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Indonesia’s Wellness Industry: Navigating a Rapidly Growing Consumer Market
Indonesia’s wellness industry has evolved from a niche consumer segment into one of the country’s fastest-growing lifestyle markets. Supported by favourable demographics, rising disposable income, increasing health awareness, rapid digitalization, and evolving consumer preferences, the sector presents significant opportunities for businesses across the fitness, beauty, healthcare, nutrition, hospitality, retail, and digital wellness industries. As market growth accelerates, businesses entering the sector must also navigate Indonesia’s risk-based licensing regime, sector-specific regulations, and evolving compliance requirements.
Adjustment to the Implementation of the Trade Sector: Government Regulation No. 3 of 2026
GR 3/2026 strengthens Indonesia’s trade regulatory framework by expanding supervisory powers, clarifying distribution arrangements, tightening direct selling rules, enhancing warehouse reporting, and introducing stricter enforcement measures, thereby increasing compliance obligations for business actors across export, import, and domestic trade.
Procedures for Licensing Supervision in Ibu Kota Nusantara (Nusantara Capital City) under OIKN Regulation 1/2026
OIKN Regulation No. 1 of 2026 is now in effect, streamlining licensing supervision and compliance within Nusantara. This new framework covers risk-based business licensing (OSS), administrative sanctions, and force majeure procedures—providing essential regulatory certainty for all IKN stakeholders.
Koperasi Merah Putih: A National Strategy for Inclusive Growth
Koperasi Merah Putih under Inpres 9/2025 represents a national strategy to strengthen local economies at scale.
Indonesia Updates Import Rules for Goods Carried by Passengers and Transportation Crews
With the issuance of MoF Reg 34/2025, the government seeks to enhance efficiency and clarity in customs procedures, particularly in distinguishing between personal-use goods and non-personal-use goods.
Updates in Indonesia’s Export Policies and Prohibition: MOT Regulation No. 8 of 2025 and MOT Regulation No. 9/2025
The Ministry of Trade issued MOT Reg 8/2025 and Reg 9/2025 highlighting the government’s ongoing efforts to regulate trade flows, strengthening compliance, and adapting to the-everchanging landscape of global markets.
Understanding Indonesia’s Local Content (TKDN) Framework
The Indonesian government recent policy address highlights a potential shift in Indonesia's Local Content (TKDN) framework towards more flexible, incentive-based approaches, urging businesses and investors to stay informed on evolving sector-specific requirements.
ARMA Update SOE Law Series - Series 3: Strengthening SOE Governance Following the Enactment of Law 1/2025
Law 1/2025 enacts significant governance reforms for SOEs, covering board structures, asset management, debt cancellations, subsidiary regulation, monopoly rights, government assignments, CSR, and dispute resolution.
ARMA Update SOE Law Series - Series 2: New Era for Indonesian SOE Governance with BPI Danantara
While the earlier series focused on empowering SOE leadership through clearer and more flexible decision-making, the existence of this institution brings these principles into practice on a systemic level.