Question regarding whether the manufacturing license can be changed after the company’s name is changed
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Our company originally held a license for the manufacturing (including design) of pressure vessels of Class D; the renewal of this license was carried out in October 2025. For other reasons, the company’s name, legal representative, and social credit code were changed in December 2025; however, there were no changes to the company’s address or human resources arrangements. So can the original license be renamed? If that’s not possible, is it necessary to go through the process of collecting evidence again, or are there any simplified procedures available? I’d like to ask the experts here, thank you! ! !
Legally, it is not a company, so new evidence needs to be collected.
If a licensed entity changes its name or address, it shall submit an application to the original issuing authority for a change to its license within 30 working days after the change, and provide the following documents: (1) \"Application Form for Change of Special Equipment License\" (hereinafter referred to as the License Change Application Form)； (2) Original license (original copy, in case online verification is not possible) ； (3) Business license before and after the change, and materials for approval of the change (when online verification is not possible). The issuing authority shall make a decision on whether to approve the change within 20 working days from the date of receiving the application materials for the change ； If the change is approved, a new license will be issued and the original license will be revoked ； If no change is made, the applicant shall be informed in writing along with the reasons. Apply again!
The original Class D manufacturing (including design) license for pressure vessels generally cannot be renamed directly; appropriate procedures must be followed in accordance with relevant regulations. However, it is possible to simplify these procedures to some extent. The following provides a detailed analysis: The reason why direct renaming is not possible is that the pressure vessel manufacturing license represents an acknowledgment of a company’s qualifications under specific conditions, and it includes key information such as the company name and the legal representative. When the company name, legal representative, or social credit code changes, it means that the identification information of the enterprise has changed; the legal entity corresponding to the original license has thus changed, and therefore it is not possible to simply make a name change on the original license. Possible procedures: Collecting evidence again: This is the most common approach. Enterprises need to prepare and submit a series of documents anew in accordance with the requirements for applying for a new pressure vessel manufacturing license. These documents include information on the enterprise’s basic situation, proof of human resources, a list of equipment and facilities, as well as quality assurance system documents. Additionally, they must undergo thorough examination and evaluation by the authorities responsible for the safety supervision of special equipment. This approach is more cumbersome, time-consuming, and relatively costly. Simplified procedure (change registration): Given that there have been no changes in the company’s address or human resources conditions, the safety supervision and management departments for special equipment in some regions may allow enterprises to use the simplified change registration procedure. Enterprises can consult the local authorities responsible for the supervision and management of special equipment, and submit relevant documentation showing changes in the company name, legal representative, and social credit code – such as change notices issued by the industrial and commercial authorities or the new business license – in order to apply for an update to the information on the original license. However, whether this simplified procedure can be used and what specific documents need to be submitted vary from region to region. It is recommended that you contact the local authorities responsible for the supervision and management of special equipment as soon as possible, explain in detail the changes within your company, and find out the specific requirements and procedures involved, so as to determine the most suitable approach for your company to obtain a new license.
Follow the provisions of TSG 07-2019, section 3.6.2.2, and no re-certification is required.
You can think of it as not requiring re-collection of evidence; in reality, it does require re-collection of evidence, only the process is different from before. Changing the name is not recommended, as the various changes that come with it are quite troublesome. The most important point is whether the authority responsible for issuing the certificate will approve it or not.
Previously, when there was no certificate, it was called obtaining a certificate; now it is a change in the company’s name, which constitutes a change application, and the type of application is different.
Look carefully; the social credit codes have all changed