When a seller joins Pinduoduo, if the items sold are food, they need a business license; conversely, if they do not sell food, they can do without a business license.

When a merchant chooses to sell food, the merchant needs to provide several certificates. The certificates that need to be provided are as follows:

1. Business license for sale.

2. Circulation license (or food business license) for the food sold.

3. If you also operate alcoholic beverages, you also need to submit a "Liquor Circulation Permit" or a declaration.

4. When merchants produce and buy goods by themselves, they only need to provide a food production license and do not need to provide a food circulation license.

Note: When the ID card is the original, the date of the document information must be greater than three months from the deadline.

Extended information:

Founded in September 2015, Pinduoduo is a third-party social e-commerce platform focusing on C2B group buying. By initiating group buys with friends, family, neighbors, etc., users can buy high-quality goods in group buys at lower prices. Among them, the social concept formed through communication and sharing has formed Pinduoduo’s unique new social e-commerce thinking.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia—Pinduoduo