Commercial and residential houses can likewise apply for a business license, the process of operators applying for a business license includes: approving the name; confirming the information; submitting the application materials; and obtaining a license. China's "Regulations on Individual Business Households" stipulates that the application for registration as an individual business household shall apply for registration to the registration authority of the place where the business premises are located. The applicant shall submit an application for registration, proof of identity and proof of business premises.

Article 8 of the Regulations on Individual Commercial and Industrial Households applies for registration as an individual commercial and industrial household, and shall apply for registration to the registration authority where the place of business is located. The applicant shall submit an application for registration, proof of identity and proof of business premises. Matters for registration as an individual industrial and commercial household include the name and residence of the operator, the form of composition, the scope of business, and the place of business. Individual industrial and commercial households use the name, the name as a matter of registration.