This topic describes the keywords, applicable ICP filing types, and letter of commitment templates for pre-approval in different regions.
To increase the success rate of your ICP filing review, sign the letter of commitment for pre-approval in block letters. Avoid using cursive handwriting. For more information, see Pre-approval FAQ.
Northeast provinces
North China provinces
East China provinces
South China provinces
Central China provinces
Northwest provinces
Southwest provinces
Heilongjiang
Prerequisite Type | Keywords | ICP filing type | Commitment letter template download |
Radio, television, and film | Production of movies, TV series, film and television programs, TV variety shows, online film and television dramas, and TV columns. | All ICP filing types | |
Culture | Online culture business, online music services, animation, and live streaming. | All ICP filing types | |
Ride-hailing | Ride-hailing. | All ICP filing types | |
Publishing | Publications and electronic publishing. | All ICP filing types | |
After-school tutoring | Education-related phrases. Note A letter of commitment is required for all education-related keywords. | All ICP filing types | |
Finance | Insurance. Note For finance-related keywords other than insurance, provide a financial license. A letter of commitment is not required. | All ICP filing types | |
News | Internet news information services, news, and online news publishing. | All ICP filing types | |
Game | Game and phrases that contain the word "game". | All ICP filing types |
Jilin
Prerequisite Type | Keywords | ICP filing type | Commitment letter template download |
After-school tutoring | Education consulting and education training. | All ICP filing types | |
Live streaming | Live streaming, Internet live streaming, and online live streaming. | All ICP filing types | |
Publishing | Keywords that contain "publishing". | All ICP filing types | |
Radio and television programs | Keywords that contain "radio and television programs". | All ICP filing types | |
Finance | Keywords that contain "finance", "investment", "P2P", and more. | All ICP filing types | |
E-cigarette | E-cigarette. | All ICP filing types | |
Online ride-hailing | Keywords that contain "online ride-hailing". | All ICP filing types | |
Culture | Internet cultural activities, online culture, online animation, music, online performance programs, plays, online performances, online artworks, and animation. | All ICP filing types | |
Game | Game, Internet games, and online game operations and sales. | All ICP filing types |
Liaoning
Prerequisite Type | Keywords | ICP filing type | Commitment letter template download |
Finance | Foundation. | All ICP filing types | |
After-school tutoring | Education consulting, education training, sports, training, and more. | All ICP filing types | |
Publishing | Publishing of books, periodicals, and newspapers, audiovisual products, publications, and electronic publications. | All ICP filing types | |
Radio, film, and television | Production of radio, television, and film programs, film and television production and distribution, and TV series filming and distribution. | All ICP filing types | |
Culture | Music, performance brokerage, online culture business, animation, live streaming, and personal Internet live streaming services. | All ICP filing types | |
Game | Online games and animation game development. | All ICP filing types | |
Pharmaceuticals and medical devices | Medical devices and pharmaceuticals. | All ICP filing types |
Beijing
Prerequisite Type | Keywords | ICP filing type | Commitment letter template download |
After-school tutoring | Education consulting, education consulting services, and after-school tutoring. | Applying for an initial ICP filing, Adding a website to an existing ICP filing, Applying for an ICP filing for a new entity, Modifying ICP filing information, Adding Alibaba Cloud as a service provider to an ICP filing | Beijing letter of commitment for no after-school tutoring involvement Note The signature on the letter of commitment must match the name of the legal representative on the business license. |
Hebei
Prerequisite Type | Keywords | ICP filing type | Commitment letter template download |
After-school tutoring | Education-related phrases. Note A letter of commitment is required for all education-related keywords. | All ICP filing types |
Inner Mongolia
Prerequisites | Keywords | ICP filing type | Commitment letter template download |
After-school tutoring | Education-related phrases. Note A letter of commitment is required for all education-related keywords. | All ICP filing types | |
Culture, publishing, broadcasting, news, electronic bulletin, e-cigarette, and online ride-hailing |
| All ICP filing types | |
Finance | Exchange, trading center, finance, asset management, wealth management, fund, fund management, investment management, equity investment fund, online lending, P2P, equity crowdfunding, Internet insurance, insurance, payment, and investment. | All ICP filing types | |
Hazardous chemicals | Hazardous chemicals. | All ICP filing types |
Shanxi
Prerequisite Type | Keywords | ICP filing type | Commitment letter template download |
Radio, film, and television | Information network transmission of audio-visual programs, production and operation of radio and television programs, radio and television programs, and radio and television. | All ICP filing types | |
Culture | Online culture and online culture business. | All ICP filing types | |
Live streaming | Live streaming, Internet live streaming, and online live streaming. | All ICP filing types | |
Ride-hailing | Ride-hailing, online ride-hailing taxis, and online ride-hailing taxi business. | All ICP filing types | |
