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To save time and ensure a successful ICP filing, review this topic and complete the necessary preparations beforehand.

Create an Alibaba Cloud account

When you apply for an ICP filing in the Alibaba Cloud ICP Filing Management System, you must have an Alibaba Cloud account, which you should plan and prepare in advance. For more information, see Register an Alibaba Cloud account for a filing entity.

Note

Each Alibaba Cloud account can be used to apply for an ICP filing for only one entity (an individual or an organization). To apply for multiple entities, you must use a separate Alibaba Cloud account for each.
You can submit an ICP filing application without completing real-name verification for your account.
The real-name verification type of your account does not affect the type of the filing entity. For example, an account verified as an individual can still be used to file for a business entity.

Domain name preparation and checks

An ICP filing requires a domain name. If your domain name was registered with a registrar outside the Chinese mainland, you must transfer it to a registrar within the Chinese mainland before applying.

The top-level domain (TLD) is approved by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
The domain name registrar is approved by the MIIT.
The domain name must have passed real-name verification. The owner's name, ID type, and ID number used for verification must match the information of the filing entity.
- For an individual filing, the domain name owner's information must match the filing entity's information.
- For an enterprise filing, the domain name owner's information must match the filing entity's information. Some local communications administrations allow the domain name owner's information to match the entity principal's information.
The domain name must be valid and have an expiration date more than 45 days in the future. Some local communications administrations require a longer validity period.

For more information about how to prepare and check your domain name, see Domain name preparation and checks. For detailed requirements for domain name verification, see Domain name preparation and checks.

Cloud product preparation and checks

To apply for an ICP filing through Alibaba Cloud, you must first purchase an eligible Alibaba Cloud product that is deployed in the Chinese mainland. A service identification number with a status of Filed cannot be used for another ICP filing. In other words, service identification numbers are single-use and non-refundable.

If you have reached the maximum number of free service identification numbers, you can use Paid ICP filing service numbers to proceed with the ICP filing.
If your current account does not have a cloud product that supports ICP filing, but another enterprise account has an eligible cloud product, you can use an authorized service identification number from the other account for the ICP filing. For more information, see (Optional) Authorize another account for ICP filing.

The following Alibaba Cloud products are eligible for ICP filing:

Eligible cloud product type	Server requirements for ICP filing	Purchase link	Number of free ICP filings (service codes)
ECS instance	The server is located in the Chinese mainland. The server must be a subscription instance with a total subscription duration of more than 3 months. This includes renewals. The server's usage time and remaining duration are not factors. Public network bandwidth is required. Important Free trial ECS instances do not meet the server requirements for ICP filing. For pay-as-you-go ECS instances, you must convert the billing method to subscription. To enable public bandwidth for an ECS instance, see Modify the bandwidth limit. Load balancers (SLB/NLB/ALB) are not cloud products eligible for ICP filing. You cannot use the public IP address of a load balancer to apply for an ICP filing or to modify ICP filing information. If your service runs behind a load balancer, provide the IP address of the backend ECS instance that the load balancer forwards traffic to. If a load balancer has multiple backend ECS instances, you do not need to apply for a separate ICP filing for each of them.	Elastic Compute Service (ECS)	5
Cloud Web Hosting	The server is located in the Chinese mainland. The server must be a subscription instance with a total subscription duration of more than 3 months. This includes renewals. The server's usage time and remaining duration are not factors.	Cloud Web Hosting	5
Simple Application Server instance	The server is located in the Chinese mainland. The server must be a subscription instance with a total subscription duration of more than 3 months. This includes renewals. The server's usage time and remaining duration are not factors. A server instance must be purchased.	Simple Application Server	5
Low-Code Development Platform	The subscription duration is 3 months or longer. Only Team, Standard, and Professional editions are supported.	Low-Code Development Platform	1
Smart Website Building	The server used by the website building product must be in the Chinese mainland. Otherwise, you cannot apply for an ICP filing. The number of ICP filing service codes varies depending on the product version and specifications.	WanXiaoZhi 2.0 (Creative Mode) WanXiaoZhi 1.0 (Classic Mode) Cloud Web Design	WanXiaoZhi 2.0 (Creative Mode) Lite: 1 / Standard: 2 / Advanced: 3 WanXiaoZhi 1.0 (Classic Mode): 1 Cloud Web Design: 5
Function Compute resource plan	The order amount is CNY 100 or more. The subscription duration is 3 months or longer. You can also apply for an ICP filing if the total order amount for a product portfolio in a Function Compute resource plan is CNY 100 or more.	Function Compute resource plan	1
LinkedMall	The order amount is CNY 100 or more. The subscription duration is 3 months or longer.	LinkedMall	2
IoT Studio	The order amount is CNY 100 or more. The server is located in the Chinese mainland. You must purchase the Enterprise Edition or Ultimate Edition of IoT Studio.	IoT Studio	1
Website Building Marketplace products (Alibaba Cloud Marketplace)	The initial subscription duration is 12 months or longer. The order amount is CNY 99 or more. The server used by the website building product must be in the Chinese mainland. Otherwise, you cannot apply for an ICP filing.	Alibaba Cloud Marketplace	1
Meoo	Activate the Meoo Team plan.	Meoo Team quickstart	5 (one-time offer per account)

