Industry-specific Qualifications

Overview

In China, certain types of apps are subject to industry-specific regulatory requirements. These often include licenses, permits, or authorizations specific to the app’s category or functionality. This page outlines commonly required qualifications across sectors such as finance, healthcare, media, education, and lifestyle.

The qualifications listed below are for reference only. Actual requirements may vary depending on your app’s content, functionality, and business model, and Chinese app stores may adjust the required documentation during their review process.

Financial Services

Banking, Trust, Leasing, Asset Management

Financial License（金融许可证）

Loan Aggregators & Lending Platforms

Lending Institution Qualification（借贷机构资质证明）
Cooperation Agreements（合作协议）
Product & Provider List（贷款产品清单）
Office Lease or Property Proof（办公场所证明）
Risk Control Capability Documentation（合规管控能力证明）
Test Account with Real Interest Rates（测试账号及真实利率）
Business License with Coverage（含有经营范围的营业执照）

Online Microfinance

Online Microfinance Business License（网络小额贷款经营许可证）

Securities and Investment

Securities/Futures Business License（经营证券期货业务许可证）

Precious Metals Trading

Exchange Membership Certificate（贵金属交易会员证书）
Government-issued Approval（政府批文）
Business License with Coverage（含有经营范围的营业执照）

Insurance

One or more of the following:
- Insurance Institution License（保险机构法人许可证）
- Insurance Business License（经营保险业务许可证）
- Brokerage License（保险经纪业务许可证）
- Claims Adjuster License（保险公估业务许可证）
- Insurance Agent License（保险代理许可证）

Credit Card Facilitators

Card Issuance Agreement（办卡合作协议）
Credit Card Business Approval（信用卡业务批复）

Third-party Payment

Payment Business License（支付业务许可证）

Forex and Currency Exchange

Currency Exchange or Forex License（外汇业务许可证或批准文件）

Pawn Services

Pawn Business License（典当经营许可证）

Guarantee Services

Guarantee Institution License（融资性担保机构经营许可证）

Communications and Social Networking

Messaging, Dating, Social Apps

Security Assessment Report & Platform Submission Screenshot（安全评估报告和评估报告提交截图）

Media and Content

Live Streaming

Online Culture Business License（网络文化经营许可证）
Security Assessment Report & Platform Submission Screenshot（安全评估报告和评估报告提交截图）

Audio/Video Platforms

Audiovisual Program Transmission License（视听节目许可证）
Content Authorization Agreements（内容合作协议）

News Apps

Internet News Information Service License（互联网新闻信息服务许可证）

Online Publishing (Novels, Comics, eBooks)

One of the following:
- Culture Business License（网络文化经营许可证）
- Internet Publishing License（互联网出版许可证）
- Book Retail/Wholesale License（出版物经营许可证）

Lifestyle & E-commerce

Recruitment & Job Apps

Human Resource Service Certificate（人力资源服务资格证）
Labor Dispatch License（劳务派遣许可证）

Industry-specific Prepaid Cards

Commercial Filing by Ministry of Commerce（商务部备案信息）

Multi-purpose Prepaid Cards

Payment Business License（支付许可证）

Mobile Top-up / Telecom

Telecom Partnership Authorization（合作授权证明）

On-site Massage

Business License covering Health Services（营业执照）

Ride-hailing

Ride-hailing Operation License（网约车经营许可证）

Government-related Apps

Public Service Integrations (e.g. tax, fines, utilities)

Government Authorization or Partnership Proof（主管部门授权证明）

Healthcare

Hospital Apps

Medical Practice License（医疗机构执业许可证）

Online Pharmacies

Drug Business License（药品经营许可证）

Drug Manufacturers

Drug Manufacturing License（药品生产许可证）

Medical Device Apps

One of:
- Medical Device Manufacturing License（医疗器械生产许可证）
- Medical Device Operation License（医疗器械经营许可证）

Digital Content & Blockchain

NFT Trading Platforms

Value-added Telecommunications Business License (including “Information Service Business” and “Online Data Processing and Transaction Processing Business”)(增值电信业务经营许可证 - 含“信息服务业务”“在线数据处理与交易处理业务”）
Blockchain Service Filing（区块链信息服务备案）
Online Culture Business License（网络文化经营许可证）

NFT Non-trading Platforms

Blockchain Filing or Authorized Partner Agreement（区块链备案或合作方授权）

Education

K-12 Apps

Filing with Provincial Education Authorities（教育备案）

Utilities

Optimization Tools, Wi-Fi Apps

Algorithm Filing（算法备案）

Deep Synthesis Apps

Security Assessment & Submission Screenshot（安全评估报告与提交截图）

Communications Services

Multi-party Communication Apps

Value-added Telecommunications Business License (business type includes domestic multi-party communications business) （增值电信业务经营许可证 - 业务种类包含国内多方通信业务）

Mapping

Grade A or B Surveying Qualification（甲级或乙级测绘资质）

Religion-related Services

Internet Religious Information Service License（互联网宗教信息服务许可证）

Disclaimer

The qualifications listed above are for guidance only. App stores may request additional documents or adjust requirements depending on the app’s features and the current regulatory environment. We work closely with clients to assess their app category and determine what is truly needed for launch and compliance.

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