What is an EDI license? How to do it? What procedures are required?


 The full name of EDI certificate (Electronic Data Interchange) is the value-added telecommunications business license-online data processing and transaction processing business, which belongs to the category B21 value-added telecommunications business, specifically refers to the use of various data and transactions connected to the communication network. The processing application platform provides users with online data processing, transaction and transaction processing services through the communication network.

The full name of the EDI license is "value-added telecommunications business operation license - online data processing and transaction processing business", which belongs to the category of B21 value-added telecommunications services.

Specifically, it refers to the use of various data and transaction/transaction processing application platforms connected to communication networks; providing users with online data processing and transaction/transaction processing services through communication networks; online data and transaction processing services include transaction processing services; Electronic data interchange services and network/electronic equipment data processing services.

Which businesses of the enterprise need to handle EDI?

The core business is mainly reflected in these three fields: transaction processing business, network/electronic equipment data processing, and electronic data interchange business.

Transaction processing business: such as Tmall, Jingdong Mall, Taobao, eBay, Baidu Takeaway, Ctrip, Group Purchase, Didi Chuxing, Housekeeping Service APP, etc.

Electronic data interchange business: It is a kind of structured transaction data that forms information and data related to trade or other administrative affairs in a uniformly prescribed format, and exchanges and automatically processes between the computers of relevant users through a communication network to complete the trade. or other administrative affairs.

If the website contains business in a specific industry (such as Internet finance, online car rental, etc.), you need to pass the pre-approval of the corresponding industry before you can apply for an EDI license.

The EDI license is divided into the whole network and the ground network. The whole network license is applied for at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the ground network license is approved by the Communications Administration where the enterprise is registered.

As long as the Internet-based value-added model involves online transactions and data processing platform business, such as e-commerce platforms, data exchange processing platforms, etc., EDI licenses are required.

After the transition period in 2018, the Internet industry will be a year of rapid development in 2019. ICP and EDI are essential qualifications for enterprises to enter the Internet industry, and they are important certificates for long-term and legal operation of enterprises. And we continue to update such articles in the hope of attracting the attention of enterprises, supervision is on the way, and we do it and cherish it.



The role of applying for an EDI license: According to the "Electronic Signature Law of the People's Republic of China" promulgated by the State Council, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the national industry management department, "Regulations on the Administration of Commercial Encryption", "Administrative Measures for Electronic Banking Business", "Network Trading Platform Service Specifications", " According to relevant regulations and legal documents such as the Administrative Measures for Electronic Authentication Services, the Guidelines for Electronic Payment, and the Provisions on Internet Security Protection Technical Measures, enterprises that have not been approved by the Provincial Communications Administration/Ministry of Industry and Information Technology shall not engage in Internet transaction processing business, network / Electronic equipment data processing business, electronic data interchange business.

Note: Simply put, without this certificate, there is no way to carry out Internet transaction processing business, network/electronic equipment data processing business, and electronic data interchange business.



1. Definition of EDI License

1. Full name: Type II Value-Added Telecommunications Business License - Online Data Processing and Transaction Services

2. Approval agency: Provincial Communications Administration.

3. Annual report requirements: March to June every year.

4. Validity period: 5 years.

5. Business application: online transaction electronic mall.

6. Approval process: prepare scanned copies of basic materials---online submission---preliminary review---submission of paper application materials---issue of acceptance notice---certificate issuance.

7. Material requirements: basic materials, professional materials.

The importance of EDI licenses

——According to the "Telecommunication Regulations of the People's Republic of China" - Article 69 of Order No. 291 of the State Council of the People's Republic of China

Violating the provisions of these Regulations and committing any of the following acts, the competent department of the information industry under the State Council or the telecommunications management agency of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government shall act according to their powers

Order to make corrections, confiscate the illegal gains, and impose a fine of not less than three times but not more than five times the illegal gains; if there are no illegal gains or the illegal gains are less than 50,000 yuan, a fine of 10

If the circumstances are serious, order to suspend business for rectification:

3. EDI application conditions

1. The registered capital is 1 million (subscribed, pure domestic capital);

2. Three employees' social security certificates for the past three months;

3. The site area reaches 50 square meters.

4. Hard materials required for EDI application

1. A copy of the business license

2. Articles of Association

3. The second-generation ID card of the legal representative

4. Detailed list of social security payment for three personnel under the name of the applicant company + ID card

6. Copies of trusteeship contract and trustee qualification (domain name address and computer room address must be in Guangdong Province)

7. Scanned copy of domain name registration certificate

8. Screenshot of the query page on the enterprise side

9. Network Security Evaluation Report

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