According to the law, Article 225 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) violates state regulations and commits one of the following illegal business operations, 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 shall also or solely be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the illegal income; If the circumstances are especially 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:
Without permission, engage in franchised or monopolized commodities or other commodities with restricted transactions as stipulated by laws and administrative regulations.
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.
Illegal operation of securities, futures and insurance business, or illegal operation of fund payment and settlement business without the approval of the relevant competent departments of the state.
Other illegal business operations that seriously disrupt the market order "Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Laws in Handling Criminal Cases of Illegal Production and Sale of Tobacco Monopoly Products" Article 3 Illegal business operations of tobacco monopoly products shall be deemed as "serious circumstances" as stipulated in Article 225 of the Criminal Law under any of the following circumstances:
The amount of illegal business operation is more than 50,000 yuan, or the amount of illegal income is more than 20,000 yuan.
Illegally dealing in more than 200,000 cigarettes.
Having been punished twice or more for illegally operating tobacco monopoly products within three years, and the amount of illegally operating tobacco monopoly products is more than 30,000 yuan.
Under any of the following circumstances, it shall be deemed as "the circumstances are particularly serious" as stipulated in Article 225 of the Criminal Law:
The amount of illegal business is more than 250,000 yuan, or the amount of illegal income is more than100,000 yuan.
Illegal trade of more than one million cigarettes.