Use the Alibaba Cloud multi-entity management feature to manage multiple filing entities under a single account. This guide explains how to add, switch, and transfer entities, and details the counting rules and service limitations.-ICP Filing(Filing Service)-阿里云帮助中心

Entity counting rules

Number of entities = Number of successful entities + Number of entities with in-progress filings

Successful entities

Definition: An entity with at least one successful ICP filing and an issued filing number.

Entities with in-progress filings

Definition: An entity with an ICP filing order in progress but no successful ICP filing.

Order type	Order status	Description	Counted
Standard order	Draft	The standard order is a draft and has not been submitted.	Yes
	Pending Alibaba Cloud review	The order is under review by Alibaba Cloud.	Yes
	Pending Communications Administration review	The order is under review by the Communications Administration.	Yes
	Rejected by Alibaba Cloud	The order was rejected by Alibaba Cloud.	Yes
	Rejected by Communications Administration	The order was rejected by the Communications Administration.	Yes
	Deleted	The order has been deleted.	No
Intelligent Assistant order	Intelligent Assistant in progress	The Intelligent Assistant is processing the filing.	Yes
Intelligent Assistant order	Intelligent Assistant abandoned	The Intelligent Assistant filing was abandoned.	No

Add multiple entities

Method 1: Add a new entity

Use case: Create a new filing entity in your current account.

Step 1: Log in to the ICP Filing Console, click Start ICP Filing, and go to the My ICP Filings page.

Step 2: At the top of the page, click Add Entity. You will be redirected to the new entity filing page.

Step 3: Click Start Filing.

Step 4: On the new entity page, select a filing method.

In the Please select a filing method dialog box, choose one of the three options: Entrusted Filing Service (from ¥600, no information entry required, >98% first-review pass rate, 2-hour review time), Use Intelligent Assistant (¥99, requires filling out 14 items, >95% first-review pass rate, 2-hour review time), and self-service filing (free, requires filling out 29 items, <70% first-review pass rate, 1 to 2 business days review time). Select the method that best suits your needs.

After selecting a method, follow the on-screen instructions to complete the application and submit it for review.

Method 2: Transfer an existing entity

Use case: Consolidate filings from other accounts into your current one for centralized management.

Step 1 : Log in to the account that contains the existing filing information. On the My ICP Filings page, click Transfer Filing to another account.

Step 2: Enter the UID of the destination account for verification. The destination account must have enterprise-level filing management permissions.

In the Filing Transfer Identity Verification dialog box, enter your phone number and the verification code (click Send to receive it). After confirming the permission transfer details, click Submit.

Step 3: Confirm the transfer.

After the verification passes, confirm the transfer. The filing entity then appears in your account's entity list.

Select and switch entities

After you subscribe to the enterprise-level filing management service, you can manage multiple filing entities under your account. The system provides convenient features for selecting and switching between these entities.

Initial entity selection

When you navigate to the My ICP Filings page, if your account has multiple filing entities and none is selected, an entity selection dialog box appears.

Entities that have a successful ICP filing.
Entities that do not have a successful ICP filing with Alibaba Cloud but have an order in progress.

Display item	Description
Filing entity name	The name from a successful filing is prioritized. Otherwise, the name from the order is used. The entity name may have the following tags: Risk: The entity has an incomplete filing risk check. For more information, see ICP Filing Information Special Inspection Guide. Intelligent Assistant Assisting: An Intelligent Assistant order for this entity is in progress.
Entity filing number	If the filing is incomplete, this field displays "-".
Latest order status	Yellow (Action required by user) Blue (Order in review) Red (Order rejected) Green (Successful)

Switching entities

Trigger: On the My ICP Filings page, click Switch Entity at the top.

Switching process:

Click Switch Entity.
An entity selection dialog box appears, showing the same content as in the initial selection.
Select the entity you want to switch to.
The page refreshes to display the filing information for the selected entity.

Limitations after service expiration

If your service subscription expires, your entity information is retained, but some features become restricted:

Feature	Availability
View entity information	Available
Switch entity	Available
Modify filing	Available
Deregister filing/Cancel access	Available
Transfer filing	Available
Add new filing entity	Restricted
Add new website/app	Restricted

Note

Only the selected filing entity's information is transferred. Other account information is not affected.
After the transfer, the source account can no longer manage the entity.