People's Republic of China (PRC) State Administration for Industry and Commerce is the government department in charge of market supervision and administrative law enforcement. According to the Notice of the State Council on Organization Establishment, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (ministerial level) is established as an institution directly under the State Council.
Responsible for market supervision and administrative law enforcement, drafting relevant laws and regulations, and formulating industrial and commercial administrative rules and policies.
Responsible for the registration, supervision and management of various enterprises, farmers' professional cooperatives, units and individuals engaged in business activities, and resident representative offices of foreign (regional) enterprises, and undertake the responsibility of investigating and banning unlicensed operations according to law.
Responsible for standardizing and maintaining the order of various markets according to law, and responsible for supervising and managing market transactions and online commodity transactions and related services.
Undertake the responsibility of commodity quality supervision and management in the circulation field, organize and carry out consumer rights protection work in related service fields, investigate and deal with illegal acts such as counterfeiting and shoddy according to the division of labor, guide consumers to consult, appeal, report acceptance, processing and network system construction, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of operators and consumers.