Publishing | Terms that contain "publishing", such as publication business, publication wholesale, and electronic publications. | All ICP filing types | |
Game | Terms that contain "game", such as game, game development, and animation game development. | All ICP filing types | |
Finance | Foundation. | All ICP filing types | |
After-school tutoring | Education consulting, education training, sports, training, and more. | All ICP filing types | |
Pharmaceuticals and medical devices | Phrases that contain "pharmaceutical" or "medical device", such as pharmacy, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and Class I, Class II, and Class III medical devices. | All ICP filing types | |
Hazardous chemicals | Hazardous chemicals. | All ICP filing types |
Tianjin
Prerequisites | Keywords | ICP filing type | Commitment letter template download |
After-school tutoring | Education consulting services, training, training institutions, private tutoring, student daycare, and more. | All ICP filing types | |
Others | Subject to the corresponding type. | All ICP filing types |
Anhui
Prerequisites | Keywords | ICP filing type | Commitment letter template download |
Radio, television, and film | Production of movies, TV series, film and television programs, TV variety shows, TV specials, TV animations, micro-films, online film and television dramas, and TV columns. | All ICP filing types | |
Culture | Internet cultural activities, online culture, Internet dissemination, event performances, online animation, online music, online performance programs, plays, online performances, online exhibitions or competitions, online artworks, and live streaming of animation. | All ICP filing types | |
Game | Game. | All ICP filing types | |
Publishing | Publishing-related phrases. Note A letter of commitment is required for all publishing-related keywords. | All ICP filing types | |
After-school tutoring | Education-related phrases. Note A letter of commitment is required for all education-related keywords. | All ICP filing types | |
Finance | Investment. | Excludes adding Alibaba Cloud to the ICP filing information as a service provider and modifying ICP filing information | |
Foundation | Foundation. | All ICP filing types | |
News | News and Internet news. | All ICP filing types | |
Ride-hailing | Ride-hailing, online ride-hailing services, online ride-hailing taxi business, and more. | All ICP filing types |
Jiangsu
Prerequisite Type | Keywords | ICP filing type | Commitment letter template download |
Education | Education-related phrases. | All ICP filing types | |
Publishing, radio, television, film, culture, ride-hailing, news, and game |
| All ICP filing types | |
Hazardous chemicals | Hazardous chemicals | All ICP filing types | |
Finance | Investment with own funds, investment | All ICP filing types |
Shandong
Prerequisites | Keywords | ICP filing type | Commitment letter template download |
After-school tutoring | Education consulting services, training, training institutions, private tutoring, student daycare, and more. | All ICP filing types | |
Finance | Investment. | All ICP filing types | |
Culture | Live streaming. | All ICP filing types | |
Publishing | Books, periodicals, newspapers, audiovisual products, and publications. | All ICP filing types | |
Pharmaceuticals/Medical devices | Sales of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and Chinese herbal medicines. | All ICP filing types | |
Radio and television programs | Radio and television programs, TV series, film distribution, and information network transmission of audio-visual programs. | All ICP filing types | |
Game | Internet games and online games. | All ICP filing types | |
Online ride-hailing | Online ride-hailing. | All ICP filing types |
Shanghai
Prerequisite Types | Keywords | ICP filing type | Commitment letter template download |
Finance | Investment consulting, industrial investment, venture capital, investment management consulting, insurance, and foundations. | All ICP filing types | |
After-school tutoring | Education consulting, education training, sports, training, and more. | All ICP filing types | |
Class III medical devices | Class III medical devices. | All ICP filing types | |
Game | Animation and game development. | All ICP filing types | |
Publishing | Phrases that contain "publishing", such as electronic publications, publication wholesale, publication business, and publication retail. | Exclude newly added access | |
Culture | Online culture business, live streaming, personal live streaming services, personal Internet live streaming, and more. | All types |
Zhejiang
Prerequisite Type | Keywords | ICP filing type | Commitment letter template download |
Finance | Exchange, trading center, finance, asset management, wealth management, fund, fund management, investment management, equity investment fund, online lending, P2P, equity crowdfunding, Internet insurance, and payment. | All ICP filing types (For modifying ICP filing information, a letter of commitment is not required if the entity name is not changed) | The Zhejiang Communications Administration requires the following letter of commitment: |
Jiangxi
Prerequisite Types | Keywords | ICP filing type | Commitment letter template download |
Culture | Culture, cultural and entertainment agent services, organization of cultural and artistic exchange activities, cultural exchange organizations, cultural industry investment, retail of stationery, cultural goods, digital cultural and creative content reference services, digital cultural and creative software development, animation and amusement products or sales, organization of cultural and artistic exchange activities, digital cultural services, and tourism and cultural consulting. | All ICP filing types | Letter of commitment for no pre-approval business involvement |
