Which department supervises individual industrial and commercial households?

The supervision of individual industrial and commercial households is mainly the responsibility of the administrative department for industry and commerce.

Specifically, the local market supervision bureaus (formerly the Administration for Industry and Commerce) are the main supervision institutions for individual industrial and commercial households, and are responsible for the registration, daily supervision and inspection, and investigation of illegal activities of individual industrial and commercial households.

I. Registration of individual industrial and commercial households

Individual industrial and commercial households need to register with the local market supervision administration at the beginning of their establishment. This link mainly includes the steps of submitting relevant materials, filling in the application form and paying the registration fee. The market supervision administration will review the submitted materials to ensure that the establishment of individual industrial and commercial households conforms to the provisions of laws and regulations.

Second, the daily supervision and inspection

The Market Supervision Administration will conduct daily supervision and inspection of registered individual industrial and commercial households to ensure that their business activities are legal and compliant. These inspections may include on-site inspections, consulting business records and asking operators. If individual industrial and commercial households are found to have illegal acts or do not meet the requirements, the market supervision administration will take corresponding measures to correct or punish them.

Third, investigate and deal with illegal acts.

Individual industrial and commercial households in the course of business, such as operating without permission, selling fake and shoddy goods, infringing on consumers' rights and interests and other illegal acts. The market supervision administration will investigate and deal with it according to law. This may include punishment measures such as ordering to suspend business for rectification, fines, and revocation of business licenses. At the same time, the market supervision administration will also manage the credit records of individual industrial and commercial households, and record and publicize the acts of dishonesty.

To sum up:

The supervision of individual industrial and commercial households is mainly the responsibility of the market supervision administration, including registration, daily supervision and inspection, and investigation of illegal acts. These measures are aimed at ensuring that the business activities of individual industrial and commercial households are legal and compliant, and safeguarding market order and consumer rights and interests.

Legal basis:

Regulations on individual industrial and commercial households

Article 4 provides that:

The state implements the principle of equal market access and fair treatment for individual industrial and commercial households. If individual industrial and commercial households apply for registration, and the business scope of the application for registration does not belong to the industry prohibited by laws and administrative regulations, the registration authority shall register it according to law.

Regulations on individual industrial and commercial households

Article 5 provides that:

The administrative departments for industry and commerce of the people's governments at or above the county level and other relevant departments shall supervise and manage individual industrial and commercial households according to law. Individual industrial and commercial households engaged in business activities shall abide by laws and regulations, abide by social morality and business ethics, be honest and trustworthy, and accept the supervision of the government and its relevant departments according to law.