Funeral agents, buyers of funeral goods, and planners and hosts must register with the county-level civil affairs bureau
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Funeral agents, buyers of funeral goods, planners and hosts, and information consultants have to register with the county-level civil affairs bureau. Those that are not registered are not in the funeral-service information system run by the civil affairs bureau. Whether you can look this up yourself differs from place to place. The surest way is to call the county-level civil affairs bureau and ask. Those who overcharge by trickery, or who resell information about the deceased, will be dealt with according to law.
- Cost
- It costs nothing. Ask whether they are registered.
- Benefit
- An intermediary that is not registered is not in the funeral-service information system run by the civil affairs bureau. Those who charge in violation of the rules by deception, push a family into a large showy funeral, force people to accept a service, or resell information about the deceased will be dealt with according to law. They are also marked in the system and made public, and anyone can see it.
- Notes
- Online tomb-sweeping platforms are regulated the same way. Article 45 of the regulations does not allow them to induce spending, and does not allow them to handle the deceased's information unlawfully.
Sources · 1
- 国务院 (2026). 殡葬管理条例（国务院令第 824 号，2025 年 11 月 14 日国务院第 72 次常务会议修订通过，「自2026年3月30日起施行」）. gov.cn/zhengce/zhengceku/202601/content_70541… 第四十一条：「除殡葬服务机构外，从事殡葬服务代理、用品代购、策划主持、信息咨询等殡葬相关服务活动的组织和个人，应当向县级人民政府民政部门备案。」「对存在以欺骗等手段违规收费、诱导大操大办、强迫接受服务、倒卖逝者信息等损害丧属权益行为的依法处置，并在殡葬服务信息系统中进行标注，向社会公开。」