

The government has already given room for ease through automatic conversion, but that ease does not remove the obligation of companies to maintain legality.

KBLI 2025 No need for manual migration if the substance is stable

Companies typically do not need manual migration when already using KBLI 2020, business activities remain the same, no business areas are added, and the old code has a clear match in KBLI 2025.

This scenario also applies when companies only want to adjust data according to conversion tables without changing intent and purpose. The government says that this condition can be done automatically through AHU and OSS. In other words, companies do not need to change the deed just because the classification numbers change.

However, companies should still download the latest documents after the system adjusted the data. NIBs, standard certificates, permits, and other OSS documents need to be re-checked to ensure companies have a consistent legality archive.

Changing the Ways of Notaries

Notaries are needed not because of the 2025 CBCI itself, but when changes in the code come in contact with changes in the intent and purpose of the basic budget.

If a company adds to its business, changes its core business, expands its scope, or carries out activities not listed in the deed, manual adjustment becomes a safer path.

For PTs still using KBLI 2009, adjustment through notaries is highly recommended. For PTs still using KBLI 2017, the decision still needs to look at the content of the AHU's deed and status.

The test track for the old PT

The company can start the examination of the final deed. The parts that need to be checked are the intent and purpose, business activities, KBLI codes, key activities, and supporting activities. From there, the company can see if the deed's editing is still consistent with the actual activity.

The next step is to check the AHU data. Make sure the name of the AHU, the AHU number, the date of the SK, the purpose and purpose, and the business activities are in accordance with the last act.

After that, the company needs to log into the OSS. Check the NIB, list of keywords, keywords, additional keywords, risk levels, standard certificates, permissions, UMKU PB, project status, and requirements compliance status. When the OSS already displays the new code, compare it back with the deed and AHU.

If the company is already based on KBLI 2020, use the KBLI 2020 to KBLI 2025 conversion table.

In the end, KBLI 2025 does not automatically burden all companies with the obligation of new permits. However, this update became an important momentum for the old PT to re-check the deed, AHU, OSS, and actual business activities.