Help Center/ ICP Filing/ Preparations/ Confirming the Filing Entity
Updated on 2024-07-17 GMT+08:00

Confirming the Filing Entity

An ICP filing is a legal requirement in the Chinese mainland. All websites based in the Chinese mainland must complete an ICP filing.

A filing entity must have been registered with a registration certificate in the Chinese mainland.

  • If a filing entity registered outside the Chinese mainland has a branch registered in the Chinese mainland, the entity can use the registration certificate of the branch to apply for an ICP filing.
  • If a filing entity registered outside the Chinese mainland does not have a branch registered in the Chinese mainland but has an office established, the entity can request the administration for industry and commerce where the office is located for a Registration Certificate of Resident Representative Office of Foreign Enterprises and use it as a business license to apply for an ICP filing.