Indonesia has issued Government Regulation Number 30 of 2026, introducing new tariffs for a wide range of services under the Ministry of Law. President Prabowo Subianto signed the regulation on 2 July 2026, and it now serves as the updated reference for businesses, legal professionals, and the general public dealing with administrative services at the Ministry of Law.
The regulation has drawn considerable attention because its scope touches nearly every corner of legal administration, from company incorporation and intellectual property services to notarial matters, fiduciary security, and citizenship services. For business owners, startups, small and medium enterprises, legal practitioners, notaries, IP consultants, and corporate legal departments, understanding these tariff changes has become essential for planning the latest legal service fees and staying compliant with day to day legal requirements.
Much of the public conversation has centered on one particularly large figure, a tariff of Rp500,000,000 tied to certain notarial jurisdiction transfers. Looking at the regulation as a whole, however, Government Regulation Number 30 of 2026 covers a far broader tariff structure than that single figure suggests.
What Government Regulation Number 30 of 2026 Actually Covers
Government Regulation Number 30 of 2026 was issued in response to an organizational restructuring within the Ministry of Law. Previously, tariffs for legal services were regulated together with human rights related services under Government Regulation Number 45 of 2024. With that institutional separation, the government drafted a dedicated tariff regulation focused solely on services under the Ministry of Law.
The legal basis for this regulation traces back to Article 5 paragraph 2 of the 1945 Constitution, along with Articles 4, 8, 10, and 12 of Law Number 9 of 2018 on Non Tax State Revenue. It also aligns with Government Regulation Number 44 of 2025, which sets out the general procedures for tariff determination, management, objections, relief, and refunds of non tax state revenue.
Non tax state revenue is one of the government’s funding sources outside the tax system, used to support public service delivery. Within the Ministry of Law, it comes from five broad categories of service, namely legal services, functional training for legislative drafters, intellectual property services, use of ministry facilities, and legislative drafting support services.
Government Regulation Number 30 of 2026 takes full effect 30 days after its promulgation date, meaning it applies in full from early August 2026 onward. During this transition period, implementing regulations issued under Government Regulation Number 45 of 2024 remain valid as long as they do not conflict with the new provisions, so there is no gap in service continuity.
Which Ministry of Law Services Now Carry New Tariffs
Given how broad Government Regulation Number 30 of 2026 is, the changes are easier to follow when grouped by category. General legal administration covers business registration, with company incorporation fees scaling by authorized capital, from Rp300,000 for capital up to Rp25 million to Rp5 million for capital above Rp5 billion, plus separate rates for follow on filings such as amendments and data updates.
Intellectual property services span copyright, patents, trademarks, industrial design, and trade secrets, with reduced rates still in place for micro and small businesses, schools, and government research bodies. A micro or small business pays Rp350,000 for a patent application against Rp1,250,000 for general applicants, and Rp500,000 per trademark class against Rp2,800,000 for general applicants. Notarial services cover appointment, tenure, and jurisdiction transfers, and this is the category behind the widely discussed Rp500,000,000 fee, examined in the next section.
Fiduciary security registration scales with the value secured, from Rp50,000 for values up to Rp25 million to Rp28,600,000 for values above one trillion rupiah under the integrated Application Programming Interface system. A final group covers citizenship processing, political party registration, sworn translator appointments, foreign lawyer permits, and use of Ministry of Law facilities such as auditoriums and guest houses.
Why One Fee Became a Public Talking Point and What Sits Behind the Policy
Among the hundreds of rates in Government Regulation Number 30 of 2026, the Rp500,000,000 fee for transferring a notary’s jurisdiction into Jakarta has drawn the most public attention. It does not apply to notaries in general. It applies only when a notary formally moves their designated jurisdiction from certain regional categories into Jakarta, while transfers elsewhere cost far less, ranging from Rp25,000,000 to Rp150,000,000 depending on origin and destination. A notary’s initial appointment, by comparison, costs Rp5,000,000.
Behind the broader restructuring, a few policy directions stand out. Fees now track the complexity and value of each service more closely, the tiered structure balances the administrative burden across business scales while keeping reduced or waived rates for micro and small businesses, and the changes support optimizing non tax state revenue as a funding source for national development. Overall, the more detailed schedule gives businesses and legal professionals clearer regulatory certainty for long term planning.
What Businesses and Legal Professionals Should Do
For business owners, notaries, IP consultants, and members of the public planning to apply for legal services at the Ministry of Law, a few practical steps are worth taking as Government Regulation Number 30 of 2026 comes into full effect.
- Confirm the exact Ministry of Law service fee you are applying for and check it against your business category, since many fees differ depending on whether you qualify as a micro, small, or general applicant.
- Prepare supporting documents and administrative requirements early, as several service types will still be governed by further technical rules issued through Ministry of Law regulations.
Notaries planning a jurisdiction transfer should map out their origin and destination categories carefully so they can budget for the correct fee well ahead of time.
Always verify current rates through official Ministry of Law channels, since some technical provisions are still expected to be issued as follow up regulations.
Business owners and legal professionals facing more complex situations may benefit from consulting an experienced lawyer, notary, or IP consultant, which can help ensure the administrative process runs smoothly and avoid costly mistakes along the way.
Government Regulation Number 30 of 2026 delivers a comprehensive set of new tariffs, touching nearly every legal service under the Ministry of Law, from business registration and intellectual property to notarial matters, fiduciary security, and citizenship processing. Public attention on the Rp500,000,000 notarial jurisdiction transfer fee is understandable given its size, but it remains only one narrow piece of a much larger regulatory structure and does not reflect the policy as a whole.
The regulation was not designed to single out one profession. It reflects a broader effort to reorganize how non tax state revenue is managed across Indonesia’s legal sector. Readers who want to plan their compliance and costs accurately should keep an eye on upcoming implementing regulations tied to Government Regulation Number 30 of 2026 and consult a qualified legal professional before submitting any application.
