Definition standards and standards of small and medium-sized enterprises

Small and medium-sized enterprises refer to enterprises established in People's Republic of China (PRC) according to law, which are conducive to meeting social needs, increasing employment, and conforming to national industrial policies, and their production and operation scale belongs to various ownership and forms of small and medium-sized enterprises.

According to the Notice on Printing and Distributing SME Standards, SMEs can be divided into three types. Specific standards are formulated according to employees, operating income, total assets and other indicators, combined with industry characteristics.

Applicable industries include: agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishery, industry, construction, wholesale, retail, transportation, warehousing, postal services, accommodation, catering, information transmission, software and information technology services, real estate development and management, property management, leasing and business services, and other industries not listed.

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Notice on Printing and Distributing the Provisions on Classification Standards for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Article 2 Small and medium-sized enterprises are divided into three types: medium-sized, small-sized and micro-sized. Specific standards are formulated according to employees, operating income, total assets and other indicators, combined with industry characteristics.

Article 3 of the Notice on Printing and Distributing the Classification Standards for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, the industries to which this provision applies include: agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishery, industry (including mining, manufacturing, electricity, heat, gas and water production and supply), construction, wholesale, retail, transportation (excluding railway transportation), warehousing and postal services.

Accommodation industry, catering industry, information transmission industry (including telecommunications, Internet and related services), software and information technology services, real estate development and operation, property management, leasing and business services, and other industries not listed (including scientific research and technology services, water conservancy, environment and public facilities management, resident services, repair and other services, social work, culture, sports and entertainment, etc.). ).