Finance | Insurance and investment. | All ICP filing types | |
Medical devices | Chinese medicine, medicinal materials, cultivation and sales of Chinese medicinal materials, pharmaceutical chemicals, production of protective equipment for medical staff, sales of sanitary products and disposable medical supplies, health products, and Class I medical devices. | All ICP filing types | |
Publishing, live streaming, and others |
| All ICP filing types | |
Radio and television | Film and television production, distribution and transmission of radio and television programs, and all activities involving the production of radio and television programs. | All ICP filing types | |
After-school tutoring | Education consulting, education training, sports, training, and more. | All ICP filing types |
Guangdong
Prerequisite Type | Keywords | ICP filing type | Commitment letter template download |
After-school tutoring | Education, training, courses, academic tutoring, and extracurricular assistance. | Apply for an ICP filing for the first time, add a new website to an existing ICP filing, apply for an ICP filing for a new entity, modify ICP filing information, and add Alibaba Cloud to the ICP filing information as a service provider | |
Finance | Investment management, asset management, and wealth management. | apply for an ICP filing for the first time, add a new website to an existing filing, apply for an ICP filing for a new entity, modify ICP filing information, or add Alibaba Cloud to the ICP filing information as a service provider | |
Finance | Loan agent. | All ICP filing types |
Guangxi
Prerequisite Types | Keywords | ICP filing type | Commitment letter template download |
Culture | Animation production, online live streaming, live streaming, and animation design. | This excludes service provider filings. | |
Finance | Foundation. | All ICP filing types | |
After-school tutoring | Education consulting, education training, sports, training, and more. | All ICP filing types |
Guizhou
Prerequisite Type | Keywords | ICP filing type | Commitment letter template download |
Medical devices | Medical devices, pharmaceuticals, Class II medical devices, Class III medical devices, Internet drug information services, medical device sales, and pharmaceutical sales. | All ICP filing types | Letter of commitment template for no pre-approval involvement |
Hazardous chemicals | Hazardous chemicals. | All ICP filing types | |
Culture | Internet cultural activities, online culture, Internet dissemination, event performances, online animation, online music, online performance programs, plays, online performances, online exhibitions or competitions, online artworks, live streaming, and animation. | All ICP filing types | |
Publishing | Keywords related to publishing and publications. | All ICP filing types | |
Radio, film, and television | Broadcasting-related phrases, and production of movies, TV series, film and television programs, TV variety shows, TV specials, TV animations, micro-films, online film and television dramas, and TV columns. | All ICP filing types | |
Game | Phrases that contain "game". | All ICP filing types | |
Online ride-hailing | Key phrases include terms such as 'ride-hailing car'. | All ICP filing types | |
Finance | Investment, trading, asset management, wealth management, fund, fund management, investment management, exchange, trading center, payment, and more. | All ICP filing types | |
News | Internet news information services, news, and online news publishing. | All ICP filing types | |
After-school tutoring | Education, after-school tutoring, academic tutoring, extracurricular, and academic subjects. | All ICP filing types |
Hainan
Prerequisite Type | Keywords | ICP filing type | Commitment letter template download |
E-cigarette, game, ride-hailing, and electronic bulletin | E-cigarettes, electronic atomizers, online ride-hailing, online ride-hailing taxis, and more. | All ICP filing types | |
Finance | Exchange, trading center, finance, asset management, wealth management, fund, fund management, investment management, equity investment fund, online lending, P2P, equity crowdfunding, Internet insurance, and payment. | All ICP filing types |
Henan
Prerequisite Type | Keywords | ICP filing type | Letter of commitment template |
E-commerce | E-commerce, sales, retail, mall, and department store. | Not applicable for modifying ICP filing information or adding Alibaba Cloud as a service provider. | |
Radio, television, and film | Radio, film, and television. | Not applicable for modifying ICP filing information or adding Alibaba Cloud as a service provider. | |
Human resources | Human resources and labor dispatch. | Not applicable for modifying ICP filing information or adding Alibaba Cloud as a service provider. | |
After-school tutoring | Education consulting and adult education. | Not applicable for modifying ICP filing information or adding Alibaba Cloud as a service provider. | |
Ride-hailing | Online ride-hailing and online ride-hailing taxis. | Not applicable for modifying ICP filing information or adding Alibaba Cloud as a service provider. | |
Internet information services, news, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, live streaming, online culture, and game | Internet information services, Internet news information services, news, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, Class I, II, and III medical devices, live streaming, Internet live streaming services, online culture, and game. | Not applicable for modifying ICP filing information or adding Alibaba Cloud as a service provider. | |
Tobacco | Tobacco, cigarettes, and tobacco and alcohol. | All ICP filing types |
Hubei
