Indonesia adjusts legal service fees, offers free song copyright registration

Indonesia's Ministry of Law and Human Rights has adjusted its Non-Tax State Revenue (PNBP) service fees, emphasizing that the changes aim to ensure the sustainability of quality legal services rather than to burden the public. The adjustments are part of a broader agenda for bureaucratic reform and digital transformation of legal services.

Minister of Law and Human Rights, Supratman Andi Agtas, stated that the government operates on the principle of justice to deliver professional, modern, transparent, and digital-based legal services. "Every rupiah of PNBP received by the state will be returned to the public in the form of faster, more accurate, safer, and higher-quality services," Supratman said in a written statement.

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Every rupiah of PNBP received by the state will be returned to the public in the form of faster, more accurate, safer, and higher-quality services.

As a measure to support small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), the government has maintained the trademark registration fee at Rp500,000 per class. However, the fee for general applicants has been adjusted to Rp2,800,000 per class, marking the first increase since 2016. The ministry has also simplified administrative requirements to ease the process for MSMEs to obtain trademark protection.

In a move to encourage creators, the government has set the registration fee for copyrights of songs and/or music at Rp0 (zero rupiah) effective August 1, 2026. This policy is expected to boost the number of registered works, strengthening the National Data Center for Songs and/or Music as a foundation for more accurate and transparent royalty management. Additionally, the fees for citizenship applications were clarified, with applications for Indonesian citizenship set at Rp75 million for foreigners and Rp5 million for relinquishing Indonesian citizenship.

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We ensure that this policy remains pro-people, especially micro and small business actors.