Is it illegal to set up stalls without a business license?

No business license is required for setting up a stall. Where the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government make provisions according to local actual conditions, local regulations shall prevail.

Legal objectivity:

Article 26 of the Regulations on Individual Industrial and Commercial Households, if the staff of the administrative department for industry and commerce and other relevant departments abuse their powers, engage in malpractices for selfish ends, accept bribes or infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of individual industrial and commercial households, they shall be punished according to law; If a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law. Twenty-seventh China citizens and Taiwan Province residents who are permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region may apply for registration as individual industrial and commercial households in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state. "Regulations on Individual Industrial and Commercial Households" Article 28 Where an individual industrial and commercial household applies for transformation into an enterprise organization form and meets the statutory requirements, the registration authority and relevant administrative authorities shall provide convenience for it. Article 29 Measures for the administration of vendors without fixed business premises shall be formulated by the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government according to local actual conditions.