How to apply for a business license when opening a Douyin store: go to the local industrial and commercial bureau; apply online as an agent; apply online yourself.

1. Go to the local industrial and commercial bureau to apply.

If you have time, you can go to the local industrial and commercial bureau to apply. It is free. You only need to prepare relevant information, store name, and personal identity. Certificate and copy, office address rental contract (policies are different in each region, and specific information is prepared according to local requirements). After all the information is prepared, the processing time is very fast. It can usually be processed in the morning or in the afternoon.

2. Online processing

If you find it troublesome or don’t have time to handle it offline, you can also find someone to do it online. Simply search for "Business License" on e-commerce.com, and the merchant will mail it directly to us after completing the application. The operation is very simple and very time-saving.

3. Handle it yourself online

If you don’t want to spend money and don’t have time to go offline, you can choose to handle it online yourself, which is also free. Search your local government service network directly on your computer browser. After completing the operation step by step, wait for the review. It will take about 1 day for the review to be completed. Once the review is passed, you can process it.

When applying for a license, you must be careful in selecting categories and determine the category of your store. If this category is not selected on the license, the store will not be able to sell such items in the future.

Relevant notes:

If you want to open a Douyin store, you need qualifications. You must first apply for a business license. Business licenses are divided into self-employed licenses and enterprise licenses. If you open a store by an individual, you must apply for a self-employed license.

Applying for a business license requires a trademark, and later involves the issue of public accounts, and the procedures are also relatively cumbersome. Compared with an enterprise license, the processing time for a self-employed license is faster, and the deposit required is half of that for an enterprise license. Overall, it seems that applying for a business license is troublesome, and novices are advised to choose an individual license.

Before applying for a business license, the company name approval process must be completed. The company name is not only used for address, but to a certain extent, a good-sounding font size can play an unexpected role in publicity.

However, there are always some entrepreneurs who do not understand the laws and regulations. In order to quickly attract customers, they deliberately register well-known companies and well-known trademarks as their own company names. This is very risky. If you are found to complain to relevant departments in the future, even if the trade name is successfully registered, you will be forcibly banned or even punished.