GB/T 44784-2024Format specification for electronic business license (English PDF)
电子营业执照格式规范
Open the GB/T 44784-2024 preview as PDF
This is a limited preview
Buy now to download the full PDF (19 pages)
Issued by
SAMR; SAC
Level / Type
National · Recommended
Issue date
October 26, 2024
Implementation date
February 1, 2025
Scope
GB/T 44784-2024 is the English-translated version of 电子营业执照格式规范.
GB/T 44784-2024 specifies the format of the Chinese electronic business licence. The electronic licence is not a scan of the paper one: it is a signed data object that a bank, a tax office or a counterparty verifies cryptographically, and it is now the ordinary way a Chinese enterprise proves its own existence online, which makes the exact composition of the document a matter of national infrastructure. The standard sets the composition of the electronic business licence document and its requirements, the recorded information for each type of registrant - companies, non-corporate enterprises and farmers' cooperatives, partnerships, sole proprietorships, individual businesses, branches, and the resident representative offices of foreign enterprises - and the filed information, then the format of the licence itself, its basic requirements, its layout and its display and printing. It takes effect on 1 February 2025.
Document preview — GB/T 44784-2024
National Standard of the People's Republic of China
- ICS
- 35.240.99
- Classification
- L76
Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of the PRC
Contents
- 1 Scope1
- 2 Normative references1
- 3 Terms and Definitions1
- 4 Electronic Business License Document Composition1
- 4.1 Composition and requirements1
- 4.2 Encounter Information1
- 4.2.1 Company1
- 4.2.2 Non-corporate enterprises and farmers' professional cooperatives (unions)2
- 4.2.3 Partnership2
- 4.2.4 Sole Proprietorship3
- 4.2.5 Individual business owners3
- 4.2.6 Branch3
- 4.2.7 Permanent representative offices of foreign (regional) enterprises4
- 4.3 Filling information4
- 5 Electronic Business License Format4
- 5.1 Basic Requirements4
- 5.2 Business License5
- 5.3 Business license of non-corporate enterprises and farmers' professional cooperatives (unions)6
- 5.4 Partnership Business License7
- 5.5 Sole Proprietorship Business License8
- 5.6 Business license for individual business owners10
- 5.7 Branch Business License11
- 13 Reference15
Foreword
This document is in accordance with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Guidelines for standardization work Part
1.Structure and drafting rules for standardization documents" Drafting. Please note that some of the contents of this document may involve patents. The issuing organization of this document does not assume the responsibility for identifying patents. This document is proposed and coordinated by the National Technical Committee for Standardization of Electronic Business (SAC/TC83). This document was drafted by: Information Center of the State Administration for Market Regulation, China National Institute of Standardization, Hongdun Information Technology Co., Ltd., Puhua Integrity Information Technology Co., Ltd. The main drafters of this document are. Huang Kan, Zhang Zhiqing, Sui Yuan, Zhang Qingqing, Hao Jingyu, Shen Yang, Zhang Jichuan, Feng Sifeng, Tan Yu, and Tian Wenjin. Electronic business license format specifications
1 Scope
GB/T 44784-2024 specifies the format of the Chinese electronic business licence. The electronic licence is not a scan of the paper one: it is a signed data object that a bank, a tax office or a counterparty verifies cryptographically, and it is now the ordinary way a Chinese enterprise proves its own existence online, which makes the exact composition of the document a matter of national infrastructure. The standard sets the composition of the electronic business licence document and its requirements, the recorded information for each type of registrant - companies, non-corporate enterprises and farmers' cooperatives, partnerships, sole proprietorships, individual businesses, branches, and the resident representative offices of foreign enterprises - and the filed information, then the format of the licence itself, its basic requirements, its layout and its display and printing. It takes effect on 1 February 2025.
This document specifies the file composition and format of the electronic business license. This document is applicable to the processing of the electronic business license format to ensure the consistency of the electronic business license display style.
2 Normative references
The contents of the following documents constitute the essential clauses of this document through normative references in this document. For referenced documents without a date, only the version corresponding to that date applies to this document; for referenced documents without a date, the latest version (including all amendments) applies to This document.
GB/T 35275 Information Security Technology SM
3 Terms and Definitions
The following terms and definitions apply to this document.
3.1 The electronic document that records the registration items of the market subject and the information of the additional documents in accordance with the national unified business license format and format, and is approved by the market The regulatory authorities shall add digital signatures in accordance with the law to ensure the integrity and accuracy of the content.
3.2 digital signature The signer uses the private key to perform a cryptographic operation on the hash value of the signature data, and the result can only be obtained using the signer's public key. Verification is used to confirm the integrity of the data to be signed, the authenticity of the signer's identity, and the non-repudiation of the signing behavior. [Source: GM/Z0001-2013, 2.113]
4 Composition of electronic business license documents
4.1 Composition and requirements Electronic business license documents should meet the following requirements.
a) Contains data items of the face-to-face information and annotated parts of the electronic business license that comply with the requirements of GB/T 44785;
b) One file only contains information about one electronic business license;
c) Contains digital signature information that complies with the requirements of GB/T 35275.
4.2 Encounter Information
4.2.1 Company The basic information of the registration items stated on the business license of the company (Template A) mainly includes the following.
......
This preview omits tables, figures, formulas and parts of the technical clauses. The complete document — 19 pages — is available in the English PDF.
Referenced standards
Similar standards
GB 38031-2025|GB/T44784-2024|GB/T 1.1-2020|GB/T 35275|GB/T 44785|GB/T 35275.|GB/T 42450|GB/T 39788
How to Buy GB/T 44784-2024
- 1Add to cart. Click the "Buy GB/T 44784-2024" button on this page. You can add more standards before checkout.
- 2Checkout. Enter your email and billing details. Payment is processed securely by Stripe (cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay supported).
- 3Instant delivery (0–9 sec). Delivery is automatic: within seconds of payment you'll receive an email with a secure download link. The link stays valid for 72 hours.
- 4Invoice included. A tax invoice is attached to the confirmation email. Need a custom invoice? Contact us.
Related Standards
GB/T 35275-2017 — Information security technology—SM2 cryptographic algorithm encrypted signature message syntax specification
GB/T 35275-2026 — Cybersecurity technology — SM2 cryptographic algorithm encryption and signature message format
GB/T 44785-2024 — Data specification for electronic business license
Secure payment via Stripe
Payments accepted
GB/T 44784-2024
$365.00