The management of tobacco products belongs to a special industry, and the tobacco monopoly retail license needs to be handled at the County Tobacco Monopoly Bureau. So what materials do you need to prepare to apply for tobacco license? For merchants who want to operate tobacco, it is necessary to understand.
In China, the production, sale, import and export of tobacco monopoly products are subject to monopoly management according to law, and the tobacco monopoly license system is implemented. The administrative department of tobacco monopoly at the county level is the examination and distribution organ of tobacco monopoly retail license. The applicant shall directly apply to the local tobacco monopoly bureau at the county level. In order to make it more convenient for the applicant to obtain the tobacco monopoly retail license, the author makes some explanations on the application for the tobacco monopoly retail license.
1、 Conditions for applying for tobacco monopoly retail license
（1） Having funds suitable for the retail business of tobacco products;
（2） Having a fixed business place independent of the domicile;
（3） Meet the requirements of reasonable layout of local tobacco products retail outlets;
（4） Other conditions prescribed by the Department of tobacco monopoly administration under the State Council.
Local tobacco monopoly bureaus at the county level will publicize the requirements of license application in the license application places. Applicants can measure whether they have the conditions to apply for tobacco monopoly retail license according to the standards published by the local tobacco monopoly bureaus.
2、 Materials to be submitted for tobacco monopoly retail license
（1） Application form for new tobacco monopoly retail license;
（2） Identity certificate of individual business, legal representative or person in charge of the enterprise;
（3） House ownership certificate or house lease agreement;
（4） Other materials required by the examination and approval authority.
3、 Tobacco monopoly retail license application procedure
1. application
In order to fully reflect the principle of convenience for the people, the measures for the administration of tobacco monopoly license provides a variety of application channels. When applying, the applicant can apply directly to the license application Hall of the local County Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, and can also apply online if the applicant has the conditions. Where an application is filed by means of letters, telegrams, faxes, electronic data exchanges, e-mails, etc., it shall be converted into the format text by the accepting organ and confirmed by the applicant. The applicant may entrust an agent to file an application, and the agent shall provide the power of attorney, the identity certificate of the principal and the agent. The application form may be obtained from the Tobacco Monopoly Bureau at the county level where the business place is located. In areas where a tobacco monopoly administration office has been established, an application may also be made through the monopoly administration office.
2. acceptance
In the process of acceptance, if the application materials are complete and conform to the legal form, or the applicant has submitted all the supplementary application materials as required, the County Tobacco Monopoly Bureau shall accept the application and serve the notice of acceptance of administrative license with special seal on the applicant; In case of rejection, the Tobacco Monopoly Bureau shall be responsible for delivering the notice of rejection of administrative license with special seal to the applicant.
3. On site verification
After accepting the application, the Tobacco Monopoly Bureau will assign two or more staff members to the business premises to check whether the content of the application is consistent with the actual situation, and submit the results of the check in combination with the requirements of the reasonable layout of the local tobacco retail outlets.
4. Review and approval
The examination department of the Tobacco Monopoly Bureau shall, in accordance with the requirements of relevant laws and regulations and the reasonable layout of the local tobacco product retail outlets, examine the authenticity, legality, effectiveness and integrity of the materials submitted by the applicant, put forward the opinions on whether to handle them, and submit them to the approver for examination and approval.
5. decision
Generally, the Tobacco Monopoly Bureau will make a decision according to law within 20 working days from the date of acceptance. Where permission is granted, the Tobacco Monopoly Bureau shall make a decision to grant the administrative license and serve the license on the applicant within 10 days. If the license is not granted, the applicant will also be informed of the reasons and the right to apply for administrative reconsideration or bring an administrative lawsuit according to law.