Those who operate without a license shall be banned by the administrative department for industry and commerce according to law, and their illegal income shall be confiscated; Those who violate the criminal law shall be investigated for criminal responsibility in accordance with the provisions of the criminal law on the crime of illegal business operation, the crime of major accidents, the crime of major labor safety accidents, the crime of causing accidents with dangerous goods or other crimes; If it is not serious enough for criminal punishment, it shall be fined not more than 20,000 yuan; If the scale of unlicensed operation is large and the social harm is serious, a fine of not less than 20,000 yuan but not more than 200,000 yuan shall be imposed; Unlicensed business practices are harmful to human health, have major security risks, threaten public safety and destroy environmental resources. Confiscate tools, equipment, raw materials, products (commodities) and other property specially used for unlicensed operation, and impose a fine of not less than 50,000 yuan but not more than 500,000 yuan.
Where there are other provisions in laws and regulations on the punishment for operating without a license, such provisions shall prevail. A fine of not more than 20,000.
You can only open a shop and do business if you have a business license.
The reason for this is the following：
The first business license is the only document to confirm the qualification of the operator as the main body of the market. Only with a license can the market be operated.
Second legal basis
Regulations on the Administration of Registration of Individual Industrial and Commercial Households
Article 2 A citizen who has the ability to operate shall be registered by the administrative department for industry and commerce, obtain a business license for individual industrial and commercial households, and carry out business activities according to law.
Third, according to the law, those who are not registered and have not obtained a license belong to illegal business activities. The fourth suggestion is to get a license as soon as possible and operate legally.
If you don't have a business license, you will be fined.
1. Article 72 of the Regulations on the Registration of Companies in People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that companies that are not registered as limited liability companies or joint stock limited companies according to law shall be ordered by the company registration authority to make corrections or be banned, and may be fined between 654.38 million yuan and 654.38 million yuan. If a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law. These Regulations shall apply to companies engaged in business activities in the name of limited liability companies or joint stock limited companies.
Second, according to the relevant provisions of Article 30 of the Regulations on the Administration of Registration of Enterprise Legal Persons in People's Republic of China (PRC) and Article 63 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Regulations on the Administration of Registration of Enterprise Legal Persons in People's Republic of China (PRC), enterprises and business units that start business without approval and registration shall be ordered to stop their business activities, their illegal income shall be confiscated, and a fine of less than three times their illegal income shall be imposed. If there is no illegal income, a fine of 654.38 million yuan shall be imposed.
3. Article 26 of the Measures for the Registration and Administration of Partnership Enterprises in People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that those who engage in business activities in the name of partnership enterprises without the approval and registration of the enterprise registration authority according to law may be ordered by the enterprise registration authority to stop their business activities and may be fined less than 5,000 yuan. These Regulations shall apply to those who engage in business activities in the name of partnership enterprises.
4. Article 35 of the Measures for the Administration of Registration of Sole proprietorship enterprises stipulates that those who engage in business activities in the name of sole proprietorship without the approval and registration of the registration authority according to law shall be ordered by the registration authority to stop their business activities and be fined not more than 3,000 yuan. These Regulations shall apply to business activities in the name of a sole proprietorship enterprise.