KBLI section J

KBLI Section J: KBLI codes for Publishing, broadcasting, and content production and distribution activities

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Complete list of KBLI 2025 codes in Section J - KBLI codes for Publishing, broadcasting, and content production and distribution activities. 3 divisions, 25...

Published: 2026-03-19 Reviewed: 2026-03-19 Authority: Official Indonesian source cross-check required

Page summary

Section J covers publishing, content production, broadcasting, news-agency work, and media-content distribution and is most often used by publishers, newsrooms, broadcasters, studios, and content distributors. In this corpus the first branch view is 1. Aktivitas Penerbitan; 2. Aktivitas Produksi Film, Video, Dan Program Televisi, Serta Perekaman Suara Dan Penerbitan Musik; 3. Aktivitas Pemrograman, Penyiaran, Kantor Berita, Dan Distribusi Konten Lainnya; use this level to separate activities that still belong to editorial production, broadcast activity, content packaging, and media-material distribution from cases that have already drifted into pure telecommunications, IT services, or advertising operated as a separate core line.

What falls inside this scope

What usually sits outside this scope

Activities usually move outside Section J once the main operation is better read through KBLI codes for Accommodation and food service activities and KBLI codes for Telecommunications, computer programming, consultancy, computing infrastructure, and other information services. If the business no longer aligns with kBLI codes for Publishing, broadcasting, and content production and distribution activities, step back and compare the neighbouring sections again.

How to use this page

Read the division branches under Section J first, then move down only into the branch that actually matches the main business object and output.

What this section covers

KBLI section J covers publishing, broadcasting, and content production and distribution activities and currently includes 25 indexed activity codes in this portal. The section page is the correct starting point for understanding sector boundaries, comparing the divisions underneath it, and choosing the closest code before filing in OSS, tax workflows, or corporate records. A common error is picking a code that sounds similar to the business label without reading the full hierarchy from section to division, group, class, and 5-digit activity code.

In practice, this section is often used by businesses operating in areas such as Penerbitan Buku, Penerbitan Surat Kabar, Penerbitan Jurnal Dan Terbitan Berkala, Aktivitas Penerbitan Lainnya. That is why this page should be read before jumping straight into a single code. At the section level you can see how the regulator groups activity clusters, which adjacent codes are genuinely related, and which ones actually belong in another branch. That context matters when you later cross-check the business code against KLU, OSS, BPJS, customs, and operating-region requirements.

Use this page for three things. First, understand the sector boundary. Second, open the most relevant division page. Third, validate the final code against the other layers linked by the portal, especially KLU, HS, payroll, and regional requirements. Final filing decisions should still be verified against BPS, OSS, and the applicable sector authority.

FAQ

When should a user start from KBLI Section J?

Start from Section J when the user already knows the business belongs to publishing, content production, broadcasting, news-agency work, and media-content distribution but the correct division is still unclear. This level exists to screen the branch before a narrower code is chosen.

How should Section J be read when a business mixes editorial production, broadcast activity, content packaging, and media-material distribution?

Start from the dominant business object and output. Inside Section J, users should compare branches such as Aktivitas Penerbitan, Aktivitas Produksi Film, Video, Dan Program Televisi, Serta Perekaman Suara Dan Penerbitan Musik, and Aktivitas Pemrograman, Penyiaran, Kantor Berita, Dan Distribusi Konten Lainnya to see which activity is truly central rather than merely supportive.

If the business also touches pure telecommunications, IT services, or advertising operated as a separate core line, should the review still begin in Section J?

Only begin in Section J if the operational centre still belongs to editorial production, broadcast activity, content packaging, and media-material distribution. If the dominant activity is actually pure telecommunications, IT services, or advertising operated as a separate core line, the safer move is to compare the neighbouring sections before going down to division level.

Who most needs the Section J page before choosing a final code?

This page is most useful for publishers, newsrooms, broadcasters, studios, and content distributors who are still separating several large branches inside one activity family. Starting from section level reduces the risk of dropping too early into a division that sounds similar but carries a different function.

When should the user move from Section J down to a division or 5-digit code?

Move to the division once the section boundary is clear, and only move to the 5-digit code after the main activity can be operationally separated from nearby branches.

Changelog

  • 2026-03-19 - The code page was published with the official KBLI hierarchy and an activity summary.
  • 2026-03-19 - Linked KLU, related tools, and compliance blocks were updated.

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