The application method for Lixin Poverty Alleviation Counters is:

Enterprises that are willing and capable voluntarily submit written applications and implementation plans to the State Council Poverty Alleviation Office. The scale of the counters is generally not less than 5 Thousands of units.

Applicant enterprises should have the funds, talents, technology and other strengths that match the implementation plan. The Social Poverty Alleviation Department of the State Council Poverty Alleviation Office will review enterprise applications and implementation plans.

Adhering to the basic principle that “consumption poverty alleviation action means specializing in selling poverty alleviation products”, consumption poverty alleviation counters must sell standardized and recognized poverty alleviation products30.

Sales data are reported directly to the National Consumption Poverty Alleviation Service Platform (China Social Poverty Alleviation Network) in real time, and are subject to supervision by poverty alleviation, cooperation departments and society, and resolutely prevent profit-making and fraud under the banner of consumption poverty alleviation.