Eligibility Criteria for High-tech Enterprise Certification

Eligibility Criteria for High-Tech Enterprise Certification

The enterprise must have been registered and established for over one year when applying for recognition.

(2) The company acquires ownership of intellectual property rights that play a core supporting role in the technical aspects of its main products (services) through self-research and development, acquisition, donation, and merger.

(3) Technologies that play a core supporting role for the main products (services) of the enterprise fall within the scope of the "National Key Supported High-tech Fields" as stipulated.

(4) The proportion of scientific and technical personnel engaged in R&D and related technological innovation activities to the total number of employees in the enterprise in the same year shall not be less than 10%.

(5) The total amount of research and development (R&D) expenses of the company over the past three accounting years (actual operating period less than three years is calculated based on the actual operating time, etc.) shall meet the following requirements: for companies with annual sales revenue less than 50 million yuan (inclusive), the ratio shall not be less than 5%; for companies with annual sales revenue between 50 million yuan and 2 billion yuan (inclusive), the ratio shall not be less than 4%; for companies with annual sales revenue exceeding 2 billion yuan, the ratio shall not be less than 3%. Additionally, the proportion of R&D expenses incurred within the territory of China to the total R&D expenses shall not be less than 60%.

(6) The revenue from high-tech products (services) in the past year must account for no less than 60% of the company's total revenue for the same period.

(7) The evaluation of corporate innovation capability should meet the corresponding requirements.

(8) The company has not experienced any major safety incidents, major quality accidents, or severe environmental violations within one year prior to the application for recognition.