Legal analysis: as the case may be. 1. If a natural person commits this crime, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall also or only be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the illegal income; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years, and shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than five times for illegal gains or confiscation of property. 2. If a unit commits this crime, it shall be fined, and the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel shall be investigated for criminal responsibility in accordance with the provisions of this article. The longest criminal detention shall not exceed 24 hours.

Legal basis: Article 225 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), in violation of state regulations, commits one of the following illegal business operations and disturbs the market order. If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall also, or shall only, be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the illegal income. He shall also be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years, and shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the illegal income, or his property shall be confiscated: (1) Operating franchises, monopoly goods or other articles as prescribed by laws and administrative regulations without permission. (2) buying and selling import and export licenses, import and export certificates of origin and other business licenses or approval documents stipulated by laws and administrative regulations; (three) without the approval of the relevant competent departments of the state, illegally engaged in securities, futures, insurance business, or illegally engaged in fund payment and settlement business; (four) other illegal business activities that seriously disrupt the market order.