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Will there be a fine if the business license is different from the door?
1. Do I need to be fined if the door head does not conform to the business license?

1. If the door head does not conform to the business license, a fine shall be paid. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry will impose penalties and fines. The name used in the enterprise seal, bank account, plaque and letterhead shall be the same as the registered enterprise name. The name plaque of an enterprise engaged in commerce, catering, service and other industries may be simplified appropriately, but it shall be reported to the registration authority for the record. In some areas, franchise stores can have their own brand names, and signboards can have the trademark of the franchise headquarters.

2. Legal basis:

Article 51 of the Administrative Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China

If the illegal facts are conclusive and there is a legal basis, if a citizen is given an administrative penalty of not more than 200 yuan or a legal person or other organization is given a fine of not more than 3,000 yuan or a warning, a decision on administrative penalty may be made on the spot. Where there are other provisions in the law, those provisions shall prevail.

Provisions on the Administration of Enterprise Name Registration Article 20 The name used in the seal, bank account, plaque and letterhead of an enterprise shall be the same as that of the registered enterprise. The name plaque of an enterprise engaged in commerce, catering, service and other industries may be simplified appropriately, but it shall be reported to the registration authority for the record.

Measures for the administration of name registration of individual industrial and commercial households Article 19 The name plaque of individual industrial and commercial households may be simplified appropriately, but it shall not deceive or misunderstand the public. Without a business license, industrial and commercial enterprises or individual operators are not allowed to start business, engrave official seals, sign contracts, register trademarks or advertise, and banks are not allowed to open accounts.

2. Do individuals need to renew their business licenses?

1. Business license is required for trademark renewal of self-employed households. Trademark renewal is not allowed to use other people's business licenses, and it is impossible to renew the trademark without a business license;

2. If a registered trademark needs to be used continuously after the expiration of its term of validity, the trademark registrant shall go through the renewal procedures in accordance with the provisions within 12 months before the expiration. If this is not done within this period, a grace period of six months may be granted. The validity period of each renewal registration is ten years, counting from the day after the last expiration of the trademark. If the renewal formalities are not completed at the expiration of the period, the registered trademark shall be cancelled. The Trademark Office shall announce the renewed registered trademark.