Do I need to apply for a value-added telecom business license to start an e-commerce (B2B) website?

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There are many types of business licenses for value-added telecommunications services, including 13. E-commerce usually needs to apply for ICP license or EDI license in value-added telecommunications services.

ICP is an Internet-specific information service business in information service business, which is mainly aimed at online transactions and paid information provision. Self-operated e-commerce needs to apply for an ICP license.

EDI licensing is an online data transaction and processing business, which is mainly aimed at transaction business, electronic data exchange and so on. Third-party e-commerce needs to apply for an EDI license, while third-party merchants, as a platform for third-party entry, do not directly conduct online transactions, mainly dealing with direct transactions between merchants and users, so third-party e-commerce needs to apply for an EDI license.

If it is a platform like JD.COM and Taobao, which is a combination of self-operated and third-party entry, what needs to be handled is ICP+EDI license.

1. Requirements for e-commerce platform to handle value-added telecom business license:

(1) A company established according to law;

(2) The registered capital of business in the province should be 1 10,000 yuan, and the registered capital of business in the whole country should be 1 10,000 yuan;

(3) Pure domestic-funded enterprises (the proportion of foreign capital of the company's shareholders shall not exceed a certain proportion);

(4) Having a corresponding business scope (value-added telecommunications business or engaging in telecommunications business, etc.). );

(5) Having a website module that meets the requirements of website audit.

Note: Value-added telecom business licenses are divided into many categories according to different business categories. There are two most common e-commerce platforms, one is ICP license and the other is EDI license! The difference between the two is whether the third-party merchants can be allowed to settle in (EDI certificate is allowed, ICP certificate is not allowed).

Two. Materials required for e-commerce platform to handle value-added telecom business license:

(1) scanned copy of the company's business license;

(2) Identification documents of legal person and shareholders (if it is a natural person shareholder, it is enough to provide a scanned ID card, and if it is a legal person share, a scanned business license is required);

(3) Server hosting agreement (valid for at least half a year);

(4) a scanned copy of the domain name certificate (the main company must be the applicant company itself, and the validity period must be more than half a year);

(5) Color scanned copy of the original website access agreement and color scanned copy of custodian qualification;

(6) Color scanned copies of the original ID cards of three key management personnel and color scanned copies of social security certificates in the last month;

(7) The server is placed locally.

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