People's shopping habits have gradually changed from offline to online, and many people who are new entrepreneurs or have leisure have also started to sell food online in order to get more profits. So, do online stores without entities need food business licenses? What should I do? Let's take a look at it together.

people's shopping habits have gradually changed from offline to online, and many people who are new entrepreneurs or have leisure have also started to sell food online in order to get more profits. What should we do if there is no physical online store without a food business license? Let's take a look at it together.

1. Do online stores need a food business license?

The answer is definitely yes. All businesses involving catering and food must apply for a food business license, or they will be punished.

according to article 16 of the measures for investigating and dealing with food safety violations on the internet (Order No.27 of the General Administration of Food and Drug Administration, which will take effect on October 1, 2116), food producers and operators on the internet shall obtain licenses according to law, sell food according to the permitted categories, and engage in food business according to the permitted business scope. Except that it is not necessary to obtain a food production and business license as stipulated by laws and regulations.

Therefore, whether you sell food on Taobao, JD.COM and other shopping platforms or on WeChat, you must have a food business license.

ii. how to apply for a food business license for an online store without entity

according to article 12 of the detailed rules for the examination of food business licenses (for trial implementation), internet food operators operating without entity stores should have a fixed food business place that is suitable for the variety and quantity of food they operate, and the storage place should be regarded as a food business place, and facilities and equipment that can log on to the applicant's website, webpage or online store on the spot should be provided to the licensing authority for examination.

In addition, according to the regulations, individual industrial and commercial households registered with online business premises can only conduct business activities through the Internet, and shall not change the use of their residential houses for offline production and business activities without authorization, and shall make relevant commitments.

that is to say, if the online store has no physical address, you can use the location of the food storage warehouse as the physical address of the online store. If there is no warehouse storage address, you can consider renting a cheap address.

before an online shop applies for a food business license, it is necessary to apply for a self-employed business license. It is easy to apply for a self-employed business license, and you can apply directly online.