Prerequisite Type | Keywords | ICP filing type | Commitment letter template download |
Finance | Exchange, trading center, finance, asset management, wealth management, fund, fund management, investment management, equity investment fund, online lending, P2P, equity crowdfunding, Internet insurance, and payment. | All ICP filing types | |
For-profit and publishing |
| All ICP filing types | |
After-school tutoring | Education consulting, education training, and more. | All ICP filing types |
Hunan
Prerequisite Type | Keywords | ICP filing type | Commitment letter template download |
Radio, television, and film | Production of radio, television, and film programs, film and television production or distribution, TV series filming or distribution, online audio-visual programs, and more. | All ICP filing types | |
After-school tutoring | Education consulting and education. | All ICP filing types | |
Culture | Internet cultural activities, online culture business, Internet dissemination, event performances, online animation, online music, online performance programs, plays, online performances, online artworks, live streaming, personal Internet live streaming, animation, and more. | All ICP filing types | |
Publishing | Retail, distribution, and business of publications, electronic publications, wholesale or retail of electronic publications, games, online publications, and more. | All ICP filing types | |
Finance | Foundation. | All ICP filing types | Hunan foundation letter of commitment for no Internet finance involvement |
Finance | The entity name contains "micro-loan". | All ICP filing types | Hunan - Micro-loan letter of commitment for no Internet finance involvement.docx |
Gansu
Prerequisite Type | Keywords | ICP filing type | Commitment letter template download |
Finance | Foundation. | All ICP filing types | |
After-school tutoring | Education consulting, education training, sports, training, and more. | All ICP filing types | |
Culture | Personal Internet live streaming service | All ICP filing types | |
News | News-related | All ICP filing types | |
Publishing | Publishing-related | All ICP filing types |
Ningxia
Prerequisite Type | Keywords | ICP filing type | Commitment letter template download |
Culture | Live streaming and Internet live streaming. | All ICP filing types | Ningxia letter of commitment for no live streaming involvement |
After-school tutoring | Education consulting, education training, and more. | All ICP filing types | |
Finance | Foundation. | All ICP filing types |
Chongqing
Pre-approval type | Keywords | ICP filing type | Commitment letter template download |
Game | Online game operations and sales, and issuance of online virtual currency. | All ICP filing types | |
Culture | Online culture and live streaming. | All ICP filing types | |
Publishing | Publishing and game. | All ICP filing types | |
Finance | Foundation | All ICP filing types | |
Radio and television programs | Radio, television, and audio-visual content, and radio and television program production. | All ICP filing types | |
Ride-hailing | Online ride-hailing, ride-hailing, and online ride-hailing taxis. | All ICP filing types | |
After-school tutoring | Education, training, and books | All ICP filing types |
Sichuan
Prerequisite Type | Keywords | ICP filing type | Commitment letter template download |
Finance | Investment, insurance, and financial outsourcing. | All ICP filing types | Sichuan letter of commitment for no finance pre-approval.docx |
Publishing | Retail, distribution, and business of publications, electronic publications, and wholesale or retail of electronic publications. | All ICP filing types | Sichuan letter of commitment for no publishing pre-approval.docx |
Culture | For-profit Internet culture, Internet cultural activities, and online culture. | All ICP filing types | Sichuan letter of commitment for no culture pre-approval.docx |
Radio and television | Production and distribution of radio and television programs, film and television production, online live streaming, and online video playback. | All ICP filing types | Sichuan letter of commitment for no radio, television, and film pre-approval.docx |
Film | Film and phrases that contain "film". | All ICP filing types | |
News | Online news publishing. | All ICP filing types | |
After-school tutoring | Professional skills training, adult training, and education consulting services. | All ICP filing types | Sichuan letter of commitment for no after-school tutoring pre-approval.docx |
Game | Game and phrases that contain "game". | All ICP filing types | |
Online ride-hailing | Terms such as "online ride-hailing taxi" and "ride-hailing". | All ICP filing types | Sichuan letter of commitment for no online ride-hailing pre-approval.docx |
Xinjiang
Prerequisite Type | Keywords | ICP filing type | Commitment letter template download |
Foundation | Foundation. | All ICP filing types | |
Finance | Investment. | All ICP filing types | |
Education | Education-related phrases, education, training, and more. | All ICP filing types | |
Culture | Culture-related phrases, live streaming, animation, music, and more. | All ICP filing types | |
Publishing | Retail, distribution, and business of publications, electronic publications, and wholesale or retail of electronic publications. | All ICP filing types | |
Ride-hailing | Online ride-hailing and online ride-hailing taxis. | All ICP filing types | |
Medical devices | Pharmaceuticals, medical device-related phrases, and more. | All ICP filing types | |
Radio, film, and television | Broadcasting-related phrases, and production of movies, TV series, film and television programs, TV variety shows, TV specials, TV animations, micro-films, online film and television dramas, and TV columns. | All ICP filing types |