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Notice of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce on Issuing the "Rules for Prohibition and Restriction of Use of Enterprise Names" and "Rules for Comparison of Identical and Similar Enterprise Names" Gongshang Qizhuzi [2025] No. 133 Provincial、autonomous region、Municipalities directly under the Central Government and cities under separate state planning、Deputy Provincial Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce、market supervision and administration department： In order to implement the "Opinions of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce on Improving Registration Efficiency and Actively Promoting the Reform of Enterprise Name Registration Management" (Gongshang Qizhuzi [2025] No. 54) on the opening of the enterprise name database、Establish and improve the enterprise name query and comparison system, etc.
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，The General Administration has studied and formulated the "Prohibition and Restriction Rules for Enterprise Names" and "Comparison Rules for Identical and Similar Enterprise Names"，Is hereby issued，Please consider the needs of enterprise name registration management reform，Carefully follow relevant regulations and
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implement。
State Administration for Industry and Commerce July 31, 2025 Rules on Prohibited and Restricted Use of Enterprise Names Table of Contents Chapter 1 General Provisions Chapter 2 Prohibitive Rules Chapter 3 Restrictive Rules Chapter 4 Supplementary Provisions Chapter 1 General Provisions Article 1 To regulate the review of enterprise names，Establish、Improve the company name comparison system，Provide applicants with more convenient business name registration、Approval services，These rules are formulated in accordance with the Company Law, Regulations on the Registration and Administration of Enterprise Legal Persons, Regulations on the Administration of Company Registration, Regulations on the Administration of Enterprise Name Registration, Implementation Measures on the Administration of Enterprise Name Registration and relevant normative documents of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.。
Article 2 These rules apply to enterprise name registration、Approval of relevant business。The enterprise name review personnel shall review whether there are any prohibited or restricted contents in the enterprise name application in accordance with these rules.，Make a decision of approval or rejection in accordance with relevant regulations。 Article 3 The enterprise registration authority may establish according to these rules、Improve the company name comparison system，Provide business name screening services to applicants。
Pilot areas for the reform of independent declaration of enterprise names may refer to these rules.，Establish、perfect comparison、Declaration system，Provide independent declaration for applicants、Responsible registration service。 Chapter 2 Prohibitive Rules Article 4 The name of an enterprise shall not be registered with the same enterprise registration authority、Approved companies in the same industry have the same name。
The following situations apply to the provisions of this clause： (1) Registered with the same registration authority、Or approved but not yet registered and still within the validity period、Or the name of an enterprise in the same industry that has applied but not yet been approved is the same.； (2) The name is the same as that of an enterprise in the same industry that has been deregistered for less than one year； (3) It is the same as the original name in the same industry where the name of an enterprise with the same registration authority has been changed less than 1 year ago； (4) The name is the same as that of an enterprise in the same industry whose establishment registration has been revoked and whose business license has been revoked but has not been deregistered.。
Article 5 The name of an enterprise shall not contain any information that is harmful to the country.、Content and text of social and public interests。 The following situations apply to the provisions of this clause： (1) Having negative or adverse political influence。Such as "China", "Black Sun", "Big Landlord", etc.。 (2) Promote terrorism、separatist and extremist。Such as "September 11", "East Turkistan", "Occupy Central", etc.。 (3) Colored with colonial culture，It is detrimental to the dignity of the nation and hurts the feelings of the people。
Such as "Great East Asia", "Yamato", "Formosa", etc.。 (4) Racial、nationality、Gender and other discriminatory tendencies。Such as "nigger" etc.。 (5) Contains the dross of feudal culture、Violating good social customs or disrespecting national customs and habits。Such as "Ghost City", "Groups of Wives and Concubines", etc.。 (6) Drugs involved、Obscene、pornography、Violence、Gambling。Such as "Heroin", "Tui Pai Gow", etc.。
Article 6 The name of an enterprise shall not contain any content or words that may deceive or misunderstand the public.。 The following situations apply to the provisions of this clause： (1) Including party and state leaders、Revolutionaries of the older generation、The names of famous martyrs and famous role models。Such as "Dong Cunrui", "Lei Feng", etc.。 (2) Containing the names of illegal organizations or reactionary political figures、The name of a villain well known to the public。Such as "Fal Gong", "Wang Jingwei", "Qin Hui", etc.。
(3) Contents containing the name of a religious organization or with significant religious overtones。Such as "Christianity", "Buddhism", "Islam", etc.。 Article 7 The name of an enterprise shall not contain the name of a foreign country (region)、Name of international organization。 Article 8 The name of an enterprise shall not contain the name of a political party、Names of party, government and military organs、Group organization name、Social organization name and unit number。
Article 9 Enterprise names should use Chinese characters that comply with national standards，No foreign language allowed、letters and arabic numerals。 Article 10 The company name shall not contain any other legal、Contents and texts prohibited by administrative regulations。 Article 11 The name of an enterprise shall be determined by the administrative division、Font size、industry、The organizational form consists of。The administrative division in the enterprise name is the name or place name of the administrative division at or above the county level where the enterprise is located.。
The name of a municipal district cannot be used alone as an administrative division in an enterprise name.。 Article 12 The font size in the enterprise name shall consist of more than 2 Chinese characters that comply with national standards.，Administrative division、industry、Organizational form may not be used as font size。 Article 13 An enterprise shall conduct business activities based on its main business，Classification according to national industry classification standards，Indicate the industry or business characteristics in the company name。
State Law、Regulations and decisions of the State Council have special requirements for the industry in the company name.