Note

If the remaining subscription period of your ECS instance does not meet ICP filing requirements, you must renew the instance first.
Each server can be used to apply for a fixed number of service identification numbers. Renewing a server does not increase the number of service identification numbers that can be applied for. If you have used all available service identification numbers, you must purchase a new server to apply for more service identification numbers.

For more information about how to prepare and check your server, see Check the server for an ICP filing.

ICP filing documents

If the ICP filing type is Individual, prepare the documents for an individual ICP filing.
If the ICP filing type is Government, Public institution, Enterprise, or Social organization, prepare the documents for an enterprise ICP filing.

Important

The system identifies the required documents based on your ICP filing scenario. Upload the documents as prompted on the page.
- Essential documents, such as identity documents and business licenses, are mandatory and must be uploaded.
- Auxiliary documents may be required based on the ICP filing scenario and the rules of the local communications administration.
Uploaded images must be in the JPG, JPEG, PNG, or GIF format. The size of each image must be 200 KB to 4 MB.

Document requirements

Availability requirements
- Clarity and completeness: To prevent images from becoming blurry due to system compression, ensure that all information in the images is clearly visible and reduce the file size as much as possible.
- Upload a photo or color scan of the latest original document. Make sure that the entire document, including all borders, is visible.
  Do not upload photocopies, black-and-white scans, photos of on-screen digital documents (for example, a photo of a monitor that displays an electronic document), digital versions of documents, or rescanned photos.
- Validity requirements
  - Document validity (such as ID cards and business licenses): The remaining validity period of the documents must be 3 months or longer from the date on which you submit your ICP filing application.
  - Authorization letter and certificate validity (such as letters of authorization for website principals and certificates of change): For all provinces and municipalities, these documents must be submitted within 3 months of their issuance dates.
  - Work certificates for ICP filings in Sichuan province and domain name certificates for ICP filings in Hunan province must be submitted within 45 days of their issuance dates.
  - Statements of commercial use for ICP filings in Hubei province and letters of authorization for ICP filings in Hebei province must be submitted within 6 months of their issuance dates.

Individual filing

Document	Description	Guideline
Personal identification documents (originals)	Residents of the Chinese mainland: ID card Residents of Hong Kong (China) or Macao (China): Residence Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents or Home Return Permit Residents of Taiwan (China): Residence Permit for Taiwan Residents or Home Return Permit Residents of other countries or regions: passport Note For an enterprise ICP filing, some provincial communications administrations require that the entity principal must be the legal representative. For more information, see ICP filing rules of different regions.	Prepare the documents in advance.
Domain Name Certificate	Some provincial communications administrations require a domain name certificate to verify domain name registration information during an ICP filing. To check whether this document is required, click the desired province in ICP filing rules of different regions.	For more information about how to obtain the document, see Domain Name Certificate.
Photo of the principal holding their personal certificate	Some provincial communications administrations require you to upload a photo of the principal of the Internet information service holding their ID card or household registration booklet. To check whether this document is required, click the desired province in ICP filing rules of different regions.	For more information about the photo and upload requirements, see Photo of the principal holding their personal certificate.
Website Construction Plan	The communications administrations of provinces such as Guangdong and Hubei require a website construction plan if the ICP filing entity has a large number of domain names. The Hunan communications administration requires a website construction plan for the domain name for which the current ICP filing is applied, regardless of whether a new ICP filing is added for an existing entity or for a new entity.	For more information, see Website Construction Plan.
Temporary residence permit or residence permit	The Fujian communications administration requires a temporary residence permit or residence permit (original or color copy) if the household registration address on the applicant's ID card is in a different province from where the ICP filing is applied.	Prepare the documents in advance.
Networking Construction Plan	If your ICP filing includes a website, you must provide a networking construction plan for the domain name regardless of whether a new ICP filing is added for an existing entity or for a new entity. The plan must include the following points: Details Website service content: Screenshots or design mockups of the website content. Description of website sections and content. Purposes and extended use of multiple websites or domain names. Networking plan: equipment configuration, network architecture, technologies used, and deployment. Network security and information management system: Network security measures. Information security control policies and emergency response plans. Commitment statement: A commitment that all ICP filing information is true and accurate, and that the website content complies with all applicable laws and regulations. You must agree to accept penalties, including website shutdown, ICP filing cancellation, and blacklisting, if any information is found to be false, or if the domain name is involved in trading or other illegal activities. The commitment statement must be signed by the website principal and affixed with the official company seal.	No template is provided. Draft the document based on the requirements for website service content, the networking plan, the network security and information management system, and the commitment statement.
Website ICP Filing Commitment	The Henan communications administration requires a website ICP filing commitment.	Click to download the Website ICP Filing Commitment template.

