The Network Access License (NAL) is mandatory for telecommunication equipment that is exported to or sold in China.
For receiving the Network Access License, an application has to be submitted at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) in Beijing.
Among others, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is responsible for the Chinese regulation and development of the Internet, wireless, broadcasting, communications and production of electronic and information goods, and the promotion of the national knowledge economy.
[1] In 2001, the Chinese authorities published the first three product categories requiring NAL.
In August 2014, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has issued 495 network access licenses for telecom equipment.