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, disrupting market order, and if the circumstances are serious, 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, and shall also be fined not more than five years or confiscated of property:
(1) Operating licensed commodities, special commodities or other commodities whose operation is restricted 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; (3) illegally engaging in securities, futures or insurance business without the approval of the relevant competent department of the state; (4) other illegal business activities that seriously disrupt the order of the city.