Legal basis: Measures for the Administration of Registration of Individual Industrial and Commercial Households Article 4 The administrative department for industry and commerce is the administrative department for registration of individual industrial and commercial households. The State Administration for Industry and Commerce is in charge of the registration administration of individual industrial and commercial households throughout the country. The administrations for industry and commerce of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government and the administrations for industry and commerce of cities (regions) divided into districts shall be responsible for the registration and administration of individual industrial and commercial households within their respective jurisdictions. Counties, autonomous counties, municipal administrations for industry and commerce not divided into districts and municipal administrations for industry and commerce are the registration authorities of individual industrial and commercial households (hereinafter referred to as the registration authorities), and are responsible for the registration of individual industrial and commercial households within their respective jurisdictions.