To legally operate a website inside mainland China, businesses must obtain an ICP license and host their site on approved Chinese servers.
Without this, websites can be blocked, restricted, or experience severe performance issues.
Digital Crew helps Australian brands secure ICP registration and deploy compliant China hosting infrastructure so websites load fast, remain accessible, and operate legally inside the Chinese internet ecosystem.
An ICP license is an official permit issued by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology that allows a website to operate legally inside mainland China.
Any website hosted in China or serving Chinese users through Chinese infrastructure must obtain this approval.
Websites hosted outside mainland China often load slowly or face access limitations due to network controls.
Without ICP registration, local hosting providers cannot legally serve your website.
ICP approval allows local hosting, which improves speed, stability, and search performance inside China.
Faster load times and local infrastructure directly impact user experience and search rankings.
We assess your business structure and hosting needs, then prepare and submit the correct ICP application documentation so your website can operate legally inside mainland China.
We configure compliant mainland hosting and performance optimisation so your website loads reliably for Chinese users and avoids the latency issues common with offshore servers.
We monitor uptime and speed, support technical updates, and help manage compliance requirements over time so your China hosting setup remains stable and scalable.
We understand Chinese hosting rules and compliance procedures.
We manage infrastructure setup from documentation to deployment.
We ensure websites load fast and operate reliably inside China.
If you are planning to launch a Chinese website or migrate hosting into mainland China, we can map the full process from compliance requirements to technical deployment.
We help you understand timelines, documentation, and infrastructure so your website launches legally and performs reliably.
Yes. Any website hosted in mainland China must obtain ICP approval from Chinese authorities before going live.
Yes, but performance may be slow and certain hosting providers or services may not function properly inside China.
Typical processing time ranges from several weeks depending on documentation accuracy and hosting provider review.
In most cases, yes. Some hosting providers offer alternative structures, but requirements depend on project scope.
Local hosting improves site speed and accessibility, which supports better search visibility and user experience.
To succeed in Chinese market, you truly need to have a deep understanding on how Chinese users search on Baidu. We understand China’s unique culture, Chinese language and China’s legal system and help you rank on Baidu.
Baidu PPC (Pay Per Click) helps brands to drive instant, qualified, targeted traffic to your website which increases traffic, leads, sales and revenue of your brands. Baidu PPC is one of the most effective ways to drive paid traffic.
We help you localise your content with the help of our NAATI certified translators to bridge communication and cultural gaps among your Chinese consumers.
Thinking about China? Get WeChat Official Account First. Over 20 million brands have a WeChat Official Account to connect to over 1.1 billion Chinese.
Digital Crew is a Alicloud partner and helps brands host their website in Mainland China with an ICP license. Digital Crew is trained in handling, filing ICP application and fully committed to help you in getting your website launched in China.
Much like Influencers in Western world, KOLs are very crucial in the overall digital marketing approach in China.
Digital Crew’s years of experience, our web design and development solutions are customised to help your brands achieve your digital marketing goals – traffic, repeat visits & conversions
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