4 questions before you choose the route.
This page identifies the right question and evidence. It does not determine the legal outcome on a reader’s facts.
Is the service classic EDI/B2B exchange?
Character.
CharacterOr general online processing?
ODP related topic.
ODPWho are the counterparties?
B2B vs consumer.
PartiesFIE allowed?
Ownership.
FIEWorking rule: Electronic data interchange categories in China’s telecom catalogue address specified B2B data-exchange services.
The signal ledger.
These facts move the question beyond a label and into a product, money-flow and control analysis.
Bring a compact evidence docket—not a pitch deck.
Give a compliance team or counsel the operating facts that reveal the perimeter.
Questions people ask before they build.
Short answers for orientation. The right result can change with the service model and current rules.
Do we need both EDI and ODP?
Sometimes feature sets span items. Map honestly; do not stack licences blindly.
Where is ODP?
Open /online-data-processing-and-transaction-processing-licence-in-china.
Primary authorities
Reviewed sources support orientation, not a fact-specific assessment.