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of，should be indicated in the company name。Do not indicate national laws in the company name、Industries prohibited by regulations and decisions of the State Council, etc.。
Article 14 An enterprise shall indicate in its name that it complies with national laws based on its organizational structure or form of responsibilities.、Organizational forms stipulated in regulations and decisions of the State Council，Shall not use an organizational form that is inconsistent with its organizational structure or form of responsibilities。 Chapter 3 Restrictive Rules Article 15 The name of an enterprise shall not be registered with the same enterprise registration authority、Approved names of companies in the same industry are similar，Except those with investment relationships。
Article 16 The name of an enterprise legal person shall not contain the names of other non-profit legal persons.，However, if there is an investment relationship or authorization from the legal person，Except for using the abbreviation or specific title of the legal person。The abbreviation or specific title of the legal person has other meanings or points to an uncertain，without authorization。
Article 17 The name of an enterprise shall not contain the name of another enterprise，But it has investment relationships or is authorized by the enterprise，Except for using the abbreviation or specific title of the enterprise。The abbreviation or specific title of the enterprise has other meanings or points to uncertainty.，without authorization。
Article 18 The name of an enterprise shall not expressly or imply that it is a non-profit organization or exceed the purpose of establishment of the enterprise.，But there are other meanings or laws、Unless otherwise provided by laws and regulations and decisions of the State Council。
Article 19 Except for enterprises established by decision of the State Council，The company name shall not be preceded by the words "China", "China", "National", "National", "International", etc.；Using the words "China", "China", "National", "National" and "International" in the middle of the company name，This word should be the qualifier of the industry；Wholly foreign-owned enterprises using foreign (region) investment enterprise names、Foreign-invested enterprises controlled by foreign parties，You can use the word "(China)" in the middle of the name。
The names of the above three types of enterprises must be approved by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.，Except for those using the word "International" in the middle of the company name.。
Article 20 The name of an enterprise shall be preceded by the province (including autonomous region) where the enterprise is located.、municipality) or city (including state、land、league) or county (including municipal districts)、autonomous county、flag) name of administrative division，But meet one of the following conditions、Approved by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce，The company name does not need to include the administrative division where the company is located.： (1) Approved by the State Council； (2) Registered with the State Administration for Industry and Commerce； (3) Registered capital(or registered capital)Not less than 50 million yuan； (4) If otherwise stipulated by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce。
Article 21 The name of an enterprise that uses the name of a municipal district in conjunction with the municipal administrative division，Approved by the municipal enterprise registration authority。Province、city、Enterprise name combined with county administrative divisions，Approved by the enterprise registration authority of the highest level administrative region。The higher-level enterprise registration authority may authorize the lower-level authority to approve the enterprise name that should be approved by the agency.。
Article 22 The font size of an enterprise name shall consist of、word or its combination，Statements are not allowed、Sentence groups and paragraphs，Except for short sentences with obvious identification or other meanings。 Article 23 The font size of the enterprise name shall not contain misleading content and words such as "national level", "superior", "best", etc.，But it has other meanings or is used partially、Except if the overall font size has other meanings。
Article 24 The name of an enterprise shall not be named after the jurisdiction of a foreign country (region).、City name and its abbreviation、Specific title as font size，But it has other meanings or is used partially、Except if the font size as a whole has other meanings。 Article 25 Administrative divisions shall not be used as font names，Except for place names in administrative divisions above the county level that have other meanings.。
Article 26 The name of an enterprise shall not be based on occupation、Position、Bachelor of Science、job title、military rank、Police titles, etc. and their abbreviations、Specific title as font size，But it has other meanings or is used partially、Except if the overall font size has other meanings。 Article 27 Enterprises are not allowed to use standardized Chinese characters that have been protected by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce as well-known trademarks as the names of enterprises in the same industry.，Except for those that have been authorized by the holder of the well-known trademark。
Article 28 The industry in the enterprise name shall not be expressed in terms that are inconsistent with the main business.，Those that meet the following conditions do not need to use national economic industry category terms to describe the industry in which the enterprise is engaged.： (1) The nature of the enterprise’s economic activities belongs to more than 5 major categories of national economic industries.； (2) The enterprise has a registered capital (or registered capital) of more than 100 million yuan or is the parent company of an enterprise group； (3) Register with the same enterprise registration authority、The approved font sizes in the names of enterprises of the same category are different。
