What does the business scope of the business license mean?

The business scope of business license refers to the commodity categories, varieties and service items that the state allows enterprises to produce and operate, which reflects the content and direction of enterprise business activities, is the legal boundary of the scope of enterprise business activities, and embodies the core content of enterprise civil rights capacity and behavior capacity.

There are 7 types of business licenses.

1. Business scope of trading company: daily necessities, cosmetics, food, health food, etc.

2. Service scope of the company: computer graphic design, production, inkjet printing, packaging box design, etc.

3. Construction and installation business scope: interior decoration design, landscaping, landscaping construction, civil engineering, etc.

4. Business scope of science and technology: development and sales of computer software and hardware, four technical services in the fields of computer, electronics, biology, medicine and automobile technology, and development of bioengineering and biological products.

5. Consulting business scope: business information consulting, real estate information consulting, tourism information consulting, financial information consulting, domestic service consulting, enterprise management consulting, etc.

6. Production and business scope: coating production and processing, food production and processing, machinery and equipment manufacturing and processing.

7. Enterprises in Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone: international trade, entrepot trade, etc.

legal ground

Article 33 of the General Principles of the Civil Law: An individual partnership may have a shop name, be approved and registered according to law, and engage in business within the approved and registered business scope.

Article 42 of the General Principles of the Civil Law: An enterprise as a legal person shall engage in business within the approved and registered business scope.

Article 49 of the General Principles of the Civil Law: If an enterprise as a legal person has any of the following circumstances, it may impose administrative sanctions and fines on the legal representative in addition to investigating the legal person's liability, and if the case constitutes a crime, it shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law:

Article 3 of the Regulations on the Administration of Registration of Business Scope of Enterprises: Business scope refers to the business scope of an enterprise engaged in business activities and registered by the enterprise registration authority according to law. Applicants should refer to the classification of national economic industries, select one or more subcategories, middle categories or large categories, and independently apply for business scope registration. For emerging industries or specific business projects that are not standardized in the national economic industry classification, you can refer to policy documents, industry habits or professional documents to apply. The business scope of an enterprise shall be consistent with its articles of association or partnership agreement. Where the business scope changes, the enterprise shall amend its articles of association or partnership agreement and apply to the enterprise registration authority for registration of change.