Is it illegal for WeChat to sell things without a business license?

Illegal. Those who engage in unlicensed business according to relevant laws and regulations shall be punished by the investigation department according to relevant laws and regulations. Those who engage in unlicensed operation shall be punished by the administrative department for industry and commerce in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws and administrative regulations. If the laws and administrative regulations do not clearly stipulate the punishment for operating without a license, the administrative department for industry and commerce shall order it to stop the illegal act, confiscate the illegal income and impose a fine of 1000 yuan.

E-commerce law will be formally implemented on 20 19 65438+ 10/month. Dear Taobao, micro-shops and shopkeepers in Pinduoduo, you should pay attention to these problems!

First, in addition to individuals who sell their own agricultural and sideline products and household handicrafts, individuals who use their own skills to engage in convenient labor activities without obtaining permission according to law, and e-commerce operators who engage in sporadic small transactions, they need to register as market entities, which can be registered as companies, self-employed households, agricultural cooperatives and other types.

Second, e-commerce operators who have registered as market entities and obtained business licenses can carry out online and offline business activities according to law with their business licenses and relevant administrative licenses, and should continue to publicize business license information and administrative license information related to their business in a prominent position on their home pages in accordance with the provisions of the Electronic Commerce Law.

Third, individual industrial and commercial households can use online business premises for registration, while other types of market entities still need to use offline business premises as their residence. It should be noted that individual industrial and commercial households registered with online business premises can only conduct business activities through the Internet.

Individual industrial and commercial households with online business premises as their domicile shall register with the market supervision and administration department of the county, autonomous county, city not divided into districts and municipal districts where the operator's domicile is located. The domicile of the operator and

If the addresses specified in the campers' ID cards are inconsistent, they may apply to the market supervision and management departments of the counties, autonomous counties, cities not divided into districts and municipal districts where they often live for registration of individual industrial and commercial households.

Legal basis: measures for investigating and banning unlicensed operation.

Article 11 The administrative department for industry and commerce of the people's government at or above the county level may exercise the following functions and powers when investigating and dealing with suspected unlicensed business activities: (1) Ordering to stop relevant business activities; (two) to investigate the relevant units and individuals suspected of operating without a license; (three) to enter the place suspected of engaging in unlicensed operation to carry out on-site inspection; (four) to consult and copy the contracts, bills, account books and other relevant materials related to the suspected unlicensed operation. Places suspected of operating without a license may be sealed up; Tools, equipment, raw materials, products (commodities) and other items suspected of being used for unlicensed operation may be sealed up and detained. Investigate and deal with acts suspected of operating without a license and take measures according to relevant laws and regulations.

Twelfth engaged in unlicensed, punished by the investigation department in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws and regulations.

Thirteenth engaged in unlicensed business, the administrative department for Industry and Commerce shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws and administrative regulations. If the laws and administrative regulations do not clearly stipulate the punishment for operating without a license, the administrative department for industry and commerce shall order it to stop the illegal act, confiscate the illegal income and impose a fine of 1000 yuan.