Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in Indonesia

Special Economic Zones (SEZ) are designed by the Indonesian Government to accelerate economic development by encouraging new centers of economic growth with high competitiveness. So far, the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) have been developed in various regions in Indonesia, based on the demographic potential and accessibility of the region to global markets to attract more investment, manage industry, export-import and other economic activities with high-scale economic value and global competitiveness, and to create more quality jobs. Currently, there are 15 Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in Indonesia. Each of SEZs is developed for specific sectors. The existing SEZs are:

1. Tanjung Lesung SEZ in Banten Province, for tourism (already operating from February 2015).
2. Sei Mangkei SEZ in North Sumatera Pryearovince, for CPO and rubber industry, fertilizer industry, logistics, and tourism (already operating from December 2016).
3. Mandalika SEZ in West Nusa Tenggara Province, for tourism (already operating from September 2017).
4. Palu SEZ in Center of Sulawesi Province, for smelters, agro industry, and logistics (already operating from September 2017).
5. Tanjung Api-Api SEZ in South Sumatera Province, for Crude Palm Oil, rubber downstream industry, and petrochemical industry (already operating from June 2018).
6. Arun Lhokseumawe SEZ in Aceh Province, for oil and gas industry, petrochemical, agro industry, logistics, and paper industry (already operating from December 2018).
7. Galang Batang SEZ in Riau Island Province, for mineral processing industry, energy, and logistics (already operating from December 2018).
8. Tanjung Kelayang SEZ in Bangka Belitung Island Province, for tourism (already operating from March 2019).
9. Maloy Batuta SEZ in East Kalimantan Province, for CPO, wood, coal, and mineral industry (already operating from April 2019).
10. Bitung SEZ in North Sulawesi Province, for fishery and agro industry, and logistics (already operating from April 2019).
11. Morotai SEZ in Maluku Province, for tourism, manufacturing industry, and logistics (already operating from April 2019).
12. Sorong SEZ in West Papua Province, for tourism, industrial shipyards, fisheries processing industry, mining industry, and logistics (already operating from October 2019)
13. Singhasari SEZ in East Java, for tourism, creative industry (under development).
14. Kendal SEZ in Central Java, for manufacturing industry, textile industry, logistic (under development).
15. Likupang SEZ in North Sulawesi, for tourism (under development).