Those who violate relevant state regulations on market operations, price management, etc., hoard goods, drive up the prices of items related to people's livelihood for epidemic prevention and control, make huge profits, have a large amount of illegal gains, or have other serious circumstances, seriously disrupting market order, will be punished. Convicted and punished for illegal business operations. According to the "Criminal Law", a person may 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, the person may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years and a fine of not less than twice the illegal income. A fine of not more than five times or confiscation of property. Article 14 of the Price Law of the People's Republic of China and the State Council shall not engage in the following unfair pricing practices: (1) collude with each other to manipulate market prices and damage the legitimate rights and interests of other operators or consumers; (2) In addition to lowering prices of fresh goods, seasonal goods, overstocked goods and other goods in accordance with the law, in order to squeeze out competitors or monopolize the market, dumping at prices below cost disrupts the normal production and operation order and harms national interests or the legal rights of other operators. (3) Fabricating and disseminating price increase information, driving up prices, and promoting excessive increases in commodity prices; (4) Using false or misleading pricing methods to trick consumers or other business operators into conducting transactions with them; (5) ) Providing the same goods or services and engaging in price discrimination against other operators with the same trading conditions; (6) Purchasing and selling goods or providing services by raising or lowering the grade, thereby raising or lowering prices in disguised form; (7) Violating Making huge profits in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations; (8) Other unfair price behaviors prohibited by laws and administrative regulations. Article 225 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of China: Whoever commits the crime of illegal business operations in violation of state regulations and commits one of the following illegal business activities, disrupts market order, and the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall also A fine of not less than one time but not more than five times the illegal income, or a fine of not less than one time but not more than five times the illegal income, or a fine of not less than one time but not more than five times the illegal income, or confiscation of property shall be imposed if the circumstances are particularly serious; if the circumstances are particularly serious, the person 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 the illegal income, or have property confiscated: (1) Operating laws and regulations without permission Specializing in, monopolizing items or other restricted items as stipulated in administrative regulations; (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) Failure to do so Illegally operating securities, futures, and insurance businesses with the approval of relevant national competent authorities, or illegally engaging in fund payment and settlement business; (4) Other illegal business activities that seriously disrupt market order.