The penalties for illegal operations are as follows:

1. If operating without a business license, illegal gains will be confiscated and a fine of not more than 5,000 yuan shall be imposed. In addition, individuals or units shall illegally operate securities without the approval of the relevant national competent authorities. , futures, insurance business, or illegally engage in fund payment and settlement business, he will be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention;

2. If the scale of unlicensed business operations is large and the social harm is serious, he will also be sentenced to a fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention;

2. A fine of not less than RMB 20,000 but not more than RMB 200,000 shall be imposed on the unit, and the person directly in charge and other directly responsible personnel shall be punished in accordance with regulations;

3. Unlicensed business operations endanger human health, If there are major safety hazards, threats to public safety, or damage to environmental resources, tools, equipment, raw materials, products and other property specifically used for unlicensed operations will be confiscated, and a fine of not less than 50,000 yuan but not more than 500,000 yuan will be imposed.

Legal basis: Article 225 of the "Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China"

The crime of illegal business violates national regulations and involves one of the following illegal business behaviors, disrupting 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 concurrently or solely a fine of not less than one time but not more than five times the illegal income; if the circumstances are particularly serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years and not less than twice the illegal income. A fine of not more than five times or confiscation of property:

(1) Operating franchises, monopoly items or other restricted items 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 in laws and administrative regulations;

(3) Illegal operations of securities, futures, Insurance business, or illegally engaging in fund payment and settlement business;

(4) Other illegal business activities that seriously disrupt market order.