Article 29 Law、regulations、Decisions of the State Council and regulations of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce、If the normative documents have special provisions on the industry description of the enterprise name, those provisions shall prevail.。 Chapter 4 Supplementary Provisions Article 30 The local enterprise registration authority may、government regulations，Refine prohibited content。 Article 31 Farmers’ professional cooperatives、Registration of names of individual industrial and commercial households and unincorporated branches (business units)、approve，Follow these rules。
Article 32 These rules are based on relevant laws、Adjustments to regulations and decisions of the State Council shall be adjusted and announced in a timely manner。 Article 33 These rules shall be interpreted by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce。
Rules for comparison of identical and similar enterprise names Article 1 To further promote the reform of enterprise name registration management，Establish、Improve the company name comparison system，Provide efficient comparison services for applicants，These rules are formulated in accordance with the "Enterprise Name Registration Management Regulations", "Enterprise Name Registration Management Implementation Measures", "Opinions of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce on Improving Registration Efficiency and Actively Promoting the Reform of Enterprise Name Registration Management" (Gongshang Qizhuzi [2025] No. 54), etc.。
Article 2 These rules apply to the use of information technology by enterprise registration authorities，Establish、Improve the company name comparison system，Provide comparison services for applicants applying for business names。The enterprise registration authority shall present the comparison results to the applicant through online web pages or other means.，for their reference、choose。
Article 3 Enterprise name registration submitted by the applicant、The application for approval falls under any of the following circumstances:，The comparison system prompts that the company names are the same.： (1) Registered with the same enterprise registration authority、The approved business names are exactly the same。 (2) Registered with the same enterprise registration authority、Approved enterprise name administrative division、Font size、The order of industry and organizational form is different but the text is the same.。
like：Beijing Hongguang Wine Development Co., Ltd. and Hongguang (Beijing) Wine Development Co., Ltd.。 (3) Registered with the same enterprise registration authority、Approved company name and font size、The industry text is the same but the administrative division or organizational form is different.。like：Beijing Hongguang Wine Co., Ltd. and Hongguang Wine Co., Ltd.；Beijing Hongguang Wine Co., Ltd. and Beijing Hongguang Winery。
Article 4 Enterprise name registration submitted by the applicant、The application for approval falls under any of the following circumstances:，The comparison system prompts that the company names are similar： (1) Registered with the same enterprise registration authority、Approved companies in the same industry have the same names and sizes，Industry expressions are different but the meaning is the same。like：Wanqing Real Estate Co., Ltd. and Wanqing Real Estate Co., Ltd.、Wanqing Real Estate Co., Ltd.。
(2) Registered with the same enterprise registration authority、Approved names and sizes of companies in the same industry have the same pronunciation，The industry description is the same or the industry description is different but the content is the same。like：Beijing Niulanshan Liquor Co., Ltd. and Beijing Niulanshan Liquor Co., Ltd.、Beijing Niulanshan Liquor Co., Ltd.。
(3) The font size includes names that have been registered by the same enterprise registration authority、Approval of names and trade names of companies in the same industry or being included in them，The industry description is the same or the industry description is different but the content is the same。like：Beijing Alibaba Network Technology Co., Ltd. and Beijing Alibaba Network Technology Co., Ltd.、Beijing Alibaba Online Information Technology Co., Ltd.。
(4) The trade name has been registered with the same enterprise registration authority、Approval of names and sizes of companies in the same industry with parts of the characters having the same pronunciation，The industry description is the same or the industry description is different but the content is the same。like：Beijing Alibaba Technology Co., Ltd. and Beijing Jack Ma Alibaba Technology Co., Ltd.、Beijing Alibaba Financial Holdings Technology Co., Ltd.。
(5) Does not contain industry descriptions or is based on industrial、Development and other industries that do not use the terms of national economic industry classification to describe the industry，Including or being included in the same enterprise registration authority has registered、Approved font size of enterprise names in the same category，Or their font sizes have the same pronunciation，or it contains、The included words have the same pronunciation。
like：Beijing Niulanshan Co., Ltd. and Beijing Jinniulanshan Co., Ltd.；Beijing Quanjude Co., Ltd. and Beijing Quanjude Co., Ltd.、Beijing Hongquan Jude Industrial Co., Ltd.。
Article 5 When the applicant inquires about the name of the applied enterprise through the comparison system，The name of the enterprise to be applied for has been registered with the same enterprise registration authority、The approved company name is the same，List the same business name，Prompt that the application cannot be approved；The name of the enterprise to be applied for has been registered with the same enterprise registration authority、Approved companies with similar names，Make a list of similar business names，Prompt that the application can be passed，However, there is a possibility that the review will disapprove the，exists although approved，However, you may face infringement disputes during use，The risk of being forced to change even an inappropriate business name。
Article 6 The local enterprise registration authority may, based on the local government’s
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、Reform needs and technical conditions, etc.，Refine comparison rules，Continuously improve the level of intelligent comparison services。 Article 7 Farmers’ professional cooperatives、Comparison of individual business names and unincorporated branches (business units)，Follow these rules。 Article 8 These rules shall be interpreted by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce。
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