Schmidt & Schmidt provides extracts from the commercial register of Indonesia with a translation and an apostille as pdf-file via e-mail.

The Republic of Indonesia is the worlds largest island country, with a total of more than thirteen thousand islands. Indonesia is a presidential constitutional republic, with the president as head of state. Local currency is the Indonesia Rupiah (IDR), the official language is Indonesian. Indonesia is a member of the United Nations (UN), the G-20, the ASEAN and other international organisations.

Indonesia is currently experiencing substantial economic growth and counted among the Next Eleven (N-11). Indonesia ranks eigth worldwide in terms of total GDP. The industrial sector is the most important one, accumulating 45.5% of the country's GDP.
The total number of companies registered in Indonesia exceeds 50.000. Experts value the country as an outstanding business location.

Indonesia has a mixed legal system. Corporate practice is regulated in the Companies Act of 2007 and other legal statutes.

Main types of businesses:

• Usaha Dagang (UD) – Registered merchant
• Commanditaire vennootschap (CV) – Limited partnership
• Perseroan Terbatas - Penanaman Modal Asing (PT PMA) - Limited liability company

The Ministry of Justice and the Badan Koordinasi Penanaman Modal (BKPM) are responsible for registration in the commercial register.

The BKPM is directly subordinate to the indonesian president.

Contents of the commercial register of Indonesia:

• Full legal name
• Trade marks
• Registration number
• Legal address
• Contact information
• Type of business
• Registration date
• Tax number
• Type of business
• Registered capital
• Shareholders
• Further information

NB: Information about some companies may be unavailable, or available for a fee.

Search in the commercial register of Indonesia is not free of charge. Search results are sent to you within 7-14 days after request submission.

To get a required document, we will need the following information about a company:

• Full legal name
• Registration number

Legalization of extracts from Indonesia

Indonesia did not accede to The Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents in 1966. Therefore, all indonesian documents are subject to legalization.

An extract from the business register of Indonesia can be used in order to:

• Obtain detailed information about potential business partners
• Negotiate foreign trade agreements
• File legal claims

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