Specifically, an enterprise or individual applying for a new tobacco monopoly retail license shall apply to the tobacco monopoly bureau where its business premises are located. The application can be submitted in two ways: first, the application materials such as the Application Form for Tobacco Monopoly Retail License (Renewal) can be submitted directly to the Registration Office of the Tobacco Monopoly Bureau where the business premises are located; Second, you can apply online directly in the online office column through the login system.
In the process of acceptance, the applicant's application matters belong to the statutory functions and powers of the tobacco monopoly bureau at the corresponding level, and the application materials are complete and conform to the statutory form, or the applicant submits all the corrected application materials as required, the tobacco monopoly bureaus at all levels shall accept the application and serve the Notice of Acceptance of Administrative License with special seal on the applicant; If it is not accepted, the Tobacco Monopoly Bureaus at all levels shall be responsible for serving the applicant with the Notice of Non-acceptance of the Administrative License stamped with the special seal. Examiners of tobacco monopoly bureaus at all levels shall review according to laws and regulations and local reasonable layout requirements, and make a decision on examination and approval according to law within 20 working days from the date of acceptance.
To sum up, the tobacco monopoly license is issued by China's Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, which allows companies, enterprises, units and individuals to operate and sell tobacco. In China, no unit or individual is allowed to deal in and sell tobacco without a tobacco monopoly license. Tobacco monopoly licenses include tobacco monopoly production enterprise licenses, tobacco monopoly wholesale enterprise licenses and tobacco monopoly retail licenses.
Legal basis:
tobacco monopoly law of the people's republic of china
Article 16
Enterprises or individuals engaged in the retail business of tobacco products shall, upon the entrustment of the superior tobacco monopoly administrative department, issue a tobacco monopoly retail license upon examination and approval by the administrative department for industry and commerce of the people's government at the county level. If a county-level tobacco monopoly administrative department has been established, it may also issue a tobacco monopoly retail license upon examination and approval by the county-level tobacco monopoly administrative department.