It takes 6 to 18 working days to apply for a business license.

A business license is a certificate issued by the administrative department for industry and commerce to industrial and commercial enterprises and individual traders allowing them to engage in certain production and business activities. Its format is uniformly stipulated by the State Administration for Market Regulation. The registration items include name, address, person in charge, amount of funds, economic composition, business scope, business method, number of employees, business period, etc. The business license is divided into original and duplicate, both of which have the same legal effect. The original copy shall be placed in a conspicuous place at the company's residence or business premises, and the business license shall not be forged, altered, rented, lent or transferred. Industrial and commercial enterprises or self-employed individuals without a business license are not allowed to open their business. They are not allowed to engrave official seals, sign contracts, register trademarks, or publish advertisements. They are not allowed to open bank accounts.

Materials required to apply for a business license:

1. Company establishment registration application signed by the company’s legal representative;

2. Company Articles of Association signed by all shareholders ;

3. Qualification certificate of legal person shareholder or ID card of natural person shareholder and its copy;

4. Appointment documents and ID card copies of directors, supervisors and managers;

5. Proof of designated representative or authorized agent;

6. Agent’s ID card and its copy;

7. Proof of residence use.

Business license application process:

1. Approval of name. After determining the company type, name, registered capital, shareholders and capital contribution ratio within 1 to 3 working days, you can go to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to submit an application for verification on-site or online. If the verification fails, you need to re-verify the name;

2. Submit information. After passing the verification within 5 to 15 working days, confirm the address information, executive information, and business scope, and submit the pre-application online. After passing the online pre-examination, submit application materials to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau according to the scheduled time, and receive a notice of approval for establishment registration;

3. Obtain a license. Bring the notification of approval of establishment registration and the original ID card of the person handling the business to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to obtain the original and duplicate of the business license and obtain the business license.

Legal Basis

"Registration Management Measures for Individual Industrial and Commercial Households"

Article 22: When the registration authority makes a decision to approve registration, it shall issue an approval letter to the applicant. A notice of individual industrial and commercial household registration will be issued to the applicant within 10 days. If registration is refused, a notice of rejection of individual industrial and commercial household registration shall be issued to the applicant.

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