Enterprise filing

Document	Description	Guideline
Identification document of the entity principal (original)	Residents of the Chinese mainland: ID card Residents of Hong Kong (China) or Macao (China): Residence Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents or Home Return Permit Residents of Taiwan (China): Residence Permit for Taiwan Residents or Home Return Permit Residents of other countries or regions: passport Note For an enterprise ICP filing, some provincial communications administrations require that the entity principal must be the legal representative. For more information, see ICP filing rules of different regions.	Prepare the documents in advance.
Identification document of the entity (original)	The official registration document of the entity, such as a business license.	Prepare the documents in advance.
Domain Name Certificate	Some provincial communications administrations require a domain name certificate to verify domain name registration information during an ICP filing. To check whether this document is required, click the desired province in ICP filing rules of different regions.	For more information about how to obtain the document, see Domain Name Certificate.
Photo of the principal holding the entity certificate	Some provincial communications administrations require you to upload a photo of the principal of the Internet information service holding the entity's business license. To check whether this document is required, click the desired province in ICP filing rules of different regions.	For more information about the photo and upload requirements, see Photo of the principal holding the entity certificate.
Website Construction Plan	The communications administrations of provinces such as Guangdong and Hubei require a website construction plan if the ICP filing entity has a large number of domain names. The Hunan communications administration requires a website construction plan for the domain name for which the current ICP filing is applied, regardless of whether a new ICP filing is added for an existing entity or for a new entity.	For more information, see Website Construction Plan.
Temporary residence permit or residence permit	The Fujian communications administration requires a temporary residence permit or residence permit (original or color copy) if the applicant's household registration address on their ID card is in a different province from where the ICP filing is applied.	Prepare the documents in advance.
Networking Construction Plan	If your ICP filing includes a website, you must provide a networking construction plan for the domain name regardless of whether a new ICP filing is added for an existing entity or for a new entity. The plan must include the following points: Details Website service content: Screenshots or design mockups of the website content. Description of website sections and content. Purposes and extended use of multiple websites or domain names. Networking plan: equipment configuration, network architecture, technologies used, and deployment. Network security and information management system: Network security measures. Information security control policies and emergency response plans. Commitment statement: A commitment that all ICP filing information is true and accurate, and that the website content complies with all applicable laws and regulations. You must agree to accept penalties, including website shutdown, ICP filing cancellation, and blacklisting, if any information is found to be false, or if the domain name is involved in trading or other illegal activities. The commitment statement must be signed by the website principal and affixed with the official company seal.	No template is provided. Draft the document based on the requirements for website service content, the networking plan, the network security and information management system, and the commitment statement.
Website ICP Filing Commitment	The Henan communications administration requires a website ICP filing commitment.	Click to download the Website ICP Filing Commitment template.
Statement of commercial use	The Sichuan communications administration requires that if the entity name, business scope, or website name contains "commercial", you must submit a statement of commercial use for the entity during the ICP filing. An ICP license for commercial services is not required in this case.	For more information, see Statement of commercial use.
Letter of Authorization	Some provincial communications administrations require a letter of authorization to verify domain name registration information during an ICP filing. To check whether this document is required, click the desired province in ICP filing rules of different regions.	For more information, see Letter of Authorization.
Certificate from the public service administration department	The communications administrations in Yunnan, Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, and Jiangxi require public institutions and government agencies to provide a certificate from the public service administration department that is issued by their supervising authority.	For more information, see Certificate from the public service administration department.
Certificate of change	If an enterprise changes its name, a certificate of change that is issued by the relevant administration for market regulation must be provided during the ICP filing process.	For more information, see Certificate of change.
Certificate of domain name registrant for an ICP filing of an Internet information service	Some provincial communications administrations require that the domain name must be registered in the name of the entity. If the domain name is registered in the name of an individual, this certificate is required.	For more information, see Certificate of domain name registrant for an ICP filing of an Internet information service.

Local ICP filing rules

Requirements vary by local communications administration. We recommend reviewing the ICP filing rules for your province, autonomous region, or municipality. You can also visit the MIIT ICP Filing Management System for more details.

(Optional) Complete pre-approval

If your website provides services in specific industries, such as news, publishing, or pharmaceuticals and medical devices, you must obtain a pre-approval before you apply for an ICP filing. You must provide the pre-approval document during the application process.

For more information about the industries that require a pre-approval and how to obtain it, see Pre-approval. For more information about the pre-approval commitment, see Pre-approval commitment.